[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H4292-H4295]
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AMERICAN DREAM AND PROMISE ACT OF 2019
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Butterfield). Pursuant to clause 1(c) of
rule XIX, further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the
cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and
for other purposes, will now resume.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Motion to Recommit
Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. CLINE. I am in its current form.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Cline moves to recommit the bill H.R. 6 to the
Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the
same back to the House forthwith with the following
amendment:
Page 9, line 5, strike ``or''.
Page 9, line 19, strike the period at the end and insert a
semicolon.
Page 9, after line 19, insert the following:
(C) The Secretary knows or has reason to believe that the
alien is or has been a member of a criminal street gang (as
defined in subsection (a) of section 521 of title 18, United
States Code), or to have participated in the activities of a
criminal street gang knowing or having reason to know that
such activities will promote, further, aid, or support the
illegal activity of the criminal gang. For purposes of this
subparagraph, the Secretary may consider any and all credible
evidence of membership or participation in a criminal street
gang, including evidence obtained from a State or Federal
data base used for the purpose of recording and sharing
activities of alleged gang members across law enforcement
agencies.
Page 12, strike line 21 and all that follows through page
13, line 13 (and redesignate succeeding subparagraphs
accordingly).
Add at the end the following (and conform the table of
contents accordingly):
TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ALIENS FOUND INELIGIBLE FOR
ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.
Notwithstanding sections 111(e), 129, 211(c)(3), and 229 of
this Act, an alien whose application would be denied based on
criminal, national security, gang, or public safety grounds,
as set out in section 111(c) or 211(a)(3) of this Act, shall
be referred by the Secretary of Homeland Security for a
determination of whether the alien should be placed in
removal proceedings under section 240 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a).
Mr. CLINE (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent
that the reading be dispensed with.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, this amendment will not kill the bill or send
it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to
final passage, as amended.
Mr. Speaker, the American people are sympathetic, forgiving, and
reasonable people. They understand the idea of providing some type of
certainty and stability for the approximately 700,000 DACA-eligible
recipients who were brought to the United States by their parents at a
young age and who otherwise have played by the rules while growing up
in this country.
Mr. Speaker, what they don't understand is providing green cards and
a path to citizenship for violent gang members, national security
threats, and those who, through their disdain for our laws, thumb their
noses at Lady Liberty and the Constitution of the United States.
They definitely don't understand why this bill treats men and women
at the Department of Homeland Security like they are the dangerous
ones, preventing them from receiving and utilizing readily available
information in order to remove gang members, national security threats,
and other public safety threats from our country to keep our families,
our communities, and our Nation safe.
This motion to recommit simply says that if an alien has been
designated a danger to Americans, then they don't deserve to become an
American.
It provides that aliens whose applications are denied on the basis of
criminal activity, national security risks, or as violent gang members
are automatically referred to the Department of Homeland Security for a
determination of removability from the United States.
Under this bill, information about criminal activity provided in an
application for a green card may not be used for the purpose of
immigration enforcement, even if the application is denied or
withdrawn.
In practice, this means that, if an applicant has a murder conviction
or if the applicant is a gang member and DHS knows about it because of
the application, they can't refer that person for removal. It is just
wrong.
The perverse and practical effect of H.R. 6 is that criminal aliens,
gang members, terrorist threats, and other public safety threats who
could be denied a green card will simply stay in this country, as if we
are simply a sanctuary nation.
Mr. Speaker, some cities might want to be sanctuary cities, but most
Americans want safety from crime, not sanctuary for criminals.
This MTR also does not affect the stay of removal provisions in H.R.
6 or the provisions relating to finality of adjudication in the bill.
Thus, the alien cannot be removed until they have exhausted their
appeals and received a final decision on their application.
If Democrats see fit to exclude criminals, national security risks,
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safety risks, and gang members from receiving green cards, then they
should vote for this motion to recommit to ensure those dangerous
aliens are also denied a safe haven in the United States.
I am sure most of the individuals who will take advantage of the
provisions in this bill respect the U.S. Constitution and obey the laws
of this Nation, but history has proven that criminal aliens, gang
members, terrorists, and other public safety threats apply for
immigration benefits all the time. If they didn't, we wouldn't have to
have section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which makes
such aliens inadmissible.
Even under DACA, under President Obama's program, criminals have
applied. In fact, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, almost 8 percent of total DACA requesters, 59,786
individuals, had arrest records, which included such offenses as
assault and battery, rape, murder, and drunk driving. And 199
individuals who requested DACA had 10 or more arrests.
H.R. 6 also provides green cards to gang members. Criminal gangs are
a scourge on our communities, preying on vulnerable populations while
committing a vast array of criminal acts.
H.R. 6 should not give gang members a foothold in the U.S. by fast-
tracking them to a green card.
This MTR makes it easier for DHS to deny the applications of gang
members by making it an eligibility requirement that an alien is not a
gang member and by explicitly permitting DHS to take into account the
information found in gang databases.
Hear me clearly: No matter what Democratic colleagues may say in the
next few minutes, if Members don't vote for this MTR, they cannot look
their constituents in the eye and honestly say that criminals will not
get green cards.
If the Democrats want to prevent such dangerous individuals from
getting green cards, they must vote for this MTR. To do otherwise is to
prevent a commonsense change that will ensure the safety of law-abiding
Americans, as well as those who are seeking to be part of the greatest
nation on Earth, the United States of America.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the motion to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized
for 5 minutes.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I may be new to Washington, but, apparently,
I have learned something that the other side of the aisle has not,
which is how to read a bill. If my colleagues go to page 11, line 21,
of this bill, they will learn that gang members are not eligible under
H.R. 6.
Mr. Speaker, if my colleagues don't believe me, I will quote the
bill, that the applicant ``knowingly, willingly, and willfully
participated in offenses committed by a criminal street gang . . . with
the intent to promote or further the commission of such offenses'' may
be denied by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
So, look, spare me. Spare me, Mr. Speaker.
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will remind all persons in the
gallery that they are here as guests of the House and that any
manifestation of approval or disapproval of proceedings is in violation
of the rules of the House.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to spare me this false
outrage because if this really were about gang violence, my colleagues
have continuously had opportunities to pass legislation that would curb
that threat.
If this were about gun violence and gang violence, where were my
Republican colleagues last year when Congressman Connolly introduced
H.R. 5960, a bill actually called the Preventing Gang Violence Act of
2018, a bill that they killed in committee?
If my colleagues across the aisle truly wanted to combat gang
violence, why did they refuse to let H.R. 1297, the Youth PROMISE Act,
come out of committee when it was introduced in the 114th Congress by
Congressman Scott?
At the end of the day, there is no question that no one is interested
in allowing gang members to benefit from the American Dream and Promise
Act, and that is why this bill addresses this exact issue.
At the end of the day, the Secretary has the ability to deny any
applicant if they have directly participated in gang activity, even if
they have not been convicted of a crime.
Mr. Speaker, what we have lost in the debate today, in my view, is
what this bill is all about at its core.
I rise today not just as a Member of this body, not just as a proud
American, but as the son of immigrants, as the son of African refugees
who came to the United States over 35 years ago from a war-torn country
in east Africa.
They became naturalized citizens, and they never forgot nor took for
granted the freedom and the opportunities that the United States of
America gave them and their children.
That I am able to stand in this Chamber with all of my colleagues
today is proof that the American Dream is real, and I want it to be
attainable for generations to come.
That is why we must pass H.R. 6 today. Right now, there are young
people all across our country who know no other home but the United
States. These kids are dedicated and willing to put in the hard work to
earn a college education. They are excelling in their careers. They are
contributing to our communities in countless ways every day.
We cannot allow these young people to continue to live in fear, to be
at risk every single day of being ripped away from their lives and
losing everything that they know.
In America, immigrants are integral parts of each of our communities
and of our economy. They are our friends. They are our neighbors. They
are our coworkers. They are fighting each and every day, just as we
are, to live up to the American ideals that our country was founded on.
Mr. Speaker, I have often heard my colleagues on the other side of
the aisle offer quotes in this Chamber, in my limited time here. Well,
let me give you a quote.
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Mr. Speaker, I would like to offer a quote, and the quote is as
follows: ``It is bold men and women, yearning for freedom and
opportunity, who leave their homelands and come to a new country to
start their lives over. They believe in the American Dream. And over
and over, they make it come true for themselves, for their children,
and for others. They give more than they receive. They labor and
succeed. And often they are entrepreneurs. But their greatest
contribution is more than economic, because they understand in a
special way how glorious it is to be an American.''
That quote, those are not my words. Those are the words of President
Ronald Reagan, and they were delivered by President Ronald Reagan in
1980, the same year my parents came to the United States.
Let's pass H.R. 6 today, and let's treat every person in our country
who has struggled and is just as American as you and I are, let's treat
them with the respect that they deserve.
Vote ``no'' on this motion to recommit, and let's pass H.R. 6 today.
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. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair
will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on
the question of passage.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 202,
noes 221, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 239]
AYES--202
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Bost
Brady
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Brindisi
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cunningham
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Golden
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hartzler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spano
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Van Drew
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
NOES--221
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Amash
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cummings
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherrill
Sires
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--10
Clyburn
Green (TN)
Hastings
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Mullin
Sherman
Swalwell (CA)
Wilson (FL)
Zeldin
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So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Recorded Vote
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 237,
noes 187, not voting 9, as follows:
[Roll No. 240]
AYES--237
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cummings
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel
Fudge
Gabbard
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Hill (CA)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lewis
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Moulton
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Richmond
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Serrano
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Yarmuth
NOES--187
Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (UT)
Bost
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Collins (NY)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Duffy
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Flores
Fortenberry
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hartzler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
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Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Stivers
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Timmons
Tipton
Turner
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--9
Clyburn
Green (TN)
Hastings
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Mullin
Sherman
Swalwell (CA)
Wilson (FL)
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Espaillat) (during the vote). The Chair
will remind all persons in the gallery that they are here as guests of
the House and that any manifestation of approval or disapproval of
proceedings is in violation of the rules of the House.
{time} 1844
Mr. PHILLIPS changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
personal explanation
Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. Mr. Speaker, I missed votes today because
I was in my district with Vice President Pence to tour the emergency
response initiatives to the recently declared state of emergency, due
to flooding in the Tulsa Area.
Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 235,
``nay'' on rollcall No. 236, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 237, ``yea'' on
rollcall No. 238, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 239, and ``nay'' on rollcall
No. 240.
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