[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5107-H5115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IRON DOME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 5323) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 5323
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, 2022, and for other purposes,
namely:
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROCUREMENT
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024,
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: Provided, That such
funds shall be provided to address emergent requirements in
support of Operation Guardian of the Walls: Provided
further, That such funds shall be transferred pursuant to an
exchange of letters and are in addition to funds provided
pursuant to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement,
as amended: Provided further, That nothing in the preceding
provisos shall be construed to apply to amounts made
available in prior appropriations Acts for the procurement of
the Iron Dome defense system: Provided further, That such
amount is designated by the Congress as being for an
emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and
section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 101. Each amount appropriated or made available by
this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for
the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 102. 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 2022.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iron Dome Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2022''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
General Leave
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on H.R. 5323 currently under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Iron Dome Supplemental
Appropriations Act, which provides $1 billion in funding for Iron Dome,
Israel's short-range missile defense system.
In May, during the latest period of increased violence between Israel
and Hamas, more than 4,000 rockets were launched from Gaza. Using radar
technology and missiles to track and destroy incoming rockets, the Iron
Dome intercepted over 90 percent of the rockets that would have landed
in civilian-populated areas. This system, with help from Congress'
funding, saved thousands of lives in that month alone.
Under the 2016 memorandum of understanding between the United States
and Israel, the United States is committed to replenishing the Iron
Dome so Israel can continue to defend itself from attack and protect
its citizens.
With the funding in this bill, the Iron Dome would continue to
protect millions of civilians. Let me repeat, this funding, as the bill
language clearly states, is limited to a system that is entirely
defensive. And there is no greater demonstration of the defensive
nature of this system than the videos showing the Iron Dome's
interception capacity.
Mr. Speaker, the United States has long been committed to the
objective of a two-state solution, Israelis and Palestinians living
side by side in a lasting peace. The legislation before us ensures that
Israel can fully defend all its citizens, a necessary condition for
lasting peace.
In the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill
passed by the House over the summer, we provided funding to help meet
the humanitarian and development needs of the Palestinian people,
another requirement for lasting peace.
Peace must always be our mission. It will allow Israelis and
Palestinians to reconcile their differences and heal their many wounds.
But only through peace can this reconciliation and healing even begin
to be achieved.
Mr. Speaker, this bill demonstrates that Congress' commitment to our
friend and ally Israel is bipartisan and ironclad. It fulfills our
moral imperative to protect the lives of innocent civilians and helps
build the foundations for peace.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance
of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5323, which
provides funding for Israel's Iron Dome system.
I have a long record of supporting Israel and am proud to support
this bill today.
We originally secured funding for Iron Dome in the continuing
resolution that was filed Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, that funding
was then stripped out to address concerns on the Democrat side, and a
new CR was introduced.
In addition, Republicans voted for my motion to recommit, which could
have addressed this issue, but the majority party was united in voting
against it.
Let me explain why this bill is important to pass as quickly as
possible. Four months ago, Israel was under attack from terrorists. The
rocket fire into Israel was unprecedented. Countless civilian lives
were saved because of the Iron Dome system that the United States has
supported year after year.
Due to the attacks this last spring, Iron Dome rocket interceptors
need to be replenished. This funding is critical and time-sensitive. We
must ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself in the face of
real and growing threats.
Providing this funding sends an important message to Israel and those
who wish them harm, that the United States stands with Israel and
against terrorists. We must reassure our ally that America will never
turn its back on the great State of Israel.
I urge passage and reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the chair of the Defense Appropriations
Subcommittee.
Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I am a strong supporter of human rights,
Palestinian and Israeli rights.
As chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Iron Dome was
fully funded in the FY22 Defense appropriations bill that passed out of
committee with unanimous Democratic support and no Republican votes.
The CR earlier this week added language for a billion dollars for
Iron Dome, despite no requests received by me from the Biden
administration.
Madam Chair, you and I agree, this was a matter that could have been
worked out in conference committee, but today we have this emergency
bill in front of us. I would like to engage in a colloquy with the
chair of the full committee to clarify this important point.
Can any funds in this bill be used for the procurement of offensive
weapons by the Government of Israel? I yield to my friend for an
answer.
Ms. DeLAURO. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The answer is no,
they cannot be used for offensive weapons by the Government of Israel.
On page 2, line 7, the bill clearly states the purpose, ``for the
procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range
rocket threats.''
Ms. McCOLLUM. Thank you. This bill clearly states that this funding
is purely for defensive purposes.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Womack), the ranking member of the Financial Services and
General Government Subcommittee.
Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon in steadfast support
of this supplemental and of Israel.
In the same week President Biden pledged to stand with our allies,
his Democrat counterparts removed critical defense resources for our
longstanding ally and friend. We shouldn't be surprised, given the
openly anti-Semitic sentiments and comparisons of Israel and America to
terrorist organizations expressed by some on the other side.
The State of Israel has the right to exist free of terror. This point
should not be controversial. The bill is simple. As evidenced by the
colloquy just a minute ago, it replenishes the defensive Iron Dome
system. I will say it again. It replenishes a defensive system.
The Iron Dome has no offensive capability, and yet there are still
members on the Democrat side of the aisle who oppose it. It was that
opposition, Mr.
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Speaker, that delayed proceedings in this very Chamber on Tuesday,
forcing leadership to pull Iron Dome from the continuing resolution, so
they could have the votes to pass.
Interestingly, we didn't see the same visceral reaction to leaving
more than a billion dollars' worth of artillery in the hands of
terrorists in Afghanistan, as we are seeing with this defensive system.
They are openly opposing a capability that protects women and
children from terrorist rocket attacks.
In the words of our own Speaker, it is about the children.
Earlier this year, Hamas and other terrorist organizations launched
more than 4,000 rockets at Israeli civilians. We are talking about
children and families simply trying to live their lives.
I hope this bill passes without opposition. That, Mr. Speaker, should
be the standard. I urge each and every one of my colleagues to support
this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chair of the Military Construction
and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the
Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, which I was proud to
help bring to the floor today.
The United States has long supported critical funding to help our
democratic ally, Israel, protect herself by herself.
During my trips to Israel, I have been privileged to spend hours
meeting with families living near the border with Gaza who huddle in
bomb shelters designed to dually function as schools. There you can see
Israel's geographic vulnerability firsthand and clearly understand the
urgency of securing this replenishment funding for Israel's highly
effective Iron Dome missile defense program.
Israel relies on the Iron Dome to defend her citizens against
incoming rocket fire from terrorist groups like Hamas, Islamic jihad,
and Hezbollah. Earlier this year when terrorist groups fired 4,500
rockets at Israel's population centers in just 11 days, the Iron Dome
effectively intercepted 90 percent of those rockets, saving innocent
Israeli and Palestinian lives.
The system also maintains regional stability by preventing dangerous
escalation. For these reasons, I know I will continue to use my vote
and my voice to maintain our Nation's ironclad commitment to Israel's
security, including maintaining her qualitative military edge,
especially against emerging terrorist threats.
This is a defense system. Its whole purpose is to stop violence and
save lives. By supporting this program, you are promoting peace.
I am proud to have worked on a strategy with other pro-Israel
Democrats and our House leadership to ensure there is no question about
our commitment to the safety and security of our closest ally in the
Middle East, Israel.
I urge the United States Senate to take up this urgent funding bill
immediately to defend our ally Israel and increase prospects for peace
and avoid the CR debt-limit debate. I thank the chair for bringing this
important legislation to the floor.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Hill).
Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Speaker, I thank the ranking
member of the Appropriations Committee, and the chair for bringing this
measure to the floor. But to paraphrase President Reagan, Well, there
you go again.
Why are we here? This should have been in the CR, approved, or we
should have had support for the ranking member's motion to recommit,
but we are here for a supplemental appropriation for the Iron Dome.
I support it, but it is disgraceful that we have had to come back to
the House floor to carry on this mission.
The Iron Dome is one of the most successful military and technology
partnerships in world history. Earlier this year, the missile defense
system, Iron Dome, saved countless lives, Mr. Speaker, of Israeli and
Palestinian citizens from relentless attack.
In July I traveled to Israel with Foreign Affairs Committee Chair
Meeks on the first U.S. congressional codel since the pandemic. Where
was it? Our first visit, Jerusalem, to meet the new Israeli coalition
government.
Despite a change in power and a new governing coalition between left
and right, there is no space, Mr. Speaker, between the parties in
Israel that the number one national security threat continues to be
Iran.
And who funds that roaring rocket reign of terror flying into Israel
from Hamas? Iran.
Mr. Speaker, we have historically in this body had strong bipartisan
support for our friend, Israel. On our trip, our delegation, led by
Chair Meeks, assured the Israeli Government that we have their back and
that we would continue to fund Iron Dome. I thank him for his critical
voice.
While this makeup vote restores the funding stripped by Democratic
colleagues earlier this week, the concern I have is like the
gentlewoman from Florida, those strong Democratic friends of Israel are
continuing to be thrown under the bus on this House floor by the far
left.
Mr. Speaker, I urge approval. I thank the Appropriations Committee.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I support Israel's right to defend
herself. I have always voted for defensive technology, which we should
invest in.
The Congress first supported Iron Dome funding a decade ago after a
request made by President Obama.
In 2014 I visited Israel. I saw with my own eyes how the Iron Dome
stopped rockets and saved lives.
This year we saw the horrific launching of rockets from Gaza toward
Israeli streets. It is never okay to target civilians.
While the deescalation prevailed, there was a tragic loss of life in
Israel and Gaza. Extremism and vicious rhetoric breed instability.
This year the U.S. rightly provided millions in humanitarian
assistance to the Palestinian people. Thanks to the bill before us,
Congress is reaffirming our commitment to Israel's right to defend
itself.
Iron Dome technology keeps people safe, and it saves lives.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the
gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), and I ask unanimous consent
that he control the remainder of the time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I rise today on this very important issue that is near and dear to my
heart and ought to be near and dear to the heart of this body and the
United States of America.
I think the Democratic majority made a horrific mistake this week in
stripping out Iron Dome funding from the NDAA bill. I was shocked.
I was shocked because I grew up in a country that, despite being a
Republican--and I am a strong Republican; my mother was a strong
Democrat, my father was a strong Republican--support for Israel, our
beloved ally, our democratic ally, our only really, really reliable
ally in the Middle East was stripped out of that bill.
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This was a defensive mechanism. This is a system, Mr. Speaker, that
keeps missiles from coming in and killing innocent men, women, and
children who live in fear. Never let an Israeli live in fear from
terrorism again; a defensive mechanism, a defensive system.
So today I do applaud the Democrats for finally standing up and
admitting their mistake with this bill that is unnecessary in this
format but has become necessary because it was stripped out of the
major NDAA bill.
So I will be strongly supporting this bill, this billion dollars for
a defensive system, but more importantly today before I reserve the
balance of my time, let me say that as an American, as a Republican, as
a servant in this House, the United States of America must state its
unequivocal support for the State of Israel.
Israel has gone through a tumultuous history since its founding. The
United States has stood with Israel. We will stand with Israel today on
this important bill. We will fund the Iron Dome, and we will always
protect the Israeli people from terrorism wherever it comes from.
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Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support
funding for the Iron Dome.
The Iron Dome is a purely defensive system, one that has saved
countless innocent lives. Its whole purpose is to save lives and pursue
peace.
I strongly support Israel's right to defend herself. Since its
formation, Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East, has been under
attack by terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah that deny
its right to exist. The Iron Dome is crucial to protecting lives
against these terrorist attacks who continue to fire thousands of
rockets into Israel.
I am proud of the work that Israel and the United States did together
to develop this successful defensive system, and I urge all my
colleagues to support the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act.
This should be a totally bipartisan effort.
I particularly thank the members of the Appropriations Committee and
Chair DeLauro, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and many others for their work
for bringing it swiftly to the floor. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairwoman of the
Appropriations Committee for yielding, but more importantly, for her
unwavering support for this important priority. Thank you, Ms. DeLauro,
for your leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor to
further express the will of Congress in a bipartisan way for the
security of Israel.
Iron Dome is a purely defensive system designed to safeguard all
civilians living in Israel. The system was codeveloped by the United
States and Israel and has saved thousands of lives.
Additional financial support for Iron Dome was part of the memorandum
of understanding negotiated by President Obama in 2016. The funding
being appropriated today simply continues and strengthens this support.
Passage of this bill reflects a great unity in Congress on a
bipartisan and bicameral basis for Israel's security.
Assistance to Israel is vital, because Israel's security is an
imperative for America's security.
Today and every day, Congress stands in support of a comprehensive,
durable peace in the region, and we pray for every life lost on all
sides of this conflict.
I urge a strong bipartisan vote for the security of the people of
Israel and for this legislation.
Again, I commend all who have been a part of putting this together,
Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, Congressman Deutch, and so many others
that I see here.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Norcross).
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for yielding, and I
appreciate her bringing this important bill to the floor in such a
timely manner.
I rise today in speaking of the importance of defending innocent
lives from indiscriminate attacks, because that is exactly what Iron
Dome does. It is a purely defensive system that safeguards lives and
thousands of civilians living in Israel, many of whom have friends and
family right in my south Jersey district.
This shouldn't be a partisan issue, and I hear that right before they
start blaming the other side. My God, the reason why it didn't come up
before is because they wouldn't vote for it. We couldn't count on them.
Just like we can't count on them on so many issues.
This saves lives. 300,000 of them are American citizens living in
Israel. You heard the number, 4,000 shots. Very few people lost their
lives. Still too many. Imagine how many would have died if this system
were not in place.
This is just so important for our relationship with Israel. If we
fail to stand by our closest allies what message are we sending to
others?
So protecting civilian lives through this defensive system is a
nonpartisan issue, and we must support it. I urge all my colleagues to
support this measure.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the
Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Israel has the right to defend itself against any assault on its
sovereignty and its people. This funding will help replenish Israel's
Iron Dome to safeguard the Israeli people from Hamas rocket fire and
other terrorist threats.
It is unfortunate, Mr. Speaker, that my colleagues on the other side
of the aisle have decided to politicize such an important and serious
issue even after the recent deadly hostilities between Israel and
Hamas. They tried to play political games with something as deadly
serious as Iron Dome by claiming we should have included this in a
different vehicle, which every single Republican voted against.
Too much of a risk.
Today's vote is a reminder that the United States will always stand
with our ally Israel, and we have always supported funding for Iron
Dome, we will continue to do so.
Enough with the politics. Israel wants bipartisan support. This
political gamesmanship must end. Today's vote will help do that.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
North Carolina (Ms. Manning).
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R.
5323, the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Israel is our most important, most reliable, and only democratic ally
in the Middle East. The United States has a longstanding bipartisan
commitment to Israel's security, and that commitment must remain
ironclad.
In May, innocent civilians in Israel, Jews, Christians, and Muslims
were targeted by terrorist groups from Gaza who fired more than 4,500
rockets at schools, hospitals, and population centers. It was the Iron
Dome missile defense system that intercepted those rockets, saving
thousands of lives.
Now we must stand with our ally on a bipartisan basis and make sure
Israel has the resources to defend her people from future terrorist
attacks. We do that by passing this bill.
I am grateful to Majority Leader Hoyer and Chairwoman DeLauro for
their leadership in bringing this supplemental to the floor today. We
cannot play politics with Israel's security especially when lives are
at risk.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Connecticut (Mrs. Hayes).
Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill. There are serious votes,
and then there are messaging votes. A messaging vote is designed for
attack ads.
That is exactly what we saw on the floor yesterday. The motion to
recommit, a parliamentary action, has been turned into a dishonest
attack and framed as a vote against the security of Israel.
I am a Democrat, and I remain firm in my commitment and appreciation
for Israel's legitimate right to self-defense, and I remind everyone
again that the motion to recommit just sends the bill back to
committee.
According to the memorandum of understanding between Israel and the
United States reached in 2016, for fiscal years 2019 through 2028, the
United States is expected to provide $500 million every year for
missile defense. That has not changed.
Funding for the Iron Dome was never in jeopardy. In fact, President
Biden has pledged to replenish the Iron Dome funding system, and
Congress will approve it following the correct legislative action.
A motion to recommit is a procedural vote that sends a bill back to
committee. That is all it does. My Republican colleagues have shown
time and time again that when we have to take actual votes, they vote
against Israel.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman an additional 30
seconds.
Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, on July 1 the Appropriations Committee voted
on H.R. 4373, which contains the bulk of Israel aid, $3.3 billion in
security assistance. Every Republican voted ``no.''
On July 13, the Appropriations Committee voted on H.R. 4432, which
includes $500 million in missile defense. Every Republican voted
``no.''
So let's be honest about what is happening here. We have consistently
voted to support our allies in Israel.
I end by saying, being pro-Israel and expressing concern for
Palestinian rights are not mutually exclusive. I will continue to
challenge myself and my colleagues and ask the difficult questions in
an effort to work toward a solution. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Schneider).
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago in the Gulf war, Israel
endured 31 scud missile strikes from Iraq; its population effectively
defenseless.
Fifteen years ago in the second Lebanon war, Hezbollah fired 4,000
rockets at Israel in 34 days. Again, Israel had no active defense.
Five months ago over the course of just 11 days, Hamas and other
terrorist groups in Gaza launched more than 4,500 rockets at Israel,
but because of Iron Dome, Israel is no longer defenseless. Iron Dome
has saved lives both Israeli and Palestinian.
America's commitment to Iron Dome is rock solid. Today's vote will
make that clear in spite that some on both sides of the aisle will seek
to make Israel and our unyielding support for the U.S.-Israel
relationship a wedge issue.
There are so many reasons for hope in the region. Israel has a new
government with the broadest imaginable governing coalition, including
Arab parties. Israelis and Palestinians are talking to each other
again. The Abraham Accords are changing the dynamic between Israel and
her Arab neighbors. Progress in all these areas starts with and depends
on security.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 10
seconds.
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Progress in all these areas starts with and depends on
security, and security starts with and relies on Iron Dome funding.
I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this critical funding
and hope the Senate will take it up immediately.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer).
Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of critical
legislation to support our key ally Israel on the Iron Dome technology
we worked with them to develop.
For 73 years, the United States and Israel have fostered and
strengthened a remarkable relationship rooted in our shared values of
freedom and democracy.
We continue to see those values attacked today.
Israel's national security is key to America's national security and
to our fight against terror.
Earlier this year, terrorists in Gaza including Hamas and the
Palestinian Islamic jihad fired more than 4,500 rockets at innocent
civilians in Israel in just 11 days.
We thank God each day for the Iron Dome, which intercepted 90 percent
of the incoming rockets, saving countless lives.
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Unfortunately, some of my colleagues recently used support for this
defense system as a political football. They threatened to shut down
the Federal Government, putting at risk hurricane disaster relief and
help for Afghan refugees, all over support for Iron Dome. It was
outrageous, but now we have a chance to act.
Let's pass this bill, support Iron Dome, and continue our historic,
bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Senate should
then immediately take up this standalone measure and not let it get
bogged down in the ongoing debt ceiling and continuing resolution
debate.
Mr. Speaker, we must protect our ally, the only democracy in the
Middle East. Our national security is on the line.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my
time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this supplemental.
I will not support an effort to enable and support war crimes, human
rights abuses, and violence.
We cannot continue talking only about Israeli's need for safety at a
time when Palestinians are living under a violent apartheid system and
are dying from what Human Rights Watch has said are war crimes.
We should also be talking about the Palestinian need for security
from Israeli attacks. We must be consistent in our commitment to human
life, period. Everyone deserves to be safe there.
The bill claims to be ``a replenishment'' for weapons apartheid
Israel used in a crisis it manufactured when it attacked worshippers at
one of the most holiest Islamic locations, al-Aqsa Mosque, committing,
again, numerous war crimes.
Yet, $1 billion in American taxpayer dollars that my colleagues want
to give represents, to me, an absurd and unjustifiable 140 times
increase to U.S. funding for the Iron Dome.
I firmly believe our country must oppose selling weapons to anyone
anywhere without human rights law compliance.
The Israeli Government is an apartheid regime--not my words, the
words of Human Rights Watch and Israel's own human rights organization
B'Tselem.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues: Please stand with me in supporting
human rights for all.
I include in the Record this Human Rights Watch article.
[From BBC News, Aug. 23, 2021]
Israeli Strikes on Gaza High-Rises May Be War Crimes--Human Rights
Watch
No-one was hurt in the attacks, but a report by the
campaign group says dozens of families were left homeless.
The Israeli military said Palestinian militant groups were
using the towers for military purposes and turning civilians
inside into human shields.
But HRW said it had not provided evidence to support those
allegations.
At least 256 people were killed in Gaza, according to the
United Nations, and 13 people were killed in Israel during 11
days of fierce fighting.
It began after weeks of spiralling Israeli-Palestinian
tension in East Jerusalem which culminated in clashes at a
holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Hamas--the
militant Islamist group which rules Gaza--began firing
rockets after warning Israel to withdraw from the site,
triggering retaliatory air strikes.
Between 11 and 15 May, Israeli strikes destroyed the
Hanadi, Jawhara, Shorouk, and Jala towers in Gaza City.
In each case, the Israeli military warned tenants of
impending attacks, allowing for their evacuation, according
to HRW's report.
Israeli authorities said the buildings housed offices of
Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups, including the
headquarters of certain units and military intelligence. One
tower included offices for ``the most valuable Hamas
technological equipment'' for use against Israel, it says.
HRW's investigation was based on interviews with 18
Palestinians who witnessed the strikes or were affected by
them, along with analysis of videos and photographs.
It found no evidence that members of militant groups
involved in military operations had a current or long-term
presence in any of the towers at the time they were attacked.
Even if there were such a presence, the report says, the
attacks appeared to cause foreseeably disproportionate harm
to civilian property.
The strike on the 12-storey Jala Tower, which housed the
offices of the Associated Press (AP) news agency and the Al
Jazeera broadcasting network, provoked widespread outrage.
In June, Israel's ambassador to the US told AP executives
that the building was being used by Hamas to develop an
electronic jamming system against the Israeli military's Iron
Dome missile defence system.
But the AP's executive editor said it had never had any
indication that Hamas militants might be in the tower.
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``The apparently unlawful Israeli strikes on four high-rise
towers in Gaza City caused serious, lasting harm for
countless Palestinians who lived, worked, shopped, or
benefitted from businesses based there,'' said Richard Weir,
HRW's crisis and conflict researcher. ``The Israeli military
should publicly produce the evidence that it says it relied
on to carry out these attacks.''
In response to HRW's report, the Israeli military told the
BBC: ``Hamas and the other terror organisations deliberately
and unlawfully embed their military assets in densely
populated civilian areas, in order to make it more difficult
for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to attack their military
assets.''
``The assets Hamas tried to hide inside these multi-storey
buildings . . . were often of particularly high military
value, and successfully striking them was of strategic
importance to the IDF,'' it added.
The military stressed that it provided ``significant
advance warnings and took efforts to ensure civilians had
evacuated'' in all four cases.
HRW has published two other reports on the conflict that
accused both sides of carrying out attacks that apparently
amount to war crimes.
The first said an investigation into three Israeli strikes
that killed 62 civilians found no evidence of military
targets nearby, while the second said the firing of 4,000
unguided rockets and mortars towards Israeli cities and towns
by Palestinian militants constituted indiscriminate attacks
on civilians. Both the Israeli military and Hamas denied the
accusations.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as
necessary to respond to this comment.
Mr. Speaker, the truth has finally come out on the floor of the House
of the United States of America. I heard some of my Democratic
colleagues: Stand with me, with Israel, with our ally, to fight
terrorism with a defensive weapon system.
And what did we just hear? We heard the Democratic Party speak out.
We heard, right now, from my colleague across the aisle with a shocking
statement. She opposes this because they have a vocal minority in the
majority party that is anti-Israel, that is anti-Semitic. And as
Americans, we can never stand for that.
I grew up with Holocaust survivors. I grew up with children of
Holocaust survivors. Israel has been attacked and attacked and attacked
since its inception.
As Americans, I beseech you, I reach out to the majority, and I say
condemn what we just heard on the floor. Condemn terrorism. This is a
defensive weapon system. Stop playing your procedural games.
I hear recommit. It was a motion to recommit. You just saw something
on this floor I thought I would never see, not only as a Member of this
House, but as an American.
Let us stand with Israel. Let's combat anti-Semitism wherever it is
in the world, whether it is in the United States, whether it is from
terrorism.
I am shocked with what I just heard. I ask the majority to condemn
the comments that were just made by their Member.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Florida (Mr. Deutch), the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Chair DeLauro, and I
thank the Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I have a speech about how important it is for us to
stand up against terror and the terror strikes against Israel launched
by the terrorist group Hamas from Gaza--4,500 rockets that Iron Dome
helped to stop. And I have a speech that is all about how important it
is for us to replenish that.
But, Mr. Speaker, I cannot--I cannot--allow one of my colleagues to
stand on the floor of the House of Representatives and label the Jewish
democratic State of Israel an apartheid state. I reject it.
Today, this Caucus, this body, the House of Representatives will
overwhelmingly stand with our ally, the State of Israel, in
replenishing this defensive system.
If you believe in human rights, if you believe in saving lives,
Israeli lives and Palestinian lives, I say to my colleague who just
besmirched our ally, then you will support this legislation.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman.
Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, we can have an opportunity to debate lots of
issues on the House floor, but to falsely characterize the State of
Israel is consistent with those--let's be clear--it is consistent with
those who advocate for the dismantling of the one Jewish state in the
world. When there is no place on the map for one Jewish state, that is
anti-Semitism, and I reject that.
I stand in support of this important legislation. I thank the
Speaker, the majority leader, and the chairwoman for bringing this
forward, and I urge every one of my colleagues to stand in support of
this.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), the Republican minority whip.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Tennessee for
yielding and especially for his passion, the statements that he just
made, and the importance of not only standing up for Israel, which we
all need to do, but standing up against anti-Semitism, against the kind
of attacks on Israel that the very Iron Dome are necessary for.
The Iron Dome represents one of those great partnerships between our
two great nations, this great bond between the United States and
Israel, allowing Israel to defend themselves, defend themselves against
attacks from Gaza, against attacks from terrorists who want to destroy
Israel as a Jewish state. That is what this has always been about.
It had been heartening for decades that this was always a bipartisan
issue. We shouldn't have to be here today to pass this bill because it
should have been passed on Tuesday. There was a vote on the House floor
to ensure Israel had the money to defend themselves, to put that
billion dollars back in. On a straight party-line vote, every Democrat
voted it down. I don't know why on Tuesday they were against Israel's
Iron Dome's defense. Today, maybe things will change. Hopefully, things
will change. But we ought to always stand with Israel, and especially
with what their Iron Dome represents.
I have been to Israel. I have been to areas where the Iron Dome is
actually utilized effectively to save Jewish lives, to save everybody's
life who lives in Israel, whether it is Jews, Palestinians. Anyone who
lives in Israel under threat of terrorist attack can at least have some
solace at knowing that the Iron Dome is there to protect them.
Thousands of rockets were fired into Israel by terrorists, and that
is why we need to put this billion dollars in place to allow them to
replenish the Iron Dome missiles that saved lives in Israel. Save lives
in Israel, that is what this is about.
We should be with Israel, not just on Thursday. We should also be
with them on Tuesday, on Monday. Every single day, we need to stand
with our ally Israel against attacks that we see from anti-Semites
around the world.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge passage of this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my good friend and the majority leader.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, this is not a partisan issue. Very frankly, the CR that
was brought to the floor the other day would have said we are going to
pay the debts of the United States because we don't welch, and we are
going to fund Iron Dome.
Unfortunately, because, to a person, our Republican colleagues would
have refused and said they would not vote for that resolution, and
because, yes, there were a very, very few who said they wouldn't vote
for it on our side, because all of you would not vote for it, and we
had just a handful who would not vote, we could not pass it. So, the
debt limit was at risk, and Iron Dome was at risk.
The chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Rosa DeLauro, said that
won't stand. And I stood on this floor and said we are going to bring
an individual bill that I hope all of us will support. Now, obviously,
all of us are not supporting it. There are some few who will not
support this. But the overwhelming majority of this Congress, not in a
partisan way, but in an American way, will support defending the
democratic State of Israel created by the United Nations of the world
to be an independent, sovereign, secure nation.
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Very frankly, in a bipartisan way, no nation on Earth has been more
important for the survival and security and sovereignty of that nation
than the United States of America. Today continues that commitment.
Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, I said we will deal with Iron Dome without
delay to help defend Israel against Hamas' rocket attacks. Today, I am
proud to bring this legislation to the floor and thank not only Chair
DeLauro but I also thank many who have spoken, certainly, my friend
Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Deutch, Mr. Schneider, and others who
have talked to me about this issue.
We bring this bill to the floor with the expectation that it will be
overwhelmingly passed because we will put behind us partisanship.
Support for Israel has traditionally and must always be a bipartisan
issue. That is because we overwhelmingly recognize the fundamental
right of the Jewish people to live independently in their ancestral
homeland and to do so in peace and security.
Since its founding--a millennia ago, in some respects--more
particularly, politically, 1948 to today, Israel has been under
constant threat and attack from those who would deny its right to
exist--not about offensive actions that they took, not about this
action that they took, to deny their very right to exist.
As we continue to stand up for a two-state solution that achieves
peace, security, hope, and opportunity for both Israelis and
Palestinians, we vigorously, strongly, unshakably, stand for Israel's
right to defend itself against terrorism.
Make no mistake: Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations bent
on murder and genocide and eliminating Israel from that map of which
Mr. Deutch talked. Supported by Iran, one of the most prolific
supporters of terrorism in the world, and avowing not only the
destruction of Israel but also harm to America, Hamas and Hezbollah
continue to rain terror down on innocent Israelis.
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In May, Hamas showed the world, yet again, why these terror
organizations remain a threat to peace to the future of both Israelis
and Palestinians. The rocket attacks that launched from Gaza, a
territory it rules with a draconian iron fist, sought to kill innocent
Israeli citizens indiscriminately.
Sadly, Hamas's attacks compelled a defensive response that led to the
deaths of innocent Palestinians trapped in harm's way or used as human
shields by the terror organization's brutal rule.
Mr. Speaker, much of the reason why so many innocent Israeli lives
were saved was because of something we have done here in Congress since
2010, which is to fund and support and jointly develop the deployment
of the defensive anti-rocket system called Iron Dome.
Iron Dome has saved countless lives since 2010, including during the
conflict in May, protecting schools, hospitals, synagogues, and family
homes. The system continues to do its job, with a rocket from Gaza
being intercepted less than 2 weeks ago.
During a period of 10 days in May, Hamas fired more than 4,400
rockets; 10 days, 4,400. Over 400 rockets a day fired into Israel, and
Iron Dome extraordinarily intercepted 90 percent of those rockets. That
number, in just 10 days, was a dramatic escalation over the number of
rockets fired at Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah over the previous 10
years, which was around 10,000, or 1,000 a year. 4,400 rockets in 10
days.
Hezbollah, by the way, and we all recognize this, is estimated, by
published reports--I don't have the classified reports--to have 130,000
rockets aimed at Israel from southern Lebanon.
The number of interceptors Israel needs to deal with these escalating
attacks is going up dramatically as well.
I talked to Mr. Lapid just 2 days ago, and he said to me:
Congressman, I really don't know. We know how many rockets they have,
we just don't know how many they will send at one time. So that we need
to make sure that there is sufficient supply, and the resupply after
the rockets, confronting the 4,400 rockets, were used. Israel needed
2,400 interceptors for 10,000 rockets. In May, it needed 2,000
interceptors to take down the 4,400.
As a result of May's unprecedented barrage and the use of Iron Dome
to defend against it, the system needs to be replenished and
strengthened.
Mr. Speaker, I was proud to work with my colleagues on both sides of
the aisle to support the development and deployment of Iron Dome as
part of the broad, bipartisan support for Israel in Congress, as well
as to support the joint American-Israeli development of the David's
Sling long-range missile system.
Why do we do that? Why do we ask the taxpayers of the United States
of America to do that? We do it because we believe it is in their best
interest. Yes, it is in Israel's interest. And, yes, it is in the
interest of Israelis. But it is in the security interest of the United
States of America. And that is why we proudly stand up and support this
funding, and other funding that we give to Israel, so that it can
remain the democracy that honors human rights.
Does everybody honor human rights every day? America? We can look in
the mirror. Every country can do that. But Israel, unlike any other
country in the Middle East, has a supreme court that says to the
government: You cannot do that.
This is the right thing to do. And then Israelis do it. A nation of
laws. A nation of morals. A nation that is committed to the democratic
process.
This House will today reflect overwhelming support in a bipartisan
basis. Today, I believe that we will again evidence our broad and
bipartisan commitment to Israel's security, the safety of its people,
and its right to self-defense.
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairwoman Rosa DeLaura for introducing
this legislation and our appropriators who worked on it, as I said,
including Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Mr. Speaker, I trust that we will pass this today in just a few
minutes. I trust the Senate will take it up immediately, and that we
will send it to the President of the United States. He supports this.
He urges that we pass it. He will do the same in the Senate. This is
the right thing to do. It is what America does. It stands up for
countries who stand up for freedom.
Mr. Speaker, I urge the House on both sides of the aisle to
overwhelmingly support the passage of this legislation.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Chairman
Ted Deutch. I am grateful to be the ranking member of the Subcommittee
on Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism. I appreciate
his heartfelt comments.
I also have been to Sderot, and I have seen the example of the
terrorist rocket attacks by Hamas from Gaza with Iranian rockets. I
have seen the effect on mothers and families. And so this is something
that should be addressed, and I appreciate Mr. Hoyer bringing it up.
That, indeed, 4,400 rockets, 400 a day. A reason for that is the
weakness of the Biden-Harris government. They are putting the people of
Israel at risk.
And then I also believe that what we see with Mr. Hoyer, he is being
undercut. And I sympathize with him that his political party, the
Democratic Party, has become under the influence, extraordinary,
bizarre influence of a group of anti-Semites, who also hate the State
of Israel. It is very clear, as we saw a few minutes ago, right here,
how horrible this is.
In fact, this vote is to cover the mistake of the Democratic Party.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 30
seconds.
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I will vote in favor of
the bill. But this is really a cover by the Democratic Party of the far
left movement of their party abandoning the people of Israel.
And so I urge a ``yes'' vote. But this is clearly just to cover a
horrible mistake. It is worse than a mistake, a bowing down of
extremists within the Democratic Party.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. LaMalfa).
Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, Israel is arguably our most reliable ally
in the
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world; indeed, a beacon of light and a beacon of democracy in the
Middle East. So I don't understand how we could not work earlier this
week to help them, to support them.
Well, I am glad today we could come together on both sides of the
aisle and come to an agreement on this with strong support via this
resolution. I visited Israel several times. And when you visit with the
people there and talk with them, there are people that live their lives
under a 15-second warning for when rockets may come in at random from
anywhere in the zones that are near where the rockets are launched
from, whether it is Gaza, or whether it is up north in Lebanon. What a
way to live a life.
For us to not be able to come to an agreement because of politics
earlier this week, is really sad. So I am glad for our colleagues on
both sides of the aisle to come to an agreement today and get strong
votes for this to support Iron Dome, which is a defensive mechanism,
technology that both us in the United States and Israel benefit from in
making all of our interests stronger. I am glad we can have the support
today and get it right.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers and would
be ready to close when appropriate. I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, today we have had yet another heated
debate in the people's House in the greatest, freest Nation in the
world.
The United States of America is a beacon of freedom. In my 10-year
tenure in Congress, I have spoken with world leaders in Israel, in the
Middle East, in Europe, across the globe. The world looks to the United
States for leadership and for freedom.
Our great ally in the Middle East, Israel, has been threatened. Its
citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong.
I associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader
when he said we need to pass this bill today; and we do. We need to
give Israel and the Israeli people the capability to continue to defend
themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people.
Over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries
such as Iran and others, who wish to seek destruction of Israel. As
Americans, we can never allow that to happen. As human beings, we can
never allow that to happen. And we need to be heard, that beacon of
freedom in the United States of America, all over the world in our
defense of Israel because other countries have let them down.
Today, we will not let Israel down. We will pass this bill. And to my
colleagues on the other side of the aisle who once had a great
Democratic Party, like the great Republican Party in our great two-
party system, stand up, stand up and fight anti-Semitism wherever its
ugly head is raised. It is the right thing to do.
We will do it with our vote today. But we heard from someone from
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib); we heard from their radical left wing that does
not support Israel, that does not support the Jewish people. It does
not support their right, their inherent right to exist.
Let us, as Americans, make our resolve now, today, and forever in our
great Republic to protect the people of Israel. Let's pass this bill,
and let's associate our comments, as Americans, with those who will
always stand up and fight anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, and every
wrong-ism that exists. That is our great America. That is our great
Republic.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. My
Republican colleague's words ring hollow. What are the facts? With or
without the Iron Dome funding, every single House Republican refused to
support the continuing resolution. And, I might add, were proud of
their opposition to the continuing resolution.
But this, my friends, is not the first time. My Republican colleagues
have voted against USAID to Israel three times thus far in the 2022
appropriations bills. Over and over again they say ``no'' to Israel. I
say to them, stop politicizing the U.S. support of Israel. Stop your
empty, political gimmicks, such as your motion to recommit yesterday.
The democratic record is clear on our support for the U.S.-Israel
defense relationship.
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We are standing up for it today, we have stood up for it in the past,
and we will continue to do that.
Mr. Speaker, this bill provides the necessary funds for Iron Dome to
continue to protect Israeli citizens which furthers the goal of a
lasting peace in the Middle East.
Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my
time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) that the House suspend the
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5323.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. 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 420,
nays 9, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 275]
YEAS--420
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NC)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Boebert
Bonamici
Bost
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brooks
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Calvert
Cammack
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Comer
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Evans
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (TX)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez, Vicente
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harder (CA)
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hayes
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jacobs (NY)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kahele
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luria
Lynch
Mace
Malinowski
Malliotakis
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Mann
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meijer
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nehls
Newhouse
Norcross
Norman
Nunes
O'Halleran
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
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Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Ross
Rouzer
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Titus
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Williams (TX)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yarmuth
Young
Zeldin
NAYS--9
Bush
Carson
Garcia (IL)
Grijalva
Massie
Newman
Omar
Pressley
Tlaib
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2
Johnson (GA)
Ocasio-Cortez
NOT VOTING--1
Lesko
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Mr. GARCIA of Illinois changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Mr. BUDD, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Messrs. GOOD of Virginia, LARSON of
Connecticut, and BRADY changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ changed her vote from ``nay'' to ``present.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and
the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Babin (Nehls)
Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
Carter (TX) (Calvert)
DeFazio (Brown)
DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Escobar (Garcia (TX)
Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
Fulcher (Johnson (OH))
Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
Higgins (NY) (Tonko)
Issa (Calvert)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kim (NJ) (Underwood)
Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA))
Latta (Walberg)
Lawson (FL) (Evans)
McEachin (Wexton)
Meng (Jeffries)
Morelle (Tonko)
Napolitano (Correa)
Payne (Wasserman Schultz)
Porter (Wexton)
Reschenthaler (Meuser)
Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC))
Rush (Underwood)
Ryan (Kildee)
Sewell (Cicilline)
Stanton (Levin (CA))
Stefanik (Miller-Meeks)
Strickland (Torres (NY))
Swalwell (Veasey)
Vela (Correa)
Wagner (Walorski)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
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September 23, 2021, on page H5115 (first column), the following
appeared: Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th
Congress Roll Call No. 275 September 23, 2021 Babin (Nehls) Boyle,
Brendan F. (Jeffries) Cardenas (Gomez) Carter (TX) (Calvert)
DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA)) Escobar (Garcia (TX)
Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson (OH)) Grijalva (Garcia
(IL)) Higgins (NY) (Tonko) Issa (Calvert) Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kim (NJ) (Underwood) Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA)) Latta (Walberg)
Lawson (FL) (Evans) McEachin (Wexton) Meng (Jeffries) Morelle
(Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne (Wasserman Schultz) Porter
(Wexton) Reschenthaler (Meuser) Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC)) Rush
(Underwood) Ryan (Kildee) Sewell (Cicilline) Stanton (Levin (CA))
Stefanik (Miller-Meeks) Strickland (Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey)
Vela (Correa) Wagner (Walorski) Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
The online version has been corrected to read: Members Recorded
Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Roll Call No. 275
September 23, 2021 Babin (Nehls) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
Carter (TX) (Calvert) DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Escobar (Garcia (TX) Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson
(OH)) Grijalva (Garcia (IL)) Higgins (NY) (Tonko) Issa (Calvert)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries) Kim (NJ) (Underwood) Kirkpatrick (Levin
(CA)) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans) McEachin (Wexton) Meng
(Jeffries) Morelle (Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne (Wasserman
Schultz) Porter (Wexton) Reschenthaler (Meuser) Rice (SC) (Wilson
(SC)) Rush (Underwood) Ryan (Kildee) Sewell (Cicilline) Stanton
(Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Miller-Meeks) Strickland (Torres (NY))
Swalwell (Veasey) Vela (Correa) Wagner (Walorski) Wilson (FL)
(Hayes)
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