[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2617-H2632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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EMERGENCY SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL TO RESPOND TO JANUARY 6TH
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 409, I call
up the bill (H.R. 3237) making emergency supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes,
and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 409, the bill
is considered read.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 3237
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes, namely:
TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CHAPTER 1--SECURITY RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For an additional amount for ``Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate'', $16,490,000, to remain available
until expended, to respond to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and which
shall be allocated in accordance with a spend plan submitted
to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate: Provided,
That such sums, as necessary, may be used to restore amounts,
either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations
incurred by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Allowances and Expenses
For an additional amount for ``Allowances and Expenses'',
$22,186,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
respond to the attack on the United States Capitol Complex
that occurred on January 6, 2021, and for necessary expenses
for business continuity and disaster recovery, to be
allocated in accordance with a spend plan submitted to the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
by the Chief Administrative Officer and approved by such
Committee: Provided, That of such amount, such sums as
necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or
through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
purposes by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That of such amount, not more than
$500,800 may be transferred to the Office of Employee
Assistance pursuant to section 101(a) of the Legislative
Branch Appropriations Act, 1993 (2 U.S.C. 5507(a)), effective
upon the expiration of the 10-day period which begins on the
date the Chief Administrative Officer notifies the Committee
on Appropriations of the transfer: Provided further, That
such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
enhanced security for members of congress
Sec. 101. (a) Authorizing Use of Funds.--Subject to
subsection (b), the Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the
House of Representatives may use amounts which are
appropriated or otherwise made available for the operations
of the Office during a fiscal year to carry out security
enhancements deemed necessary for the protection of Members
of Congress including the Delegates and the Resident
Commissioner of Congress only if the enhancement is deemed
necessary by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of
Representatives.
(b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of
the House of Representatives shall have the authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the
date on which the Committee on House Administration
prescribes regulations under subsection (c) to carry out this
section, and shall apply with respect to the fiscal year in
which the Committee prescribes the regulations and each
succeeding fiscal year.
CAPITOL POLICE
Salaries
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Salaries'', $37,495,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2022, to respond to the
aftermath of the attack on the United States Capitol Complex
that occurred on January 6, 2021: Provided, That amounts
made available under this heading in this chapter for the
purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further,
That of such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
for obligations incurred for such purposes by the Capitol
Police prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That of such amount $3,600,000 shall remain
available until expended for retention bonuses: Provided
further, That of such amount, up to $6,900,000 shall be made
available for hazard pay for employees of the Capitol Police:
Provided further, That of such amount, $1,361,306 shall be
made available for the wellness program for the United States
Capitol Police: Provided further, That amounts provided
under this heading in this chapter may be transferred between
the headings ``Salaries'' and ``General Expenses'' under the
heading ``Capitol Police'' for the purposes specified under
this heading in this chapter in accordance with section 1001
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C.
1907a): Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
General Expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``General Expenses'',
$41,769,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
respond to the aftermath of the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021: Provided,
That amounts made available under this heading in this
chapter for the purposes specified hereunder shall be in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes:
Provided further, That of such amount, such sums as necessary
may be used to restore amounts, either directly or through
reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes by
the Capitol Police prior to the date of the enactment of this
Act: Provided further, That of such amounts, $2,628,000
shall remain available until expended for physical protection
barriers and various civil disturbance unit equipment:
Provided further, That such funds which are made available
for physical protection barriers under this heading in this
chapter may be transferred to and merged with the Capitol
Police Building and Grounds account of the Architect of the
Capitol for similar purposes in accordance with section 906
of the 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further
Recovery From and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United
States (2 U.S.C. 1865): Provided further, That of such
amount, not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for
reimbursable agreements with State and local law enforcement
agencies and not less than $4,800,000 shall be available for
protective details for Members of Congress, including
Delegates and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress:
Provided further, That amounts provided under this heading in
this chapter may be transferred between the headings
``Salaries'' and ``General Expenses'' under the heading
``Capitol Police'' for the purposes specified under this
heading in this chapter in accordance with section 1001 of
the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C.
1907a): Provided further, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
wellness program
Sec. 102. (a) Application of Law.--The wellness program of
the United States Capitol Police shall be known and
designated as
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the ``Howard C. `Howie' Liebengood Center for Wellness''.
(b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.
requiring uniformed united states capitol police officers to utilize
body-worn cameras while on duty
Sec. 103. (a) Requirement.--Each uniformed officer of the
United States Capitol Police whose job duties include
interacting with the general public shall utilize a body-worn
camera and ensure that the body-worn camera is activated
while on duty.
(b) Exception for Officers on Personal Protection Detail.--
Subsection (a) does not apply to an officer during any time
in which the officer is serving on a personal protection
detail.
(c) Regulations.--
(1) In general.--The Capitol Police Board shall promulgate
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
(2) Body camera footage.--The regulations promulgated under
paragraph (1) shall include guidance on the retention and
deletion of video footage recorded by a body-worn camera
utilized by an officer of the United States Capitol Police.
(3) Requiring notification prior to disclosure of certain
recorded information.--The regulations promulgated under
paragraph (1) shall include a requirement that the United
States Capitol Police shall not make any disclosure to any
third party (including a law enforcement agency), including
any disclosure pursuant to a request by compulsory process,
of any video or audio information relating to the House of
Representatives or the Senate which is recorded by a body-
worn camera utilized by an officer of the United States
Capitol Police until the United States Capitol Police
provides notice of the request to, and consults regarding the
disclosure with--
(A) in the case of information relating to the House of
Representatives, the Office of the General Counsel of the
House of Representatives and any Member (including a Delegate
or Resident Commissioner), officer, or employee of the House
involved; or
(B) in the case of information relating to the Senate, the
Office of Senate Legal Counsel, and any Senator, officer, or
employee of the Senate involved.
(d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect
to fiscal year 2021 and each succeeding fiscal year.
report on evacuation procedures of the capitol buildings and grounds
Sec. 104. (a) In General.--The appropriate security
official of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall
submit a report (in the appropriate format) to the Committee
on House Administration of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act
on the procedures in place for evacuating the Membership,
staff, workforce, and visitors of the Capitol, the House
Office Buildings and the Senate Office buildings.
(b) Requirements of Report.--The report referenced in
subsection (a) shall include an assessment of previous
evacuations, plans for evacuations involving civil
disturbances, emergency management and emergency preparedness
training and existing emergency action response plans and
policies.
(c) Classification of Report.--The report accompanying this
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but may be
accompanied by a classified annex.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Capital Construction and
Operations'', $221,678,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2023, to respond to the aftermath of the attack
on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
6, 2021: Provided, That of such amount, such sums as
necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or
through reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such
purposes by the Architect of the Capitol prior to the date of
the enactment of this Act: Provided further, That any such
funds transferred by the Architect pursuant to the authority
in the preceding proviso shall be merged with and made
available for the same purposes, and period of availability,
as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Capitol Complex Emergency Response and Infrastructure Security
For an additional amount for ``Capitol Complex Emergency
Response and Infrastructure Security'', $350,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for emergency expenses to
respond to necessary requirements associated with, and the
consequences of, the attack on the United States Capitol
Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, including for the
costs of: (1) providing support for the Architect of the
Capitol, the Sergeants at Arms of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the United States Capitol
Police, and the Library of Congress in responding to the
attack and in preparing for and mitigating the effects of
similar attacks in the future; (2) repairing public
facilities damaged by the attack; (3) securing
vulnerabilities of buildings and infrastructure in the
Complex; and (4) updating and enhancing physical security in
the Complex, including making revisions to the landscape
design infrastructure of the Complex and operational
readiness: Provided, That of such amount $100,000,000 shall
be deposited into the Capitol Police Buildings and Grounds
Account established under section 906 of the of the 2002
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and
Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (2 U.S.C.
1865) for construction of security screening vestibules at
the Capitol Building, and design and construction of security
screening vestibules at the House of Representatives and
Senate office buildings: Provided further, That funds made
available under this heading may be used for design,
installation, landscape architecture and to maintain a
retractable security system as part of an interconnected
security of the United States Capitol Grounds and such funds
shall not be used to install permanent above ground fencing
around the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United
States Capitol Grounds as described in section 5102 of title
40, United States Code, in the current fiscal year or any
fiscal year thereafter: Provided further, That amounts made
available under this heading for the purposes specified
hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available
for such purposes: Provided further, That as soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act the
Architect of the Capitol, in coordination with the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and
the Secretary of the Senate, after consultation with the
Sergeants at Arms of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, shall submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the
Senate and the Chairpersons and ranking minority members of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, a signed, detailed spending
plan for the use of the funds provided under this heading for
review prior to the implementation of such plan and
obligation of any such funds: Provided further, That such
spend plan shall be updated and resubmitted every 90 days
(from initial submission) until such time as all funds have
been obligated: Provided further, That none of the funds
made available under this heading shall be available for
reprogramming in an amount exceeding 10 percent of the total
amount allocated under the most recent version of such spend
plan without the written concurrence of the Chairpersons and
ranking minority members of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided
further, That upon obligating or expending any funds provided
under this heading, the person responsible for the obligation
or expenditure shall notify the Architect of the Capitol
Office of Inspector General of such action: Provided
further, That not later than 45 days after the end of any
calendar quarter during which amounts provided under this
heading are obligated or expended, the Office of Inspector
General shall review and submit a report on the uses of such
funds during the quarter to the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate, and the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
Provided further, That such amount is designated by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION
authority of architect of the capitol to make expenditures in response
to emergencies
Sec. 105. (a) Coverage of Commuting Expenses.--Section
1305(a)(2) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010
(2 U.S.C. 1827(a)(2)) is amended by inserting after
``refreshments,'' the following: ``transportation and other
related expenses incurred by employees in commuting between
their residence and their place of employment,''.
(b) Expanded Authority To Provide Supplies, Products, and
Services.--Section 1305(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1827(a)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) accept contributions of, and may incur obligations
and make expenditures out of available appropriations for,
supplies, products, and services necessary to respond to the
emergency, which may be provided for the use of any office
which is located within any building, grounds, or facility
for which the Architect of the Capitol is responsible for the
maintenance, care, and operation, on a reimbursable or non-
reimbursable basis subject to the availability of funds.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a)
and (b) shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each
succeeding fiscal year.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$13,699,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
respond to the aftermath of the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021 on the
programs and activities of the Library of Congress:
Provided, That notwithstanding section 1402 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 132a-
3), amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may
be transferred among the accounts of the Library of Congress
for the purposes provided under this heading in this chapter
without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate under section 1402(a)
of such Act and shall not be subject to the limitation
described in section 1402(b) of such Act: Provided further,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
CHAPTER 2--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENT
SENATE
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate
For an additional amount for ``Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate'', $15,198,000, to remain available
until expended to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, subject to approval by the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and the Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress
For payment to Susan M. Wright, widow of Ronald Wright,
late a Representative from the State of Texas, $174,000.
For payment to the heirs at law of Alcee Hastings, late a
Representative from the State of Florida, $174,000.
Allowances and Expenses
For an additional amount for ``Allowances and Expenses'',
$31,004,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
for necessary expenses for business continuity and disaster
recovery, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to
coronavirus, to be allocated in accordance with a spend plan
submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives by the Chief Administrative Officer and
approved by such Committee: Provided, That of such amount,
such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either
directly or through reimbursement, for obligations incurred
by the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives prior
to the date of the enactment of this Act to respond to
coronavirus: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
CAPITOL POLICE
General Expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``General Expenses'',
$800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided,
That notwithstanding section 1001 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 1907a), amounts provided
under this heading in this chapter may be transferred between
the headings ``Salaries'' and ``General Expenses'' under the
heading ``Capitol Police'' for the purposes provided under
this heading in this chapter without the approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and Senate: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Salaries and Expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$170,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Capital Construction and Operations
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Capital Construction and
Operations'', $99,606,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses of the Architect
of the Capitol to supplement the funding made available for
the purposes described in title IX of Division B of the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
(Public Law 116-136), as amended by section 159(3) of the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 (134 Stat. 722; Public
Law 116-159): Provided, That amounts made available under
this heading in this chapter may be used for the purchase and
distribution of supplies to respond to coronavirus,
including, but not limited to, cleaning and sanitation
supplies, masks and face coverings, and other equipment and
supplies for distribution to and use by Congressional
offices, committees and visitors, including provisions for
travel and other necessary work carried out by staff in their
Congressional Districts and State Offices, wherever located:
Provided further, That Congressional offices and committees
shall be responsible for distributing supplies to their staff
in the corresponding Congressional District and State Office:
Provided further, That of such amount, such sums as
necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly or
through reimbursement, for obligations incurred by the
Architect of the Capitol prior to the date of the enactment
of this Act to respond to coronavirus: Provided further,
That any such funds transferred by the Architect pursuant to
the authority in the preceding proviso shall be merged with
and made available for the same purposes, and period of
availability, as the appropriations to which the funds are
transferred: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Salaries and Expenses
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$16,223,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of
coronavirus on the programs and activities of the Library of
Congress, including revolving fund activities pursuant to the
Library of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of
2000, the Copyright Office, the Congressional Research
Service, and the Little Scholars Child Development Center:
Provided, That not less than $50,000 may be made available
for transfer for all necessary expenses of the Congressional
Research Service under the provisions of section 203 of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 U.S.C. 166):
Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1402 of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 (2 U.S.C. 132a-
3), amounts provided under this heading in this chapter may
be transferred among the accounts of the Library of Congress
for the purposes specified under this heading in this chapter
without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate under section 1402(a)
of such Act and shall not be subject to the limitation
described in section 1402(b) of such Act: Provided further,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
For an additional amount for ``Government Publishing Office
Business Operations Revolving Fund'', $7,300,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2021, to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to coronavirus, including for offsetting losses
in amounts collected pursuant to section 309 of title 44,
United States Code, as a result of coronavirus: Provided,
That of such amount, such sums as necessary may be used to
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
for obligations incurred by the Government Publishing Office
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act to respond to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
TITLE II
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Legal Activities
salaries and expenses, general legal activities
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,
General Legal Activities'', $3,800,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022, for the Criminal Division for
necessary expenses related to prosecutions related to the
attack on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on
January 6, 2021, which shall be in addition to amounts
otherwise available for such purpose: Provided, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
salaries and expenses, united states attorneys
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses,
United States Attorneys'', $34,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2022, for necessary expenses related to
prosecutions related to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, which shall
be in addition to amounts available for such purpose:
Provided, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
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United States Marshals Service
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, of
which $25,000,000 shall be for judicial security, and of
which $1,000,000 shall be to respond to the attack on the
United States Capitol Complex on January 6, 2021, and to
prevent similar incidents: Provided, That amounts made
available under this heading in this Act for the purposes
specified hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes: Provided further, That amounts
provided under this heading in this Act to respond to the
attack on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on
January 6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents, may be
made available to restore amounts, either directly or through
reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as
being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985.
National Security Division
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$1,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for
additional workload related to the attack on the United
States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021,
which shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purpose: Provided, That such amount is designated by
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$5,500,000, to respond to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to
prevent similar incidents, which shall be in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided,
That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$1,500,000, to respond to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to
prevent similar incidents, which shall be in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided,
That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Federal Prison System
salaries and expenses
For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'',
$1,800,000, to respond to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to
prevent similar incidents, which shall be in addition to
amounts otherwise available for such purposes: Provided,
That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE III
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
MILITARY PERSONNEL
National Guard Personnel, Army
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel,
Army'', $231,000,000, to respond to the attack on the United
States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and
to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That amounts
provided under this heading in this Act for the purposes
specified hereunder may be made available to restore amounts,
either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations
incurred for such purposes prior to the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel,
Air Force'', $28,900,000, to respond to the attack on the
United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6,
2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That
amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Army National Guard'', $218,500,000, to respond to the attack
on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That
amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance,
Air National Guard'', $42,500,000, to respond to the attack
on the United States Capitol Complex that occurred on January
6, 2021, and to prevent similar incidents: Provided, That
amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder may be made available to restore
amounts, either directly or through reimbursement, for
obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date of
enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
General Provisions--This Title
Sec. 301. In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the Secretary of Defense,
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022,
to establish a quick reaction force within the District of
Columbia National Guard: Provided, That the amount
appropriated by this section shall be credited to appropriate
appropriations accounts of the Army National Guard and Air
National Guard that received appropriations in division C of
Public Law 116-260, in proportions determined appropriate by
the Secretary: Provided further, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE IV
JUDICIARY
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
court security
(including transfer of funds)
For an additional amount for ``Court Security'',
$157,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided,
That notwithstanding sections 331, 556(e)(1), and 566(i) of
title 28, United States Code, amounts made available under
this heading in this Act shall also be available to address
judicial security vulnerabilities, including threat
management capabilities, for the personal safety and security
of Federal judges and their immediate families, and to
transfer to or reimburse up to $35,000,000 to the Federal
Protective Service for costs of required upgrades and
replacement of exterior perimeter security cameras at United
States courthouses and Federal facilities that house judicial
activities: Provided further, That amounts provided under
this heading in this Act for the purposes specified hereunder
shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes, and may be made available to restore amounts,
either directly or through reimbursement, for obligations
incurred for such purposes prior to the date of enactment of
this Act: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Federal Funds
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the
district of columbia
For an additional amount for ``Federal Payment for
Emergency Planning and Security Costs in the District of
Columbia'', $66,760,000, to remain available until expended,
for the costs of providing public safety at events related to
the presence of the National Capital in the District of
Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the
United States Secret Service in carrying out protective
duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond
to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the
District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions: Provided,
That amounts provided under this heading in this Act for the
purposes specified hereunder shall be in addition to amounts
otherwise
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available for such purposes, and may be made available to
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
for obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Real Property Activities
federal buildings fund
For an additional amount to be deposited in the ``Federal
Buildings Fund'', $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended, for security improvement studies and assessments,
which shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for
such purposes: Provided, That not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
General Services shall submit a spending plan regarding the
use of such amount to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further,
That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for
an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985.
TITLE V
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
United States Secret Service
operations and support
For an additional amount for ``Operations and Support'',
$6,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2022, for
protection of persons and facilities and protective
intelligence: Provided, That not later than 15 days after
the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter,
the Director of the United States Secret Service shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a plan for the obligation and
expenditure of such funds, which shall include lifecycle and
replacement costs, as appropriate: Provided further, That
such funds may not be used to acquire or operate armored
tactical vehicles or for any weapon, ammunition, or other
equipment or material that is designed to inflict serious
bodily harm or death: Provided further, That amounts
provided under this heading in this Act for the purposes
specified hereunder shall be in addition to amounts otherwise
available for such purposes, and may be made available to
restore amounts, either directly or through reimbursement,
for obligations incurred for such purposes prior to the date
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That such amount
is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE VI
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
operation of the national park system
For an additional amount for ``Operation of the National
Park System'', $9,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2022: Provided, That of the amounts made
available under this heading in this Act, $6,700,000 shall be
for expenses related to the attack on the United States
Capitol Complex that occurred on January 6, 2021, and to
prevent similar incidents, of which $1,400,000 may be made
available to restore amounts, either directly or through
reimbursement, for obligations incurred for such purposes
prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided
further, That of the amounts made available under this
heading in this Act, $2,300,000 shall be for costs associated
with equipping the United States Park Police and National
Park Service law enforcement with body worn cameras, and
shall be in addition to amounts otherwise available for such
purposes: Provided further, That such amount is designated
by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement
pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
TITLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 701. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 702. No part of any appropriation contained in this
Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
Sec. 703. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the
additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations
accounts shall be available under the authorities and
conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for
fiscal year 2021.
Sec. 704. Each amount designated in this Act by the
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to
section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded
or transferred, if applicable) only if the President
subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits
such designations to the Congress.
Sec. 705. In this Act, the term ``coronavirus'' means
SARS-CoV-2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential
This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Security
Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act,
2021''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill shall be debatable for 1 hour
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Appropriations.
The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman
from Washington (Ms. Herrera Beutler) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
General Leave
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks
and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Emergency Security
Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act.
Like many of us in the Capitol community, I am still shaken by the
violence and terror of that day and the tragedies in its aftermath: the
death of Officer Brian Sicknick, the Good Friday attack that killed
Officer Billy Evans, and the emotional trauma that has led to the
deaths of Officer Howie Liebengood and Metropolitan Police Department
Officer Jeffrey Smith by suicide.
Congress owes it to every single person who works in or visits the
United States Capitol to provide funding to recover, rebuild, and keep
all who serve in the legislative branch safe, healthy, and secure.
The Appropriations Committee has acted very carefully to construct
this package. We conducted a bipartisan briefing in January, discussed
the issue at 12 subcommittee hearings, and closely reviewed the
recommendations of Task Force 1-6 Capitol Security Review, led by
Lieutenant General Russel Honore and comprised of senior, retired law
enforcement officials and military leaders. We have also heard from
inspectors general and consulted security experts in and out of
government.
This bill is narrowly tailored to respond to January 6 and to protect
the Capitol going forward. It contains $1.9 billion in emergency
funding to reimburse the National Guard and District of Columbia for
their response; provide the Capitol Police with overtime pay, retention
bonuses, equipment replacement, and wellness and trauma support;
ensures the Department of Justice can prosecute every person who
attacked law enforcement and ransacked this building; provides bonuses
and help to custodial staff; and it renames the Capitol Police Wellness
Center in the memory of Officer Howie Liebengood.
As recommended by the Capitol Security Review, this legislation
protects the Capitol by providing resources to harden windows and
doors; construct security screening vestibules; install new cameras;
and provide specialized training, riot control equipment, and body
cameras for the Capitol Police.
To augment the Capitol Police, the legislation establishes and funds
a dedicated quick reaction force of National Guard personnel, another
recommendation of the Capitol Security Review.
This legislation also bolsters security for Members of Congress, with
dedicated funding for enhanced security and threat assessments,
coordinated Member travel security, and upgrades to security in
district offices.
It has, most importantly, won the endorsement of the Capitol Police,
to meet its evolving mission, and Lieutenant General Honore urged
Congress to pass this funding.
We all sit in this Chamber, and we lived with the violent assault on
our democracy and our lives. We must act now to fulfill our obligations
and also our oath of office.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger)
will now control the time.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3237, a bill to provide
funding for Capitol security and other purposes.
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Unfortunately, after several weeks of discussion, my colleagues on
the other side of the aisle have chosen a path of partisanship instead
of working together. I want to explain how we ended up in this
situation.
In January, the Speaker of the House directed a retired lieutenant
general and his team to review security needs on the House side of the
Capitol following the events of January 6. This review was directed
without even consulting House Republicans or the Senate.
Even though the review by General Honore began as a partisan effort,
members of the Appropriations Committee hoped things could get back on
track and we could negotiate a funding agreement that could be
supported by both parties in both Chambers.
That is why it is so disappointing that we are now left with the bill
before us. This is a one-sided solution that does not even have buy-in
from Democrats in the Senate.
The bill we are considering today implements permanent
recommendations before ongoing security assessments are complete; it
creates a multi-million-dollar fund for future expenses at the Capitol
prior to knowing what is really needed; and it delays much-needed
reimbursements for agencies that have protected the Capitol since
January 6, such as the National Guard and the Capitol Police.
It also provides $200 million to establish a force within the D.C.
National Guard to respond to incidents at the Capitol, raising serious
concerns about the role of our military on American soil.
Some of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have also
raised concerns about using the National Guard in this way.
The chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Leahy,
has said that it is important for the Capitol to remain open and
accessible to the public and not feel like a militarized zone. I agree
with him.
Matters of such importance like this should be handled in the proper
way, marked up in the Appropriations Committee and authorizing
committees so that Members' positions can be fully considered.
At the very least, amendments to this bill should have been allowed
on the House floor today. Unfortunately, Members on both sides of the
aisle have been shut out.
Madam Speaker, the events of January 6 were tragic and exposed
serious security vulnerabilities around the Capitol complex, as well as
an inability to properly respond and act when intelligence is provided.
Congress must prevent anything like this from ever happening again,
but the bill before us today is not the solution.
There is no reason why we cannot continue discussing in good faith
and reach a bipartisan compromise.
For this reason, I must urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this
package. I hope we can get back to the negotiating table soon.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Roybal-Allard), the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on
Homeland Security.
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Madam Speaker, I would like to speak briefly to
the Department of Homeland Security's portion of the supplemental,
which includes $6.8 million.
The direct role of the Department of Homeland Security on January 6
was limited to the protection of Vice President Pence and Vice
President-elect Harris.
The Secret Service, like almost every other Federal agency, was
insufficiently aware of open-source information that made clear the
severity of the security threat on that day, and it failed to take
seriously the threat information it was aware of.
Through discussions with the Secret Service, we identified $6.8
million in funding requirements to address security deficiencies that
were exposed on January 6, generally related to the protection of the
White House complex and open-source intelligence collection and
analysis.
The total includes $2 million to reimburse the Secret Service for
temporary anti-scale fencing used to expand the White House security
perimeter beyond the permanent White House fence earlier this year.
It included temporary fencing around Blair House while Vice President
Harris resided there during needed repairs to the official Vice
Presidential residence.
This fencing was required by the heightened security posture
associated with the Presidential transition.
These costs were unanticipated, because the Secret Service is unable
to budget for a Presidential transition following a sitting President's
first term in office.
The fiscal year 2021 funding bill for the Department of Homeland
Security provided $43 million above the request to help cover some of
the Presidential transition costs, but the Secret Service has had to
absorb other costs, totaling more than $35 million. So this is a very
modest but much-needed reimbursement.
The total also includes $3.2 million for less lethal equipment, civil
disturbance unit training and vehicles, and the establishment of a new
civil disturbance unit class to help the Secret Service improve its
ability to appropriately respond to civil unrest.
Finally, the total includes $1.6 million to enhance the Secret
Service's open-source intelligence analysis capability.
This is intended to help fill the gaps that led to a failure to
identify the January 6 insurrectionists as a serious threat, based on
open-source information available prior to that date.
I urge my colleagues to support the bill.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Washington (Ms. Herrera Beutler), the ranking member of the
Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to
H.R. 3237, the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January
6th Appropriations Act.
There is broad bipartisan, bicameral agreement that a security
supplemental is necessary. I believe that.
The committee was actively negotiating towards legislation that could
have come to the floor in that spirit. However, the majority jumped to
the gate early, which leaves us with a nearly $2 billion bill with too
many unresolved issues.
Agencies across six subcommittees need to be reimbursed for the
events that occurred in responding to the Capitol on January 6. We
agree. Repairs have to be done. Support for the Capitol Police must be
provided.
But we do not need to make premature decisions before the ongoing
security assessments are complete, to commit funding that goes well
beyond the scope of January 6, or authorize programs without any
debate.
The assessment that was done by General Honore only looked at the
House side of the Capitol. That is part of the challenge, is we are
funding something that is incomplete.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from Washington.
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Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, we would be better served by
holding this until the Architect of the Capitol completes their
comprehensive assessment on both sides of the Capitol complex and the
entire grounds before allocating significant sums of money. This
amounts to the kind of slush fund creation that heightens Americans'
distrust of Congress, and we certainly do not need to militarize the
Capitol to keep our Members and staff safe. We can do better.
The unilateral move by the majority will only delay much-needed
reimbursements for the agencies that protect the Capitol. We need to
reignite the bipartisan discussions, and we need to do it soon.
Madam Speaker, I strongly urge a ``no'' vote.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I respectfully say to the gentlewoman from Washington State that the
situation we face is dire. The Capitol Police do not have the equipment
they need to secure the Capitol, and other security vulnerabilities
have not been resolved.
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Also, the Capitol Police force is reeling as January 6, the deaths of
Officers Liebengood and Evans, overtime, and other issues continue to
take a toll on officers' mental health. We cannot wait until the report
of a commission.
Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Ryan), the chairman of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee.
Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, let me just say we had a vote here yesterday
to create a commission, a bipartisan commission, to go through all of
these initiatives in a bipartisan way, and it was rejected by the vast
majority of those on the other side.
We are trying to do this in a bipartisan way. It is what the American
people want. It is what the American people deserve. This bill here is
largely based on the recommendations from General Honore, who went to
great lengths with four or five or six other generals to analyze what
happened on January 6 and provide us with recommendations.
The time is now. We have to act. We hear about the rank-and-file
police officers here who have 12-hour shifts, 16-hour shifts, don't
have the equipment that they need, securing of the Capitol, the trauma
that happened here. None of us are going to forget those events.
But this is a narrowly tailored bill to provide long overdue support.
Here we are, working ourselves into the end of May. This is support for
direct costs incurred by the attack on the Capitol and to restore the
faith that Members of Congress can safely carry out our constitutional
duties.
It demonstrates a strong commitment to continue to allow Americans
from across the country to be able to come to the Capitol. We are not
militarizing the Capitol. We are going to have a quick response force
in case something happens similar to if there was a threat to the
President, a threat to Washington, D.C., we start flying fighter jets
overhead. This is the equivalent. We are not trying to militarize
anything.
There is critical support in here for the Capitol Police to maintain
the current workforce until we can hire and recruit more officers, such
as backfilling overtime, hazard pay, and tuition credits, so we don't
lose more of the Capitol Police to other agencies.
The bill includes $3.3 million for the Capitol Police's intelligence
division, which was a huge part of the failures that occurred on
January 6. So we want to invest and make sure that we have the
intelligence capabilities that we need.
We want to make sure that the Capitol Police have all the equipment
that they need, as the gentlewoman from Connecticut just said, gas
masks, tactical vests, body armor.
I am proud of this bill, and I am proud this bill supports the
emotional needs of Members of Congress, congressional employees, and
the Capitol Police, with funding for both the Office of Employee
Assistance and the Capitol Police wellness program.
This emergency supplemental appropriation renames the Capitol Police
wellness program the Howard C. ``Howie'' Liebengood Center for
Wellness. The bill provides funding for six new Capitol Police mental
health counselors and wellness resilience specialists. This is an
extremely necessary investment in our workforce, and it will help them
grow and heal from the events of January 6 and the sad day of Good
Friday.
I am also pleased that this bill establishes funds for future Capitol
Grounds security.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the
gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. RYAN. It also establishes funds for future Capitol Grounds
security, including upgrades to windows, doors, security screening
vestibules, and the installation of new cameras around the Capitol
Building and House Office Buildings.
It includes $350,000 for hazard pay to the custodial staff that were
working on the campus on January 6 and helped in the aftermath to get
things cleaned up so we could continue our business. The employees have
received the Architect's Exceptional Service Award and are recognized
as valuable members of the Capitol community.
We have had many tough conversations with our colleagues, in looking
at the Capitol security review and recommendations from General Honore.
We also include $21 million to address Member security while traveling
and in district offices.
We are living in a new reality. To address providing a safe and
healthy community, we have included funding to reimburse and further
support our legislative branch agencies in response to the coronavirus:
Telework, sanitizing, cleaning our Capitol complex and district
offices.
Madam Speaker, I am proud of the hard work of so many. I thank the
gentlewoman from Connecticut for being a force to get this bill done.
This supplemental needs to pass. We need to act.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has again expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. RYAN. We have to act. If the American people can't see us acting
in a bipartisan way when a group of people storm the Capitol, and we
can't even pass a bill with Republican support to fix the doors and
windows and provide more police officers, how are we going to do
anything else?
Madam Speaker, this is a good bill. Please vote ``yes.''
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Washington State will
now control the time in opposition.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I have the upmost respect both for the chair of the
full committee and the subcommittee, and I have really enjoyed working
with him on this.
I couldn't agree more with a lot of what was said, that we need to
act, and we need to do it. I have demonstrated with my actions that I
am willing to support a bipartisan commission. I have been willing to
hold accountable people who I see in positions of leadership.
I think my biggest challenge is that General Honore did a one-sided
review of the Capitol. If you read his review, his number one
requirement for all of this to work was the Capitol Police Board needs
to be completely rejiggered. I don't know if he said ``wiped out.'' I
am using my own term here. But it doesn't work.
In order for the gear that the Capitol Police need to work, they need
to have training. In order for them to have training, they need to have
leadership. In order for them to have leadership, they need to have a
board that gives their chief some authority. We all know that is a
problem.
Can I ask the chair of the full committee, does this bill, in any
way, reform the Capitol Police Board?
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I am happy to respond to the gentlewoman
from Washington State, but, quite frankly, that is an issue that falls
within the jurisdiction of the House Administration Committee. The
chair is Zoe Lofgren. It is my understanding that Chairman Lofgren is,
in fact, addressing that issue.
I concur that we have to deal with the issue of the Capitol board,
but it does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Appropriations
Committee.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, reclaiming my time, I thank the
gentlewoman for her response. I would just add that we are stepping
ahead of that reform by fully funding those requests, and I think that
is where I am having some challenges. I am there. We are going to do
this. I just think that putting funds in place to this tune of close to
$2 billion, we need to know what we are going to spend that money on.
We need to know that we got those reforms in place. I don't want to
throw money at a situation unless we are going to reform it.
Part of the problem we saw on January 6 was the communications
infrastructure. Certainly the gear. We have to deal with that. But it
was so much more than that. It was the leadership. It was the
leadership here. Certainly there was political leadership involved. I
have spoken to that personally. That is part of the problem here. That
is part of the problem with this bill, is we are putting the money
there, but we are not reforming the system.
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr.
Womack).
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Mr. WOMACK. Madam Speaker, before I get to my prepared remarks, let
me just respond to my friend from Ohio. When he speaks, he makes it
sound like that what went on here yesterday on the vote on the 1/6
commission was not bipartisan.
Let me remind the gentleman that the work of John Katko on our side
and Bennie Thompson on the Democratic side was absolutely bipartisan.
There was a give-and-take for both sides. When the final vote was taken
yesterday, yes, there were only 35 Republican votes, but I think that
would qualify as a bipartisan vote yesterday. So to categorically
suggest to the people who might be listening or watching today that
that was one-sided is certainly inaccurate.
I agree with my friend from Washington that we need a better idea of
how we are going to spend money before we do what Washington always
does, and that is just throw a lot of money at the problem. So,
naturally, I rise in opposition to this partisan security supplemental.
It is certainly not bipartisan in its workup because there hasn't been
any negotiation, as we saw with Mr. Thompson and Mr. Katko yesterday.
This is just my opinion, but I believe that one of the biggest
failures that led to what happened on 1/6 was a failure to act on
intelligence that we knew. I supported that bipartisan commission
because I want to see the intelligence. I want to see what was being
said by all of our experts in the run-up to 1/6. I think part of the
problem on January 6 was the fact that we did not act on intelligence
that we knew.
If the National Guard was needed, there is a protocol in place to
activate the National Guard.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman
from Arkansas.
Mr. WOMACK. So I object to the creation of a quick reaction force, a
$200 million expense to bring the National Guard into the picture.
There is a protocol in place. We ought to exercise it. The way you do
it is you act on intelligence.
I also oppose creating the $250 million slush fund for future unknown
costs. Let's understand what our security needs are before we throw a
bunch of money at the problem.
It also includes funding for the judiciary and the District of
Columbia that is unrelated to the January 6 attacks. The security of
our Federal courts is extremely important, but that can be addressed
through the regular appropriations process. We ought to do that.
Finally, I am disappointed the bill was not marked up by the
Appropriations Committee and that the majority has prohibited
amendments to improve the bill.
Madam Speaker, it is not going to surprise you or anybody else that I
am not a big fan of this bill. I urge a ``no'' vote. Let's go back to
the drawing board. Let's bring some sanity back to this process.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I just want to remind the gentleman that the last time a supplemental
bill was brought before the Appropriations Committee was in 2009, under
the direction of Chairman David Obey.
I also want to make a point that it did take an inordinate amount of
time for reinforcements to come and assist the overrun Capitol Police.
To have that not happen again, the Capitol security review, General
Honore recommended a dedicated force ready to respond to any incident,
just as we have the D.C. Air National Guard, which has a mission to
protect the region's airspace.
Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Maine (Ms.
Pingree), the chair of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and
Related Agencies.
Ms. PINGREE. Madam Speaker, I thank the chair of the full
Appropriations Committee, who has done an incredible job pulling all of
these challenging issues together and putting this funding bill on the
floor today.
The activities of January 6 were terrifying, whether you were sitting
here in this Chamber or whether you were watching from anywhere around
this country or around the world, viewing a violent assault on our
democracy.
Thanks to the work of the Capitol Police and others in law
enforcement, the loss of lives was so much less than they could have
been. But as we all know, very tragically there were losses of life in
our Capitol Police. Our police were brutally beaten, and we could watch
it all happen.
That is why I rise today in support of this emergency security
supplemental appropriations bill. The bill is the product of months of
careful and deliberate analysis of the resource needs to enhance the
security at the Capitol.
I am privileged to be the chair of the Appropriations Committee's
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. I strongly
support the funding this bill would provide to the National Park
Service. Large-scale special events and demonstrations are a common
occurrence in the District of Columbia, and they often move from the
National Mall to the Capitol complex. U.S. Park Police and Capitol
Police work closely to share information and law enforcement resources
to handle these events.
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The funds provided in this bill would be used to backfill the Park
Service's resources that were unexpectedly depleted during the January
6 attack and to prepare the agency for possible future threats.
I believe that it is critical that Congress provide sufficient
resources to meet the security challenges, and I urge my colleagues to
support this bill.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Rodney Davis), the ranking member of the
Committee on House Administration.
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend
for yielding.
This is one of the most disappointing days that I have had when it
comes to figuring out a way to protect this Capitol complex. One of the
most disappointing parts of this legislation is that both parties for
both sides of the Capitol were working together on a bill, and out of
nowhere, House Democrats stopped negotiating and decided on Friday to
introduce their own partisan bill and rush it to the floor.
The press has even pointed out that the Senate will have to
renegotiate this bill before it can pass, so I can't help but wonder
why we are voting on this bill today when we could be voting on a deal
that actually has a chance of becoming law.
Even worse, this bill is being sold as an appropriations bill, but
there is a lot of legislating happening here--permanent security
changes buried in this nearly $2 billion supplemental bill. As ranking
member of the House Administration Committee, I can tell you that some
of these permanent changes are within my committee's jurisdiction, and
my committee hasn't held any hearings to review or examine these
changes.
While I believe we need to make the National Guard whole for their
service after January 6, this bill permanently establishes the National
Guard as a quick reaction force. This was just one of the options
provided in General Honore's report, but if I recall, he provided three
options to establish a quick reaction force. I have some serious
concerns about this being the most efficient and effective way to
protect the Capitol in an emergency.
The bill also requires body cameras for each Capitol Police officer,
with the exception of officers who are on protective detail for
leadership and other Members. My committee has not reviewed this or why
an exception was made for certain officers.
Additionally, this bill could allow Members to use taxpayer dollars
to make upgrades to their homes for security purposes. As someone who
has been shot at on a ballfield and received many threats from
constituents and others over the years, I understand the need for
protection, and there have already been changes to help increase
safety. But I have a feeling some of our constituents wouldn't be happy
with Members of Congress being able to use tax dollars to make
improvements that could increase the value of their homes in the name
of security.
I am disappointed with the process, Madam Speaker, and it is a shame
we are not voting on a bipartisan bill that can make it through the
Senate.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
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Illinois (Mr. Quigley), the chairman of the Financial Services and
General Government Subcommittee.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, the January 6 attack obviously revealed
the flaws in security of the Capitol.
Subsequent attacks on the Capitol complex have provided further stark
evidence of the need to improve the physical security of the complex
and other Federal buildings.
This supplemental provides the vital, urgently needed funding for
security within the jurisdiction of the Financial Services and General
Government Subcommittee.
In this Chamber, I remember one of my colleagues asking when the
cavalry would arrive. The closest thing to the cavalry arriving was the
D.C. Metropolitan Police Department.
The courage and dedication of the MPD in defending the Members, the
Capitol, and our democracy, saved lives and helped this Congress return
to business more quickly.
This bill includes funding to reimburse MPD for the costs associated
with the events of the 6th, as well as other costs they have incurred
due to the Federal presence in the District because we cannot allow the
District of Columbia to shoulder the burden of defending Congress on
their own.
In the aftermath of the events of the 6th, all Federal buildings and
employees face additional increased security threats. This bill
provides funding for additional security expenses for Federal judges
and Federal court facilities, including security upgrades to exterior
perimeter security camera systems at priority Federal courthouses.
This bill also includes General Services Administration buildings.
We must provide funding to conduct security assessments of Federal
buildings, including blast mitigation and collapse studies, taking the
first steps in being able to address security vulnerabilities.
No one should have to go to work afraid for their safety, none more
so than our public servants. We must protect our democratic
institutions, Congress, the courts, and all Federal agencies, so no
elected official or public servant ever goes to work scared to execute
their duty.
These threats are real, they are happening now, and lives are at
stake. We cannot wait and must move quickly to pass this bill.
For those who would vote against the commission, or did, for those
who would deny there was an insurrection, for those who would vote
against this bill to protect us, you embody the new twisted world.
We grew up believing the phrase, ``I will believe it when I see it.''
You embody the phrase, ``I will see it when I believe it.'' God help
us.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Gooden).
Mr. GOODEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to this
bill.
This partisan proposal would allocate over $2 billion of taxpayer
resources for a wall around the U.S. Capitol and spend money on other
things, like Members' personal security at home.
I don't believe the American people support that. I don't believe
they understand what is in this bill. And I believe this bill would
only serve to further separate the American people from their elected
representatives here in Washington.
This is not the way we do business in the United States of America.
It is not the way we should do business.
There are so many issues that are more worthy of our attention. The
crisis at our border is unlike anything we have ever seen. We are
recording 20-year highs in border crossings. But instead of completing
the wall at our southern border, which would protect innocent children
from being exploited by human traffickers and drug cartels, Democrats
would rather spend $2 billion on a wall around this building in D.C.
This is the people's House, Madam Speaker, and I cannot support this
proposal to take my constituents' hard-earned money and use it to keep
them out.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Lofgren), the chairperson of the Committee on House
Administration.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the bill. It
provides funding to respond to the January 6 attack, during which
violent insurrectionists, incited and encouraged by the former
President, attacked this Capitol where we stand today.
Since the attack, the Committee on House Administration, assisted by
General Honore, has reviewed Capitol security and has been examining
the Capitol Police's preparation for and response to the attack.
The supplemental narrowly tailors a response to that attack. It makes
sure that we have the physical improvements we know will need to be
taken, and it supports the Capitol Police with wellness and trauma
support and provides officers with the training and riot control
equipment they should have had on the 6th.
For those who say we should not do anything today, it is a mistake to
say if we can't do everything at the same time, we should do nothing.
This bill is a first step toward having a more secure facility that
lodges the legislative branch of government. There are measures that we
sent to the House Administration Committee for further review. I
welcome that.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. I yield the gentlewoman from California an additional 30
seconds.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, to fail to act today is really to turn
your backs on the men and women who fought as Capitol Police officers
just yards from where we stand today. They were maimed. Their eyes were
gouged. They lost fingers. Some of them died.
Don't turn your backs on them and vote against this bill.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I agree with a lot of the gentlewoman's sentiment that there is no
question we must support the men and women of the Capitol Police. We
must provide them the equipment, the training, and, most importantly,
the leadership that supports their efforts.
Can I ask why you have not put together legislation to reform the
police board if it is so all-important that we do so? It has been 5
months since January 6.
Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms.
Lofgren), the chair of the Committee on House Administration, for the
purpose of answering a question.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, we had a hearing yesterday that went for
more than 3 hours. We are likely to have additional hearings on that
matter. It is not clear at the moment whether the board needs to be
replaced, whether it was failings of the structure, or whether it was
failings of the individuals holding the positions in that structure.
If I may, we will come forward with our best analysis of what changes
should be made in the weeks to come.
Meanwhile, these officers need our support today. We can't hold back
and do nothing.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Reclaiming my time, Madam Speaker, I think one
of my challenges is it has been 5 months, and I myself have sat in
meetings with the Senate Acting Sergeant of Arms, with police officers,
with the police union. I have talked with the police union president. I
have talked with individuals who were there on January 6. I have put
together my own timeline of these events. And to say that, 5 months
later, we are going to put the money before the actual reform to me
says there is a dereliction of duty from the House Administration
Committee.
I mean, how many hearings have taken place on January 6 in House
Administration before today? You are telling me there was a meeting
yesterday?
That is absolutely unacceptable that we are going to stand here today
and say that we have to do this, Madam Speaker.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I would take exception to that. The House
Administration Committee has had more oversight and more hearings, both
at a Member level and a staff level, than any other committee in the
House or Senate about the Capitol Police.
We don't have jurisdiction over everything, but we have not been
derelict in our duty. And I take exception on the part of the whole
committee, Republicans and Democrats, and their staff.
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Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Reclaiming my time, Madam Speaker, I am 100
percent in agreement that we must put the funding behind the men and
women who stand between us and violence, not a question. I am there.
What frustrates me is that I am being told that if I don't vote for
this today, somehow I am not standing behind our men and women in blue
when the House Administration Committee should have led the way with
the Honore report. It was put out months ago. They could have put these
reforms in place, could have told us how this money would be spent. But
they didn't. Why?
And then they say it is not bipartisan unless we do what they want? I
am sorry, but this isn't my money. These are taxpayer dollars, and I
want to make sure that we are not just saying we spent the money and we
are not reforming the system.
For this to never happen again, those reforms need to be in place.
To me, it is a missed opportunity, and I will not stand here, Madam
Speaker, to have it laid at our feet to say somehow we are not
supporting the men and women in blue. I will not abide by that charge.
I believe if that is the truth, then we need to make sure that we are
all doing our work in getting the reforms in place so that the money
can follow. That is how this whole place is designed to work. It is in
the Constitution. That is what we are supposed to do.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I would hope the gentlewoman from
Washington State would put her frustration aside--we all get frustrated
in this body by so many things--and vote to support the folks who took
care of us that day to deal with their backpay and a variety of other
issues that were important.
Ms. LOFGREN. Will the gentlewoman yield?
Ms. DeLAURO. I yield to the gentlewoman from California.
Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, most of what is in this bill doesn't need
a change in the law. You don't need a change in the law to provide
training to the Capitol Police. That is baseline what our obligation
is.
We failed to actually do what we are required to do, and to think
that some further legislative action is needed is simply false.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, the point is, we are reimbursing the
costs that were incurred that day.
I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Stanton).
Mr. STANTON. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this important bill
to better secure our Capitol complex, which includes my legislation to
provide body-worn cameras to Capitol Police officers and require their
use.
Implementing a body-worn camera system for the United States Capitol
Police was recommended in General Honore's important report.
In the wake of the January 6 attack, is there any doubt that the
Federal criminal investigations would have greatly benefited from
additional body camera footage?
In addition, in my experience as a mayor of a major American city,
the city of Phoenix, I know that body-worn cameras improve safety,
improve safety for officers, for the public, and for everyone in the
community. They will improve safety for the people who work here at the
Capitol complex.
I thank Chairwoman DeLauro and Congressman Ryan for working with me
on this important issue.
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Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Let me just try to address a couple of issues that have been raised
here during this debate.
Madam Speaker, I want to recount the Committee on Appropriations has
worked for months to gather information to inform this bill. There were
12 subcommittee hearings. Actually, legislative branch, as the
gentlewoman from Washington State knows, had at least eight hearings,
and every subcommittee held more than one committee hearing.
In addition to that, other committees, House Administration,
Committee on Oversight Reform, all had hearings with regard to this
issue and the path forward. Beginning in April, Committee on
Appropriations engaged in intense good-faith negotiations with our
Republican counterparts. And unfortunately, it appears, I believe, that
the leadership has prevented them from reaching an agreement in a
timely manner.
Madam Speaker, I would just mention that the minority leader, he
looked to sufficient time included in an end-of-the-year funding bill
to strengthen the security of the Capitol complex. So in truth, the
view was not to do it, not to continue in negotiation, but in fact, to
delay a decision on this until the end of the year. We cannot wait in
order to be able to effectuate security of this Capitol for all who
work here and all who visit here.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Virginia (Ms. Wexton), a member of the Committee on Appropriations.
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the Liebengood
Family Statement on the January 6 Commission and Security Supplemental.
Liebengood Family Statement on the January 6 Commission and Security
Supplemental
``We believe a thorough, non-partisan investigation into
the root causes of and the response to the January 6th riot
is essential for our nation to move forward. Howie's death
was an immediate outgrowth of those events. Every officer who
worked that day, as well as their families, should have a
better understanding of what happened. Uncovering the facts
will help our nation heal and may lessen the lingering
emotional bitterness that has divided our country. We implore
Congress to work as one and establish the proposed
Commission.
Additionally, improved mental health for USCP officers has
been one of our goals for the past four months. Through the
tireless efforts of Congresswoman Wexton, we are honored a
wellness program bearing Howie's name has been proposed in
the security supplemental along with more resources for the
program. We welcome and support the new funding and staffing
initiatives that will help prevent future tragedies among the
USCP.''
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this
legislation. The January 6 insurrection led to the deaths of U.S.
Capitol police officers Brian Sicknick and Howie Liebengood and Metro
Police Officer Jeffrey Smith.
We have heard many stories of the broken bones and broken spirits
that officers are still suffering to this day. They have been working
around the clock since the insurrection, and are facing unsustainable
hours due to being understaffed. It is heartbreaking. And it is also
infuriating to hear other Members on this floor attempt to rewrite
history and gaslight those officers with lies about January 6.
I am proud to have helped secure millions of dollars in funding
through this bill for enhancement of mental health services, which
includes six new counselors who will help the Capitol Police during
this crisis and into the future.
I want to especially thank the family of fallen Capitol Police
Officer Howie Liebengood, his wife, Serena, his siblings, John and
Anne, for their advocacy on this bill. I hope that it is some solace to
them that during this tragic time, that once this bill is signed into
law, the Capitol Police Wellness Center will be renamed after Howie, so
his life, legacy, and service to our Capitol will forever be
remembered.
Madam Speaker, the Capitol Police cannot wait until the end of the
year for the funding. I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting
this legislation.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Cartwright) controls the time of the majority.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, we, as Members of Congress, all personally experienced
the January 6 insurrection. And we owe it not only to the people of our
Nation,
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but to the democratic institutions in which we serve to investigate
this attack, prosecute those involved to the full extent, and ensure
that such an event never happens again. Madam Speaker, there is only
one man, one person who is quoted on the walls of this august Chamber,
this people's House.
Madam Speaker, that quotation is above your head, and it is by that
man, Daniel Webster. This Nation was founded on the principle that we
are a Nation of laws, not based on the caprice or the whim of people.
We are a Nation of laws and there was no stronger advocate for that
principle than Daniel Webster.
And he said this: He said: The law: it has honored us; let us honor
it by executing it in its fullest severity.
If we don't do a proper job of investigating that insurrection on
January 6 and prosecuting the people at fault, and the people in
derogation of the criminal laws of this Nation, we will make a mockery,
a sham of everything that Daniel Webster stood for.
To achieve the goal of full accountability and adherence to the law
in my position of chair of the Commerce, Justice, and Science
Appropriation Subcommittee, I have been actively involved in addressing
the issues raised following the January 6 insurrection, beginning with
the immediate investigation and continuing over the days and weeks
following the attack on the Capitol.
My subcommittee dug into the subject at public hearings this spring.
We explored the subject of domestic violent extremism in our hearing
with the Attorney General and the Justice Department's national
security division.
Based on the results of these efforts, the CJS Subcommittee included
funding for three priorities from January 6 security supplemental:
Reimbursing several Justice Department bureaus for the January 6-
related expenses; more resources to enhance the security of Federal
judges; and most importantly, increased resources for Federal
prosecutors to ensure they have the funding to implement the widest
possible prosecution policy aimed at bringing to justice the
perpetrators of January 6.
Again, I urge my colleagues to support this critical piece of
legislation to ensure the safety and security of our democracy. Madam
Speaker, I thank my fellow subcommittee chairs.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, the
chair of the Committee on Appropriations. I thank her for bringing this
important legislation to the floor. It is the product of great, intense
review of what is needed to go forward, and it is lean. There are many
other suggestions that people have. This is what is urgent for us to do
now.
I thank the Committee on Appropriations, which is one of the
committees of jurisdiction, having a series of hearings on the subject,
all of the subcommittees of jurisdiction--I think there are six on
there--and then even the Legislative Branch Committee, which has the
most responsibility, had maybe seven hearings.
In addition to that, let's start on that horrible day. Springing
right from that, I called upon General Honore to review what has
happened. I saw the work that he did in Katrina. That is how I got to
know his work, and I knew that he would be an objective reviewer of
what we needed. He put together a very blue ribbon committee of law
enforcement and national security advisers--national security at the
general level, generals in the military--and they put forth their
recommendations of what we needed to do in the short term and in the
long term. And many of those suggestions, in the short term, are in
this legislation.
There are those who say, well, we can't wait till we do the
commission report--when they vote against the commission report--until
we do this, like next year or the end of the year. No, the need is
immediate, and it is now.
So I thank Madam Chair DeLauro of the Committee on Appropriations,
these subcommittee chairs for the multiple hearings that they have had
on this subject, and I thank the chair of the House Administration
Committee for the hearings that they have had in that committee as well
to hone in on what is urgently needed now.
I also salute the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security,
Chairman Bennie Thompson, working in a bipartisan way with Mr. Katko,
to bring the legislation--so important--in a bipartisan way to the
floor yesterday. And I salute the work that they did.
Madam Speaker, here we are, we have specific needs, honed to how we
listened to the Architect of the Capitol as to what we need to harden
the Capitol, the windows and doors.
There are Members who have said, ``Why are we doing that?'' It was
just a normal day of tourism in the Capitol, while that same person who
said that is pictured in the news pushing furniture up against the door
to keep the brawlers out of this Chamber.
Normal day in the Capitol? Not so.
So we know what is possible now. Who could have imagined that the
President of the United States would incite an insurrection? Should we
have been prepared for that? Who would have imagined that? But could we
have been prepared better? Yes. And we know what we must do now.
This has been an important week in the House as a revised gold medal
legislation is being submitted. It is bipartisan. I am pleased to hear
that the Republican leader, Mr. McCarthy, supports adding those who
were attacked, assaulted, in fact, killed--the one killed, Billy
Evans--on Good Friday. So that is in the works and we will take that up
as soon as we come back.
Yesterday, we had a big, strong bipartisan vote on the commission.
Today, we are saying this is what we need to do now. We may need to do
more as the commission does its work, as the committees of jurisdiction
continue their hearings. So today, we continue to defend the
Constitution and the Capitol with an emergency supplemental bill.
Now much of what is happening in the Capitol in terms of restriction
of visitors and the rest relates to COVID. And as that unfolds more
favorably, we need to be sure that when we have children come and
families enjoy and legislators passing laws and the press covering it
all, and people coming to see the people's House in action, that they
will be safe.
Madam Speaker, the legislation, again, builds on the action that
happened yesterday, and hopefully, we can move quickly through the
Senate and make the necessary appointments so that the product of that
will be respected by the American people.
General Honore's report--I mentioned General Honore--he said, ``The
breach of the Capitol on January 6 brought into stark relief the need
to immediately improve the security of the Capitol complex and the
security of Congressional Members and staff, and the workers who make
our lives possible here. Immediate action is therefore required.''
Immediate action is therefore required: General Honore.
This supplemental, again, protects Members of Congress, of course,
the Capitol, employees, visitors, including bolstering the physical
security of the complex, creating a new reaction force for cases of
emergency.
It responds to the direct costs of the attack on the Capitol. There
were direct costs, including related to response and presence of the
National Guard--that has to be paid for--District of Columbia and other
Federal agencies, and to the prosecution of the insurrectionists.
Proudly, it recognizes the sacrifices of the Capitol Police;
supporting them with overtime pay, bonuses, and trauma support, as well
as specialized training and equipment. And it honors the late Officer
Howie Liebengood by creating the ``Howard C. `Howie' Liebengood Center
for Wellness.''
We are very pleased and proud of that, and we thank the Liebengood
family for their involvement in that creation, and my colleague,
Congresswoman Wexton of Virginia for her role in this.
Protecting the security of the Capitol so we can do our
constitutional work on behalf of the American people should not be
controversial. Four
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months ago, multiple lives were lost. Over 140 law enforcement officers
were physically harmed. Trauma and terror were inflicted on our
colleagues, our staff, and ourselves.
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Today, in passing this legislation, the House is taking a strong step
forward to bring healing to our congressional community and to ensure
that this horror can never happen again.
Let me close again by quoting General Honore's report:
``As you consider the recommendations of this task force, we must not
forget it was the riotous actions of an angry mob that laid bare the
vulnerabilities of the Capitol complex.
``We must not long endure any discourse that prevents or delays
efforts necessary to strengthen the security of the U.S. Capitol
complex and enhance the safety of those who serve the American people
in Congress.''
Madam Speaker, I urge a strong bipartisan vote on this emergency
security supplemental to respond. And as the gentlewoman from
Washington pointed out, there are many more things that we need to do,
but we have to prioritize. We have to sequence. We can't wait until we
know every answer before we start with the solutions that we are well-
aware and that we know of.
Again, some of this will depend on the resources in this legislation
that will enable us to find out what it does cost to protect the
Capitol in a way that is the least offensive to all of us, that says
that this Capitol sits confidently, but assured that we will be
protected when necessary, but that we don't need all of that protection
outside, the fences and the rest, all the time. If we need it, we will
have it when we need it.
Again, those are decisions that have to be made from a technical
standpoint, as well as a security and safety standpoint, and this
legislation enables that to happen.
There are those who say: Well, it didn't work then, so why is it
going to work?
You know what, let's have confidence.
There is one word that I would say we need to rely on in all of this,
and that is the word ``trust.'' Let us trust in each other that our
purpose is the same; that we relied on the expert advice of generals
and law enforcement and the rest, as to what we need immediately--to
use their word, ``immediately.'' Let us trust that we can have the
review that is necessary. We must have a review of the hierarchy of
authority here.
What is this police board? How is that graded? Why can't we do that
in a different way?
We have a search committee looking for a new chief of police. Our
current chief of police may be in that mix, I don't know, because this
is an objective search for a police chief.
So we look forward to working in a bipartisan way because that cannot
be anything but nonpartisan. The House and Senate, Democrats and
Republicans, honor our responsibility, our housekeeping
responsibilities, to keep this place safe, and to have a chain of
command that is clear.
Where is the responsibility for this? Is it in that police board, of
which the police chief is not a member?
I agree with the gentlewoman, those kinds of issues are not resolved,
but that should not hold up getting what we need in place right now. As
the virus is relaxing some of the restrictions, we will be able, again,
to function this summer as the U.S. Capitol, the welcoming beacon of
democracy that it has always been, but with the assurance that it will
be safe.
Madam Speaker, hopefully we will have a strong bipartisan vote on
this. And I am very proud of what happened yesterday. I thank the
gentlewoman for her leadership in that regard.
Madam Speaker, I praise the Appropriations Committee for bringing
this to the floor. I thank the Homeland Security Committee for their
great work and also as the authorizer. I also thank the House
Administration Committee for the piece of this that they have.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I agree with the Speaker of the House that we do need
to trust; and we, at some point, need to rely on one another's better
nature, honestly. I have been walking through that this year ad
nauseam, and will continue to do so. And it is in that same spirit of
comity that is part of the reason I raised this challenge. I have not
been afraid to challenge my own team at all, but that is part of why I
am also not afraid to challenge the other team.
If I refer back to General Honore's report, which is the basis for
what we are being asked to vote on this for, under his piece, the
Capitol Police Board Decision-making During Emergencies, he said: ``The
Capitol Police Board's deliberate decision-making process proved too
slow and cumbersome to respond to the crisis in January, delaying
requests for critical supplemental resources. We recommend revisions to
2 U.S. Code 1970 and 1974 to give the USCP Chief the authority to
request external law enforcement and National Guard support without CPB
preapproval in extraordinary emergency circumstances. . . . `'
And he goes on to explain that.
So it is not like we have to do a lot of research to figure out what
laws need to change in order to be compliant with General Honore's
report. And that would give me a whole lot more--it would allow me to
trust and verify that we are spending this money in the way that we
should. But they are not doing it, Madam Speaker. That is what really
bugs me.
We were in good negotiations trying to work this out, and all of a
sudden last week, it is just done, we are not going to negotiate
anymore. That is my problem.
What other pieces in this bill are not fully fleshed out?
I think it was a very important point to make that, look, I am for
protecting this Capitol and the staff that serve here, and the men and
women that serve here, and I will back up our police officers any day
of the week and twice on Sunday, but it really bothers me that it is a
priority when our security is threatened. We have got all these other
emergencies around this country, things like the southern border, and
we are just going to sit on it.
Madam Speaker, I am not saying hold everything back, as is being
promoted. They are saying hold everything back just because we don't
have everything else figured out.
Well, why don't we take the steps that we know that need to be
addressed?
I mentioned the southern border. That is a crisis we know. But at
least take General Honore's report and implement it, and then I
wouldn't be as opposed to funding it.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
New York (Mr. Espaillat), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
Mr. ESPAILLAT. Madam Speaker, congratulations to our chair,
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, for her hard work.
Madam Speaker, a day after passing the historic commission with
robust bipartisan help, we are here now to support this emergency
security funding bill. The attacks on January 6 exposed the dire state
of our Capitol's security infrastructure.
As a member of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, I
have been alarmed to learn of just how outdated our security
infrastructure really is, and how we had let it deteriorate for far too
long.
The funding package that we are about to pass today will change that.
It will allocate $2 billion in investment, including updating cameras
on Capitol grounds, purchasing new protective equipment, increasing the
number of frequency of security sweeps, et cetera.
I called for many of these changes and improvements back on January 6
and January 7. I am glad to be here to support this.
Madam Speaker, I rise to support this bill.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gonzales).
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas. Madam Speaker, as I have listened to the
debate on this legislation to provide emergency funding, I realize it
is tone-deaf. The true emergencies we should be funding are not part of
this bill.
We have a southern border crisis. If that is not enough, we have a
crisis in the Middle East. We have an emergency situation at our
southern border.
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And even as we debate, the United States' closest ally, Israel, is
under attack by constant terrorist threat. Hamas and the Palestinian
Islamic jihad, proxies of Iran, have been attacking Israel for 2 weeks
and have fired over 4,000 rockets from Gaza into Israel.
Now is the time to stand with our ally, Israel. We need to show them
that we believe in their right to defend themselves, and the United
States will do everything within our power to ensure they defeat these
terrorists and any attacks by Iran.
Will my Democrat colleagues choose to stand with Israel? Or will they
cower to the Iranian proxies?
U.S. security assistance to Israel has been crucial to countering the
many threats Israel faces on a daily basis. Our security partnerships
serve as an active participant. The investment in the Iron Dome defense
system that counters short-range rockets is one of the most important
investments we have made toward the peace in the Middle East.
Not only does it save Israeli lives, it saves thousands of
Palestinian lives. If the 4,000 rockets fired by terrorists had hit
their targets, Israel would have had no choice but to escalate the
conflict.
Madam Speaker, if we adopt the motion to recommit, we will instruct
the Committee on Appropriations to consider my amendment to H.R. 3237.
It would provide emergency funding for the Iron Dome defense system to
ensure that Israel has the system it needs to continue defending
against these attacks and enable the Israelis to replenish the
thousands of interceptors they have used.
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to include the text of the
amendment in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Speaker, I just want to say that I appreciate the debate that
we have had today. I don't think any of us disagree on what we want. We
want a safe and secure Capitol. We want to make sure that the people
who work here are taken care of. We want to make sure that we are
backfilling everything from overtime pay to mental health needs. And we
want to make sure that that is all done to fix or to address some of
the challenges we have had this year.
But, in addition, because we are talking about such a great sum of
money and resources, I want to make sure it never happens again. There
are other things that are happening alongside this. We have talked
about the commission today, and we have talked about other things.
But our responsibility with this is to make sure, as appropriators,
that we are spending money and we are verifying that it is being used
to the best end. That is, right now, ultimately what I think we can do
better with. It is true right now that the Senate, both Republicans and
Democrats, are not in line with what this legislation is.
So if we take a little bit more time and we do this right, we can
come out with something that we can all be proud of, that will do the
job that it is intended to do.
I am very disappointed to recommend a ``no'' vote on the underlying
legislation.
Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
I am disappointed that the gentlewoman from Washington State will not
find her way to vote for the bill. We have worked on many issues
together on the Appropriations Committee, yes, in fact, in meetings
about the Capitol Police Board and other efforts. As it has been
stated, we worked for months on the Appropriations Committee with
numerous hearings in order to be able to engage on a bipartisan basis.
Unfortunately, the leadership of the minority leader, I believe, saw
that the direction that this bill should go in is in the end of the
year. In that case, we cannot begin to fix the problems that occurred.
Madam Speaker, I remember January 6, as we all do. I sat in the
Gallery. I sat right up there as we counted the electoral votes, which
was our constitutional duty, in order to certify the election of the
President of the United States.
I was here, at the podium, when the Capitol policeman said, The
rioters have breached the Capitol. They are in the rotunda. They are on
their way to the House Chamber, to those doors right there, those doors
that were shattered and smashed that day, and where there were
barricades that were put up against it.
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We were told to grab a gas mask. I didn't know we had gas masks here.
We did that, and no sooner than that, we were told we have to evacuate,
you make your way.
I can still trace my steps around the perimeter of this gallery, all
the way around, going underneath these barriers here. All of us,
Democrats, Republicans, and members of the press who were there that
day, and young people who came here to work, we were together. We were
holding on to one another because we knew there was imminent danger.
I won't ever forget us getting around to that side of the gallery
when the Capitol Police said to hit the floor because of gunshots--
gunshots. We all hit the floor, Democrats and Republicans, at the order
of the Capitol Police, to protect us from what was going on that day.
As I lay on the floor with very little juice in my cell phone, I
called my husband. I didn't want to say to him, ``I love you,'' because
it brought back to me the remembrance of 9/11 and those last words that
people uttered. I just said: ``I am fine. I am going to be evacuated.
Call the kids and let them know it is okay.''
This bill is not about politics. It is not about settling scores. It
is about ensuring that every person who comes onto the Capitol Grounds
is safe and is protected.
The funding is not optional. This vote is not a show vote. It is
about protecting the seat of democracy and the men, the women, and the
young people who work here.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to do the right thing and pass
this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, the criminal invasion of the U.S. Capitol
on January 6th created an unprecedented test for liberty lovers to
respond and protect democracy for generations to come.
We owe it to our law enforcement community, and indeed everyone who
works in or visits our Capitol, to respond with means to recover and
rebuild from the insurrection,
The U.S. Capitol holds national and international significance as the
temple of liberty and representational democracy. The invaders, many in
paramilitary attire more modern and protective than what our own
officers were provided, exposed gaps and weaknesses at the highest
levels. Our failure to act now only invites our greatest adversaries an
open door to further harm.
We continue to mourn the officers we lost, those who were physically
injured, and the countless who continue to suffer from mental and
emotional distress. Let us act in their honor.
Through Chairwoman DeLauro's leadership, the Appropriations Committee
held extensive hearings and conversations with security experts,
gathering critical recommendations to address the immediate security
needs.
As such, this bill provides $1.9 billion in emergency appropriations
to:
Provide funds to repair the physical wounds to the Capitol Complex
and build back with stronger security enhancements.
It invests in means to protect Members of Congress, congressional
staff, and visitors following the recommendations of the Capitol
Security Review.
It provides resources to the United States Capitol Police for officer
salaries, equipment, training, and mental health counseling.
And provides resources for enhanced security for Members of Congress.
Today, Congress must provide confidence to our Capitol Hill community
that the safety and security of all who work within and visit the
temple of liberty remains a top priority. I encourage all my colleagues
to support this important legislation.
Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3237.
While I support some of its provisions, I have strong concerns about
many items included in this bill and the manner by which the majority
has crafted it.
As the Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I
am strongly supportive of the reimbursement to the National
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Guard for the costs incurred due to their extended deployment in
support of Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies. We need
to reimburse them as soon as possible to avoid having to cancel drill
weekend and other training.
Our Guardsmen and women have patriotically taken time away from their
families, careers, and communities to protect our nation's capital. I,
along with my colleagues, thank them for their service.
However, I am strongly opposed to the majority's proposal to stand up
a Quick Reaction Force comprised of the D.C. National Guard.
While Congress should consider the creation of a form of a Quick
Reaction Force, it should be comprised of law enforcement, not
military. They are better suited and have training that is more
specific to this mission.
Like much of this bill, the majority has hastily crafted this concept
in a partisan manner without thinking through all of the ramifications.
Our subcommittee has held no hearings on this issue. This issue
deserves a much more thoughtful and deliberate approach.
I also echo my colleagues concerns about the funding proposed to
create physical barriers around the Capitol complex. The extended
duration of the fencing has been entirely unnecessary. Continuing this
into the future is expensive, misguided, and is unfair to the American
people--who deserve access to their Nation's Capital.
For these reasons and others, I urge my colleagues to vote no.
Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support
of the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th
Appropriations Act.
I'd like to thank Speaker Pelosi, Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro,
Subcommittee Chair Tim Ryan and the other Subcommittee chairs for their
extraordinary leadership in crafting this emergency package to respond
to the urgent need for a safer and more secure Capitol.
I was here on the House Floor during the violent insurrection on
January 6th. In carrying out our tradition of the peaceful transfer of
power, a mob tried to violently overthrow our government because of
Donald Trump's false narrative of election fraud. On the global stage,
we are a nation that condemns violent attempts to negate the outcomes
of free and fair elections and yet in our Nation's capital we saw an
armed standoff at the door of the House Chamber and tear gas deployed
in the rotunda.
This bill would address the direct costs incurred by agencies in the
riotous attack. It funds security improvements to the Capitol and
specialized training for Capitol police. Lastly, it also provides
funding for the continued prosecution of the perpetrators.
As we have seen, the lie that incited the riot has not gone away. The
white supremacist ideology that fuels these lies and conspiracy
theories persists. Looking towards the future, it is important that we
pass this bill to improve the protection of the Capitol for those who
visit and work here daily.
I urge the passage of the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond
to the January 6th Appropriations Act.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 409, the previous question is ordered on
the bill.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
Motion to Recommit
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas. Madam Speaker, I have a motion to
recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas moves to recommit the bill H.R.
3237 to the Committee on Appropriations.
The material previously referred to by Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas is
as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Procurement
PROCUREMENT, DEFENSE-WIDE
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-wide
'', and ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation,
Defense-Wide'', $500,000,000, shall remain available until
September 30, 2024, for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:
Provided, That of this amount, $73,000,000 shall be for the
Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel
for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to
counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-
Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended;
$177,000,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile
Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense
research and development under the SRBMD program, of which
$50,000,000 shall be for co-production activities of SRBMD
systems in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's
defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws,
regulations, and procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-
production agreement for SRBMD, as amended; $77,000,000 shall
be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense
Architecture, of which $77,000,000 shall be for co-production
activities of Arrow 3 Upper Tier systems in the United States
and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements
consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and
procedures, subject to the U.S.-Israeli co-production
agreement for Arrow 3 Upper Tier, as amended; and
$173,000,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement
Program including development of a long range, ground and
airborne, detection suite: Provided, That such amount is
designated by the Congress as being for an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 25l(b)(2)(A)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the
previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit.
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.
Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas
and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 209,
nays 218, not voting 2, as follows:
[Roll No. 155]
YEAS--209
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin
NAYS--218
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
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Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NOT VOTING--2
Golden
Webster (FL)
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Messrs. CLYBURN, KILDEE, Mrs. HAYES, Messrs. GOTTHEIMER, DOGGETT, Ms.
SPEIER, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. CLEAVER
changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Messrs. POSEY, SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, and Mr. BURGESS changed
their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Allred (Wexton)
Beatty (Lawrence)
Bishop (GA) (Butterfield)
Boebert (Gosar)
Buchanan (Dunn)
Cardenas (Gallego)
Carter (TX) (Calvert)
Crenshaw (Pfluger)
Deutch (Rice (NY))
Doyle, Michael F. (Cartwright)
Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Katko (Stefanik)
Kelly (IL) (Kuster)
Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
Lieu (Beyer)
Lowenthal (Beyer)
McEachin (Wexton)
McHenry (Banks)
Mfume (Evans)
Mullin (Cole)
Napolitano (Correa)
Norman (Van Drew)
Ocasio-Cortez (Bush)
Pascrell (Pallone)
Payne (Pallone)
Perlmutter (Neguse)
Ruppersberger (Raskin)
Rush (Underwood)
Sewell (DelBene)
Slotkin (Axne)
Waters (Barragan)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
Wilson (SC) (Timmons)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
Pursuant to clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 213,
nays 212, answered ``present'' 3, not voting 2, as follows:
[Roll No. 156]
YEAS--213
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown
Brownley
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
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Maloney, Carolyn B.
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Meng
Mfume
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Neguse
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Rush
Ryan
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Scott, David
Sewell
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Wasserman Schultz
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Yarmuth
NAYS--212
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Barr
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Bush
Calvert
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Carl
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Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
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Gohmert
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Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin
PRESENT--3
Bowman
Ocasio-Cortez
Tlaib
NOT VOTING--2
Carter (TX)
Webster (FL)
Removal of Name of Member as Cosponsor of H.R. 1127
Ms. ESHOO (during the vote). Madam Speaker, I ask to be removed as
cosponsor of H.R. 1127.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's request cannot be
entertained during a vote.
{time} 1214
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated against:
Mr. CARTER of Texas. Madam Speaker, while I unintentionally missed
the vote on rollcall 156, I would have voted no.
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
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