[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 202 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6659-H6667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5376) to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, as amended, will now resume.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Neal)
has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Brady)
has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, is the gentleman prepared to close? I
reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close.
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Madam Speaker, we meet today to consider the largest spending bill in
American history, a bill that no one has read, adds hundreds of
billions to the deficit, was written in secret, and rushed to the floor
to hide it from the American people.
We have now the official costs, and the results are in. The claim by
the President this costs zero and will reduce the national deficit is
just simply untrue. According to the Congressional Budget Office, even
counting the budget gimmicks, this bill adds hundreds of billions of
dollars to the national debt and a more true accounting by the
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates this could drive
national deficits by $3 trillion over the next 10 years.
The claim that this will not raise taxes on the middle class is
simply false. One out of three Americans in the middle class will see a
tax hike starting next year. The claim that this will make the wealthy
pay their fair share is false as well. In this bill, coming out of
COVID, two out of three millionaires in America will get a massive tax
cut. And the claim that this will reduce inflation is not true as well.
Even according to the White House's own favored analyst, the spending
in this bill will drive up inflation for families, higher and longer,
for at least a decade.
The Build Back Better's crippling tax hikes will kill American jobs,
drive many of them overseas. They hamper small businesses as they
struggle to recover, worsen the labor shortage, and drive inflation
even higher. The bill imposes over $400 billion in taxes on American
small businesses. It couldn't come at a worse time.
There are $800 billion in tax increases on American businesses who
compete both here and around the world. This constitutes an economic
surrender to China, Russia, Japan, and Europe, driving American jobs
investment in manufacturing overseas.
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The new corporate tax is really a ``Made in America'' tax. It hits
American manufacturing, energy, and technology businesses the hardest,
along with American consumers. The international tax increases make it
better to be a foreign company than an American one. It is any wonder
our foreign competitors are happy to embrace a global minimum tax. They
are getting American jobs and a big bite of our tax base. There is a
troubling new tax on retirement and a troubling new tax, the toddler
tax, on American childcare. This is a terrible bill. I urge a ``no''
vote.
Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 45 seconds.
Madam Speaker, this debate has gone on now for 3 months in the
Committee on Ways and Means. Sixty amendments from the opposition were
offered. This was fully vetted over 4 days of public scrutiny, and all
maintained in daylight. I made sure of that, on purpose.
And this, as I indicated last night, as I quoted a son of
Massachusetts, Mr. Webster, I said rhetorically he asked, ``Did we do
something worthwhile in our time?'' Today, we are going to answer that
question. I am sorry that last evening when I quoted Webster it
triggered an outburst from the Republican leader because we quoted an
individual who was devoted to the Constitution of the United States and
the premise that everybody in America gets a chance.
Now, it is an honor for me to yield to the Speaker of the House,
secure in her caucus, secure in her beliefs, and secure knowing what we
are doing today in but a few minutes.
Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California
(Ms. Pelosi).
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for
his extraordinary leadership.
He and other chairs have brought us to a moment in history on the
floor of the House today when we can do something of significance for
the people. I thank the chairman.
Madam Speaker, with confidence in the vision of President Biden, and
associating myself with the inspiring and informative comments of the
distinguished chairman, Mr. Neal, with our distinguished Democratic
leader, Mr. Hoyer, the Democratic whip last evening, and with respect
for those who work in this Capitol, and as a courtesy to my colleagues,
I will be brief.
In his remarks, our Democratic leader, Mr. Hoyer, talked about the
pride we take in telling our children and our grandchildren that we
were here present to pass the Build Back Better legislation and what it
means for future generations. Whip Clyburn talked about the three legs
of the Biden platform: the Rescue Plan, the BIF, the Infrastructure and
Jobs bill, and now the Build Back Better, the infrastructure for our
future. And Chairman Neal quoted Daniel Webster and spoke of our
responsibilities to the people.
Madam Speaker, in that spirit, I proceed by saying: Under this dome,
for centuries, Members of Congress have stood exactly where we stand
now, to pass legislation of extraordinary consequence in our Nation's
history and for our Nation's future.
In the original House Chamber, now Statuary Hall where Lincoln
served, is Clio, the muse of history. Clio reminds men and women in
these hallowed Halls that we are part of history; that our words and
actions will face the judgment of history; and that we are part of the
long and honorable heritage of our democracy.
With the passage of the Build Back Better Act, we--this Democratic
Congress--are taking our place in the ``long and honorable heritage of
our democracy,'' with legislation that will be a pillar of health and
financial security in America that will be historic in forging landmark
progress for our Nation. We talk about history as we look and prepare
for the future.
Much has been said since our distinguished Democratic leadership
spoke last evening. Much has been said on this floor. But the facts are
these: Following the vision of President Biden, guided by the expertise
and energy of our chairs, Members, and staff, we have the Build Back
Better bill that is historic, transformative, and larger than anything
we have ever done before. We are building back better.
If you are a parent, a senior, a child, a worker--if you are an
American--this bill is for you. And it is better.
It is better in terms of healthcare. It is better if you are a
senior: Your cost at the pharmacy will be cut to a fraction, with
annual costs capped under Medicare Part D, and you will benefit from
the Medicare hearing benefit.
It is better if you have diabetes: When you go to the pharmacy,
instead of paying hundreds for insulin, you will pay no more than $35
per month.
And it is better for all Americans: We are halting Big Pharma's
outrageous tax hikes; and in addition to that, we are dramatically
lowering healthcare costs under the Affordable Care Act.
We are also expanding coverage to millions under the Affordable Care
Act, as I mentioned.
It is better in terms of family care. If you are a parent, it is
better. Most families will benefit from reduced childcare costs, cut
fully in half for most families, and free universal pre-K for every 3-
and 4-year-old in America.
It is better if you are a middle-income family. You will benefit from
an expanded Biden child tax cut and paid family and medical leave.
It is better if you are a caregiver. You will have the respect you
deserve with the benefit of an historic investment of high-quality home
healthcare.
And it is better for America's working families, with an average of 2
million jobs created each year over 10 years, together with the BIF.
Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs; a four-letter word.
And it is better for climate. If you want your family to benefit from
clean air, clean water, for the development of good-paying green jobs
for the future and from improved national security, we are meeting the
President's vision to cut pollution in half by 2030 and 100 percent by
2050, creating good-paying union jobs and lowering families' energy
costs; advancing environmental justice with the Justice40 initiative of
President Biden; and honoring our commitment to passing on a better
planet to our children. Our responsibility is always to our children
and to the future.
Last week, our congressional delegation went to COP26 in Glasgow and
affirmed the commitment of this Congress to meet and beat our climate
goals. With this legislation, we can achieve this for the children and
for Mother Nature.
The Build Back Better agenda creates jobs, secures tax cuts for the
middle class, lowers costs for families, while making the wealthiest
pay their fair share. Good-paying jobs; cut taxes for the middle class;
lower costs, especially in regard to healthcare and childcare; making
the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share.
Build Back Better is fully paid for. It reduces the deficit and grows
the economy. Unlike--and perhaps I need to remind you--unlike the
Republican tax scam, which was passed in the dark of night, with the
speed of light, with no hearings whatsoever, and it increased the
deficit by more than $2 trillion, more than this whole bill does for
the American people; tax cuts for the wealthiest, giving 83 percent of
the benefits to the top 1 percent and did nothing to help the American
people in terms of jobs, clean air, clean water, affordable healthcare,
and the rest.
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Madam Speaker, 83 percent to the top 1 percent, in the dark of night,
at speed of light. Don't make me laugh about criticizing this bill.
Build Back Better will not increase inflation, according to the
experts, including an array of Nobel Peace Prize-winning economists and
Moody's.
This victory is possible because of the tenacious, tireless, and
values-based leadership of our chairs, members, and staff of the
committees.
I just want to acknowledge the staff of this institution, the House
of Representatives, for their just being there for us over and over
again regardless of when and where. Thank you so much.
Build Back Better is a better agenda for workers, for families, for
children, and for our planet. If you believe, as I do, that this planet
is God's creation, and we have a moral obligation to be good stewards
of it, this bill is for you.
Even if you don't share that view--and I think most of us do. If you
don't share that view, we all agree that we have a moral responsibility
to our children and to their future to pass on the planet in a
responsible way.
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We are proud to be passing this legislation under the leadership of
President Joe Biden. He was an advocate and a leader in terms of the
bipartisan infrastructure bill, but he did not confine his vision for
America to that bill alone.
Today, we have the opportunity to build back better for the American
people and for the children. Madam Speaker, I urge an ``aye'' vote on
the legislation and a ``no'' vote on the motion to recommit.
Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, the Build Back Better Act is one of the
most consequential pieces of legislation that has ever made its way
through the halls of Congress.
Over the last several decades, the rich have gotten richer, only for
the Middle Class to pay the price as America's working families and our
physical and social infrastructure have suffered the death of a
thousand cuts.
The Build Back Better Act sets our Nation on a new course--lowering
the cost of health care, family care, and senior care, improving
infrastructure, combating climate change, and creating good-paying jobs
in every sector and community in our nation.
Seniors will benefit from new federal negotiating powers to lower the
price of prescription drugs, a $2,000 cap on their out-of-pocket drug
expenses on Medicare Part D, and the inclusion of hearing care in
Medicare for the first time.
Americans with diabetes will no longer pay more than $35 per month
for insulin.
The vast majority of families will pay no more than 7 percent of
their income for childcare. There will be new universal preschool for
all 3- and 4-year-olds, and the Child Tax Credit will cut taxes for
hardworking families.
Our farmers will benefit from new investments in regenerative
agriculture, soil conservation, and urban agriculture.
The Civilian Climate Corps will help preserve and protect our
environment while combating climate change.
We will develop new emission-reduction technologies for our critical
infrastructure like ports, and build the electric and hydrogen vehicles
of the future for consumers and the public sector--including hundreds
of thousands of vehicles of the United States Postal Service, and the
heavy trucks and service equipment of city and county fleets--all while
ensuring our workers receive the training they need for these new
technologies. The Build Back Better Act will ensure our workers are not
left behind in the transition to the new economy.
We will modernize our electric grid, and upgrade our homes and
neighborhoods through new weatherization initiatives.
Under-resourced neighborhoods will finally have the resources for
new, quality, affordable housing. Small business owners will see new
opportunities for growth as our communities recover from years of
underinvestment.
And our veterans will receive higher quality care at new VA
facilities across the Nation.
The American people will do all this by finally requiring the
wealthiest, the biggest corporations, and the tax cheats to pay their
fair share. Multimillionaires and those who store their wealth offshore
will pay the taxes they owe to support America's resurgence.
And no one making less than $400,000 a year will pay one red cent in
higher taxes.
We know that what America makes and grows makes and grows America.
The Build Back Better Act will invest in and support those who do the
making and growing. Every child, worker, family, senior will benefit.
The Build Back Better Act will guide America to a better future, and
restore the Middle Class that has long labored to build up this
Nation--the greatest Democratic Republic in the world.
Today is a good day for America. Now, let's get this bill to
President Biden's desk.
Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise in full support of the Build Back
Better Act.
This is a historic day for the American people and for the future of
our country because this legislation is the most transformative
investment in our people in more than half a century.
As Chairwoman of the Health Subcommittee, I'm proud that the bill
allows Medicare to negotiate the prices it pays for prescription drugs,
just as the VA has for many years. Our bill also caps out-of-pocket
drug costs for seniors at $2,000 annually, caps the monthly price of
insulin for patients with diabetes at $35, expands the Affordable Care
Act to lower insurance premiums by an average of $600 per person per
year, and brings health insurance coverage to four million uninsured
Americans.
We're voting to tackle the climate crisis with the largest clean
energy investment in our country's history. Climate change poses an
existential threat to our country and our planet, and this bill
recognizes the scale of these problems by putting the U.S. on a path to
cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and meet our climate goals
under the Paris Agreement.
This legislation dramatically lowers the cost of childcare and makes
pre-K universal for all three and four year olds in our country. Under
the bill, the vast majority of American families will pay no more than
seven percent of their income on childcare. We also improve elder care
by investing $150 billion to provide quality home-based care for
seniors and people with disabilities.
Every American family with an income of less than $150,000 will
continue to receive monthly payments from the expanded Child Tax Credit
for another year. This tax credit has already lifted three million
children out of poverty.
Very importantly, the bill restores deductibility of state and local
taxes (SALT). Prior to the harmful $10,000 cap that was put into place
in the 2017 Trump tax cut law, my constituents claimed an average SALT
deduction of $63,083. This bill raises the cap to $80,000 until 2030,
without adding a cent to the deficit.
All of these policies are fully paid for without raising taxes on
anyone earning less than $400,000 per year. Revenue is raised through a
new 15 percent minimum tax on businesses that report more than $1
billion in profits to shareholders. This ends the shameful practice of
large, profitable businesses paying zero in income taxes. It also
raises taxes on the wealthiest 0.02 percent of Americans with a five
percent surtax on incomes of more than $ 10 million and a further three
percent on incomes over $25 million. Finally, the bill provides robust
funding for IRS tax enforcement to crack down on tax cheats which the
Treasury Department estimates will raise $400 billion in revenue.
I came to Congress to solve problems and better the lives of the
American people. The Build Back Better Act is an economic launching pad
for the middle class and working families. Let history record that
House Democrats came together to pass legislation to drastically
improve the lives of the American people and that sadly, not one
Republican chose to join us.
Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Build Back
Better Act, a once-in-a-generation investment to lower the everyday
costs that burden working families and adequately address the climate
crisis. This bold, progressive bill at the core of President Biden's
Build Back Better agenda will have a positive impact on every single
American family.
The legislation delivers the largest investment in childcare and
early education in history. Build Back Better is estimated to provide
access to childcare for nearly one million young children in New York.
I am proud that the bill also provides universal, high-quality, free
preschool for every 3- and 4-year-old in America. Today, only 25
percent of young children in New York have access to publicly funded
preschool, and the costs for those that can't enter publicly funded
programs are often crippling. I am thrilled that nearly 300,000 young
children in New York will now be able to attend preschool. The bill
also will provide over two million students in New York with resources
to purchase school meals.
The Build Back Better Act will also improve the lives of working
families by expanding rental assistance and affordable housing,
establishing paid family and medical leave, extending the Child Tax
Credit, extending the American Rescue Plan's Earned Income Tax Credit,
and finally addressing the unfair SALT Deduction caps.
I am also pleased that this historic legislation will lower
prescription drug costs for millions of Americans by finally
negotiating lower drug prices for seniors, stopping outrageous price
hikes in prescription drugs, setting a new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket
prescription costs for seniors, and capping the cost of life-saving
insulin at $35 per month. The bill will further lower health care costs
for Americans by passing the largest expansion of the Affordable Care
Act in a decade to make coverage more affordable, expanding Medicaid
coverage and eligibility, and expanding access to affordable home care
for older adults and those with disabilities.
Finally, I am incredibly proud that the Build Back Better Act
contains the single largest investment to combat the climate crisis in
human history. This historic bill includes a $500 billion investment in
clean energy and climate to cut greenhouse pollution by well over one
gigaton in 2030, reduce home energy costs, create hundreds of thousands
of high-quality jobs, and advance environmental justice for those
communities on the frontline of the climate crisis. The bill will also
provide a vital boost to New York's climate resilience and preparedness
efforts to safeguard the city from future Superstorm Sandy level
storms.
Best of all, the historic investments included in the Build Back
Better Act are not only fully paid for, the Treasury Department
estimates that the bill will reduce the deficit by over $100 billion
over a decade.
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This historic legislation will ensure that our workers and families
are no longer held back by high costs or lack of access. For too long,
we have failed to invest properly in everyday people. Instead, we have
allowed big corporations and the wealthy to access all the resources
this Nation has to offer without paying their fair share. This stops
here. By passing President Biden's agenda into law, we have set our
Nation on a course to meet its climate goals, create millions of good-
paying jobs, relieve working families struggling to afford the growing
costs of raising children, and grow our economy. I urge my colleagues
to vote yea on this transformative legislation.
Mr. SABLAN. Madam Speaker, H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act,
provides critical investments to lower the everyday costs that face
working families in the Marianas and across America--from health care
to education to job training to child care and more.
The Act appropriates $1 billion for critical infrastructure in the
Marianas and other insular areas which could create new jobs and
improve the quality of life for all in our islands.
The bill helps more Marianas families access the health care they
need by increasing base funding for Medicaid to $70 million and making
permanent the current 83 percent federal/17 percent local shares for
Medicaid, a ratio better than any State in the Nation.
Dental, vision, and hearing services are also added as mandatory
Medicaid benefits.
The over 2,000 seniors and others in the Marianas who are insured
through Medicare would be eligible for hearing aids, a new program
benefit. And for those who also participate in the Medicare Part D drug
program out of pocket costs are capped at $2,000.
As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and
Secondary Education, I strongly support the transformative investments
the Act makes in education from birth, universal pre-kindergarten and
all the way to placement in a rewarding career.
Our youngest learners in the Marianas will have access to high-
quality, child care up to age 5 and universal free pre-kindergarten.
And 10,800 Marianas students, who receive free lunches in school,
will qualify for a supplemental summer feeding program of $65 per
month.
The Build Back Better Act includes my College Access Act which
provides bachelor's degree students from the Marianas up to $15,000 per
year to make up the difference between in-state and out-of-state
tuition at public colleges.
Moreover, the Act increases the maximum annual Pell grant for low-
income students to $7,045. The White House estimates there are 1,032
students in the Marianas who rely on Pell to cover tuition, books,
housing, and other expenses.
The legislation helps job seekers in the Marianas get placed with
career and training opportunities with the inclusion of provisions from
my Employment Services and Jobs Parity Act and Job Corps Nationwide Act
making funding from these federal programs available for the first
time.
The Build Back Better Act extends the Child Tax Credit that has
already provided $28.7 million this year to Marianas families. Parents
would also benefit from funding that ensures they pay no more 7 percent
of their income for high quality child care and a new paid family leave
policy, providing four weeks of paid leave in the case of birth or
illness.
And money in the bill will help the Marianas reduce its reliance on
fossil fuels by opening offshore wind lease sales and cover the full
cost of new tax credits for electric vehicles and residential solar and
wind systems.
I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5376 to help all communities in
our country build back better.
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Yarmuth
for his steadfast commitment to shepherding this landmark legislation
to the floor.
I am honored to join with my colleagues, just days after President
Biden signed a sorely needed and long-awaited infrastructure package
that will rebuild the Nation's deteriorating roads and bridges to
consider the ``Build Back Better Act.''
Madam Speaker, the magnitude of what we are doing here is really
compelling.
Twenty-eight years ago, I came to Congress to advocate for the
interests of my friends and neighbors who, after decades of struggle,
deserve a more fair and equitable economy that fuels prosperity and job
growth in our communities well into the future.
That is just what H.R. 5376 will do.
I could not be prouder to be a part of this Democratic majority as we
come together, with a sense of urgency, to deliver for the people while
tackling climate change and other challenges that put our communities
at risk.
I am particularly appreciative that the bill invests $1.5 billion in
the Department of Homeland Security to provide crucial resources to
three challenges confronting the Nation: cybersecurity; domestic
terrorism and other threats to houses of worship and non-profits; and
reducing the Department of Homeland Security's carbon footprint.
The homeland security title of this bill provides $100 million in new
funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which helps DHS take
necessary action to help secure churches, synagogues, mosques, and
other nonprofits from domestic terrorism and other threats.
It has been just 3 years since the deadliest attack on the Jewish
community in U.S. history, when 11 lives were lost in a mass shooting
at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The funding the House provides today can help prevent such a tragedy
from happening again.
Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a statement in support of this
additional funding from the Jewish Federations of America.
It also invests in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency to help State and local governments develop secure and resilient
critical infrastructure networks by, among other things, accelerating
State and local governments' transition to the (dot) gov domain and
increasing capacity to hire network defenders.
Finally, the homeland security title provides $900 million in
strategic investments to help the department reduce its carbon
footprint and mitigate the ongoing effects of climate change that have
a direct impact on our national security.
Once again, I thank Chairman Yarmuth for his leadership along with
Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, and my fellow committee chairs for their
months of hard work to produce this once-in-a-generation legislation
which includes so many important investments in our homeland security.
For these reasons, I urge passage of H.R. 5376 and look forward to
swift action on this package by the Senate so that it can be signed by
President Biden and begin to improve the lives of my constituents in
the Second District of Mississippi and beyond.
[From The Jewish Federations of North America, Oct. 28, 2021]
Jewish Federations Express Gratitude for Additional Security Funding
Jewish Federations Express their gratitude to House
Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Senate
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Gary
Peters (D-MI) for helping to secure an additional $100
million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) in
the Homeland Security portion of the reconciliation package.
``Communities can only flourish when their security needs
are met. The inclusion of an additional $100 million for the
Nonprofit Security Grant Program will save lives, help keep
Jewish and other communities safe, and allow them to
flourish'' said Eric Fingerhut, President and CEO of the
Jewish Federations of North America.
``Just yesterday, we commemorated three years since the
Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, the worst violent
anitsemitic attack in the nation's history. Additional
funding to the Nonprofit Security Grant Program will not only
help secure synagogues, but houses of worship and nonprofits
of every stripe across the nation that face threats at a time
of increased violent extremism,'' he added.
The NSGP provides grants to nonprofits to help fund
security measures such as inspection and screening systems,
physical barriers, and development of emergency preparedness
plans.
This year, as hate crimes spiked and houses of worship were
increasingly targeted, the NSGP was able to fund fewer than
half of all applicants.
Fingerhut advocated for increasing NSGP funds at a Senate
HSGAC hearing on violent extremism this Summer.
Homeland Security Appropriations bills in both chambers
propose leaving NSGP funding flat at $180 million, as overall
proposed funding levels remain unchanged.
Federations' advocacy for further government investment in
community safety measures is part of the public-private
partnership envisioned in the historic LiveSecure campaign,
which is raising $54 million in philanthropic dollars to
spread the security umbrella to every Jewish community across
the country and help fortify Jewish communal institutions.
Jewish Federations also thank Senate Majority Leader
Charles Schumer (D-NY) for his leadership on this program,
and the perennial champions Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY),
Rob Portman (R-OH), and Reps. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and John
Katko (R-NY) for supporting NSGP funding. We look forward to
continuing to work with them to increase annual funding for
the program through the appropriations process.
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, President Biden's massive new
multitrillion dollar tax and spend bill, the so-called Build back
Better Act will cost at least $4 trillion according to the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce.
According to the Chamber, the Build Back Better Act will
significantly increase inflation and lead to up to 3 million people
losing their employer sponsored health insurance plans.
Astonishingly, as we debate this legislation on the floor of the
House today, there is still no detailed cost analysis by the
nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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Among the bill's most egregious provisions, it:
Effectively bans Catholic and other faith-based schools from
participating in the expanded child care program;
Dramatically raises taxes on businesses and individuals;
Grants more power to the IRS to target taxpayers by removing taxpayer
protection requirements and hiring 87,000 additional agents;
Permits taxpayer money to go to entities involved China's genocide
against the Uyghur Muslims;
Institutes price controls on prescription drugs and subjects
companies that refuse to comply to a massive excise tax, which would
cripple innovation and could cause the removal of life-saving drugs
from the U.S. market.
And, shockingly, the legislation forces taxpayers to pay for abortion
on demand in several new and expanded programs.
Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize or facilitate the killing
of an unborn child.
The so-called Build Back Better Act:
Gives states $30 billion over three years to create reinsurance
programs for health insurance issuers. There are no protections
whatsoever to prevent subsidization of plans covering elective
abortion,
Extends to January 1, 2027 the increases to premium tax credits
available for consumers through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Premium
tax credits allow taxpayer funding to subsidize ACA plans that provide
elective abortion;
Provides $10 billion worth of public health funding grants that
aren't Hyde Amendment protected,
Makes permanent the Health Coverage Tax Credit without Hyde
protection to prevent taxpayer funds in this program from paying for
health plans that include elective abortion;
Mandates abortion coverage in the Affordable Care Act (ACA);
And more.
The National Right to Life Committee strongly opposes this
legislation and pointed out that: ``The 2010 Obamacare law as would the
Build Back Better (BBB) created multiple new streams of federal funding
that are ``self-appropriated'' flowing outside regular appropriations.
``That said, the Obamacare law contains a provision that specifically
permitted states to ban elective abortion coverage in their exchanges,
and 25 states passed legislation doing so. The BBB, starting in 2024,
would explicitly override the laws of 11 of these states--states that
did not expand their Medicaid programs. One additional non-expansion
state (Wyoming) will also now be required to cover abortion.
``Further, the provisions mandate that Obamacare silver exchange
plans cover abortion and transportation for abortions (without cost
sharing) for the Medicaid coverage gap population. The BBB provides
unlimited appropriations to finance this abortion expansion. The BBB
would mandate coverage in the abovementioned 12 states of ``services
described in subsection (a)(4)(C) of section 1905 of such [the Social
Security] Act [family planning services] for which Federal payments
would have been so available [``under title XIX of the Social Security
Act] which are not otherwise provided under such plan as part of the
essential health benefits package described in section 1302(a).''
Obamacare specifically excluded abortion as a required essential health
benefit under section 1303, and this BBB provision would effectively
override the 2010 law.''
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote to every Member of
Congress on Wednesday and said: ``it is completely unacceptable that
the current House version of the Build Back Better Act expands taxpayer
funding of abortion . . . No proposal to support individuals needing
affordable health care coverage should compel Americans to pay for the
destruction of human life through their tax dollars . . . In addition,
the latest text maintains the proposed health care affordability fund
for states without Hyde protections, and provides funding for several
public health grants without Hyde protections. This fundamental problem
of expanded taxpayer funding of abortion in the Build Back Better Act
must be remedied before the bill moves forward.''
The Susan B. Anthony List opposes the bill and said yesterday: ``It
is critical to remember that whenever abortion is not explicitly
excluded from funding, it is included . . . A careful reading of this
bill shows billions of dollars being appropriated outside of Hyde
protections, leaving them available for direct and indirect abortion
funding, upsetting the status quo and funneling money to the abortion
industry . . . The ACA coverage provision mandates abortion coverage
for its Medicaid-gap population in the twelve states that opted out of
Medicaid expansion for plan years 2024 and 2025. It is notable that
none of these states currently fund abortion coverage. This language
would coerce them states to cover abortion against the will of their
constituents.''
The Hyde Amendment, Madam Speaker, has saved more than 2.4 million
lives--about 60,000 per year since it was first enacted.
Hyde protections need to be added to this bill.
It is time, I believe, for more of us to face the harsh reality of
what abortion does to children and look beyond the sound bites and
slogans.
No-one in the media ever bothers to expose the violent methods of
abortion that include dismemberment of a child's fragile body,
including decapitation, and that drugs like RU-486 starve the baby to
death.
Or that unborn babies killed by abortion at 20 weeks or later
experience excruciating suffering and physical pain. And until rendered
unconscious or dead by these hideous procedures, the baby feels the
pain every cut according to medical experts in life-enhancing prenatal
surgery.
Abortion is not health care unless one construes the precious life of
an unborn child to be analogous to a tumor to be excised or a disease
to be vanquished pregnancy is not a disease.
Mr. Biden once wrote constituents, explaining that his support for
laws against funding for abortion, by saying ``it would protect both
the woman and her unborn child.''
Mr. Biden went on to say ``that those of us who are opposed to
abortion should not be compelled to pay for them.'' I agree. Most
Americans agree.
Over the years, the polls have consistently shown that Americans do
not support taxpayer funded abortion.
The January 2021 Marist poll found that by a margin of 58 percent to
38 percent oppose taxpayer funded abortion.
The Marist poll found that a supermajority of 65 percent of
Independents oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.
Unborn babies need the President of the United States and Members of
Congress to be their friend and advocate, not powerful adversaries.
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I ran for Congress to
help people in Chicago, in Illinois and across the country achieve the
American dream. The Build Back Better Act represents a transformative
investment in children, families, workers, businesses, and the planet
that will improve health and well-being, advance economic and
environmental justice, meaningfully address climate change, and grow
our economy while asking the wealthiest and most secure to pay their
fair share. The pandemic has harmed tens of millions of Americans--
disproportionately hurting African Americans and other communities of
color, women, seniors, and children. This bill meets immediate needs
for food, shelter, medical care, and child care as well as long-term
needs for quality education, good-paying jobs, safe roads and water,
and a healthy environment. I am deeply proud that many priorities that
I have championed are included in this historic bill.
It provides 4 weeks of paid family and medical leave for workers so
that they do not face the inhumane choice of caring for loved ones or
financial ruin. Lower-income workers and workers of color are much less
likely to have any paid leave, yet are more likely to need it due to
greater health challenges and less savings to weather caregiving
without pay. As Chair of the Subcommittee with jurisdiction over paid
leave, I have worked closely with Ways and Means Chairman Neal and
advocates to shape this equity-generating, universal benefit.
The bill enhances the Earned Income Tax Credit to improve the
economic well-being of millions of childless workers and noncustodial
parents--with new help for younger workers, foster and homeless youth,
and seniors. I've fought for these improvements for over a decade via
my Responsible Fatherhood Act. These changes will help 17 million
adults nationwide and over 600,000 in Illinois.
It provides $2 billion to train workers with barriers to employment--
including people with records--for careers in the allied health
professions. This provision will help Chicago State which has a stellar
Health Profession Opportunity Grant program and expand programs like
those offered by the Safer Foundation to help people with records
become successful healthcare professionals.
It helps vulnerable students by making Pell non-taxable and removing
the lifetime ban on the American Opportunity Tax Credit for past felony
drug convictions.
It incents substantial private investment in solar energy that will
reduce electricity costs for tens of millions of low-income individuals
while making the air they breathe safer.
It contains strong labor provisions so that our investments in green
energy benefit workers as well as businesses.
It includes $1 billion for to help justice-involved individuals
obtain employment and training services via the Reentry Employment
Opportunities Program. It makes sure that people leaving prison have
Medicaid coverage to improve health and successful reentry.
It includes $2.5 billion for public health approaches to reduce
community violence and
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advance trauma interventions, which I have championed via the RISE from
Trauma Act.
It helps restore fairness to the tax code by rolling back the
Republicans' punitive limit on the State and Local Tax deduction to
hurt citizens in blue states like Illinois.
The pandemic hit Black renters with children especially hard, with 29
percent reporting that their household is not caught up on rent.
Further, in 2020, Black and Latino families with children were more
than twice as likely to suffer food insecurity as white households. The
Build Back Better Act addresses racial and economic inequities for
communities of color and rural and underserved communities. It
dramatically reduces child poverty via a substantial Child Tax Credit,
raising a projected 4.1 million children above the poverty line and
cutting child poverty by more than 40 percent. In October alone, the
advanced CTC gave caregivers in my Congressional District over $30
million to provide food, shelter, and other necessities for 121,000
children. This bill makes the largest investment in affordable housing
and community development in half a century--over $145 billion--and it
feeds the hungry with $10 billion for nutrition.
It makes Americans healthier by decreasing the cost of health
insurance and medication, expanding medical services, investing $1
billion in community health centers, and providing tremendous funding
to reduce health inequities.
It makes the largest investment in child care in our Nation's
history, saving most families more than half of their spending on child
care. Further, it makes historic investments to care for seniors and
individuals with disabilities so that they can receive care in their
homes and communities, recognizing the need to care for our aging
population.
It makes the largest expansion of free education since our country
established public high schools a century ago. It provides universal
and free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds, promoting racial equity
in education. In addition, it expands access to affordable higher
education by increasing the Pell grants by $550 for more than 5 million
students, creating grants to close the college completion gap, and
investing in Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority
Serving Institutions, including Predominantly Black Institutions like
Malcolm X, Olive-Harvey, and Chicago State.
This legislation invests billions in small businesses, including $1.6
billion for minority owned businesses and $105 million for education
and financial assistance for the formerly-incarcerated to form
businesses to create jobs in their communities. Further, it ensures the
largest effort to combat climate change in American history.
I am honored to vote for this once-in-a-generation legislation. I
came to Congress to make this type of momentous change. I urge my
colleagues to pass it.
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong
support of the Build Back Better Act.
The Oversight Committee, which I chair, authored several key sections
of this bill, which together will allocate nearly $14 billion.
My committee's sections are more than just numbers on a page--they
represent a substantial and genuine investment in our future.
We have no future if we don't get serious about combatting climate
change, and my committee's title would make the federal government a
leader on combatting climate change by electrifying the federal
government's vehicle fleet, and building the fleet of the future.
Our title includes nearly $3 billion for GSA to purchase tens of
thousands of electric vehicles and build the infrastructure necessary
to support them.
It also includes nearly $6 billion for the Postal Service to purchase
electric vehicles for its new fleet, and to build the infrastructure
necessary to charge these vehicles.
EVs are a sensible and cost-effective investment that will reduce
emissions and keep the federal government competitive.
The title also includes $4 billion for GSA to expand the use of
emerging green technologies and ensure that federal buildings are
modernized with greener construction materials and modern environmental
systems.
I'm especially pleased that we've included dedicated funding for OMB
to support implementation of the Act and track labor, equity, and
environmental standards and performance.
Our title also includes funding to ensure proper oversight of these
programs.
It is critical that the House pass the Build Back Better Act as
quickly as possible so that we can get this to the President's desk
without delay.
I urge all my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. NUNES. Madam Speaker, the Democrats have summoned us to the House
floor today to debate their unaffordable socialist spending bill. It is
rather novel for Congress to debate a bill that does not yet have final
legislative text, but. after suffering alarming electoral defeats
earlier this month, the Democrats appear desperate to save President
Biden's domestic agenda, regardless of the consequences. So, here we
are.
While the bill's actual provisions remain unclear, what is clear is
the Biden administration's zeal to permanently transform the American
economy. In an October press conference, White House Press Secretary
Jen Psaki went to great lengths to explain that the Democrats'
reconciliation spending bill is seen by the President as a vehicle to
remake the economy.
Biden seeks to ``do something historic that will fundamentally change
the economy,'' she declared. He's seeking to make ``fundamental
changes,'' she added. She later noted that the President seeks to
``make fundamental change in our economy,'' ``change fundamentally how
we invest in our workforce,'' ``fundamentally change the economy,'' and
``fundamentally change people's lives.''
We should take Psaki at her word--President Biden believes he has
found basic flaws in our economic system, and the solution is to inject
trillions of dollars into government programs.
Earlier this year, the President made a down payment on this
fundamental transformation when he signed into law the Democrats' $1.9
trillion so-called stimulus plan. The economic impact has been
staggering: gas prices are reaching record highs, our supply chain is
in crisis, small businesses are beset by a government-made labor
shortage, and skyrocketing inflation is making everyday life
unaffordable for working Americans.
The response from Democrats has been instructive. First, Democrats
denied that inflation existed at all. Then, they claimed Republicans
were exacerbating concerns over what they deemed ``transitory
inflation'' for political gain. Next, they said inflation was both not
transitory and, in fact, a good thing for the economy. Now, they accuse
Republicans of opposing their plan to tackle the inflation they claimed
was a good thing.
If inflation is indeed a good thing, then America is in luck--the
Democrats' Build Back Better agenda promises much more of it. It's as
if the Democrats are attempting to hyperinflate their way out of
inflation.
This unaffordable bill won't solve the problems the Democrats have
created. It won't lower energy prices, or tame inflation, or resolve
the supply chain crisis, or help Americans get back to work. To the
contrary, it's an ideological bill designed to implant socialism
irreversibly in the federal government.
The whole bill is a slap in the face to the American people.
Thankfully, however, this debate is just political theater, since we
all know the bill, whenever it is finally passed by House Democrats,
will die a quick death in the Senate.
Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of a meaningful
and consequential piece of legislation, the Build Back Better Act.
This bill will strengthen our economy, create good-paying jobs, and
make extraordinary investments that will improve child care, education,
health care, child nutrition, and housing. Importantly, the legislation
will take critical steps to address the climate crisis.
This legislation is a significant victory for children, families,
caregivers, and early childhood educators. According to data from
Oregon State University, every county in my home state of Oregon was a
child care desert for infant and toddler care before the coronavirus
pandemic, meaning that there is only one spot for every three children
who need care. The $390 billion investment for early childhood care and
universal preschool in the Build Back Better Act is fundamental to the
long-term success and health of our kids and economy. These investments
will help millions of parents, overwhelmingly women, return to work.
Additionally, we will finally recognize the critical role of early
childhood educators by making sure they are paid a living wage.
We have also provided substantial investments in our students by
making higher education more affordable, including by increasing the
value of the Pell Grant and expanding federal financial aid to eligible
students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), temporary
protected status (TPS), and deferred enforced departure (DED) status.
To help students succeed in school and transition into a rewarding
career, the Build Back Better Act provides funding for retention and
completion grants. The bill also supports our teaching workforce by
investing in grant programs to help train new teachers and address the
teacher shortage. Additionally, the legislation also supports
communities of color through targeted investments in Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-
Serving Institutions and other Minority Serving Institutions.
As Chair of the Education and Labor Committee's Civil Rights and
Human Services Subcommittee, I know students will be better equipped to
succeed when they are no longer
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worrying about their next meal. The Build Back Better Act provides nine
million more students free school meals through improving the Community
Eligibility Provision, which is a significant step toward ending
childhood hunger.
The Build Back Better Act provides for greater access to high-
quality, affordable health care and lowers costs for many Americans,
especially our nation's seniors. The bill extends the enhanced
Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were included in the
American Rescue Plan, and lowers the cost of prescription drugs by
finally allowing Medicare to negotiate prices for some drugs. The bill
expands Medicare to cover the cost of hearing aids and makes home
health care for elderly parents or loved ones with disabilities more
affordable and accessible. It also includes significant resources for
Older Americans Act meal programs and other senior services that I have
long championed, particularly those supporting LGBTQ+ seniors and other
underserved communities.
The bill will allow work authorization and provide important
protections from deportation for many immigrants who have been building
lives in this country and contributing to our communities for more than
a decade. The legislation will not provide the crucial path to
citizenship that I have been advocating for, but this is significant
progress that we can continue to build on.
Importantly, we are facing a code red climate emergency and the Build
Back Better Act is the most significant climate bill to come before the
U.S. House of Representatives. It provides long-term extensions for
renewable energy tax credits, and for the first time, energy storage
projects will qualify for investment tax credits. This bill also
invests $29 billion in nonprofit, state, and local institutions that
support rapid deployment of low- and zero-emission technologies, with a
particular focus on low-income communities that historically have not
received these types of investments. This legislation combats methane
emissions, which account for one-fifth of global greenhouse gas
emissions, by creating a methane emissions reduction program to
incentivize oil and gas companies to reduce their methane leaks.
The health of our ocean reflects the health of our planet. The Build
Back Better Act makes a significant investment by providing $6 billion
for habitat restoration projects to conserve, restore, and protect
coastal and marine habitats, increasing these ecosystems' resilience to
climate change. It also provides $500 million for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration climate research to improve our
understanding of the interdependence of our nation's coasts, ocean,
weather, and climate. Although there is still tremendous work needed to
prevent national and global climate disaster, the Build Back Better Act
makes transformational and unprecedented investments in combating
climate change.
The Build Back Better Act will also improve conditions for working
Americans. It provides nearly $20 billion in funding for education and
career training opportunities for underemployed and dislocated workers
and fosters greater collaboration between industry, labor, nonprofits,
and educational institutions to equip workers with skills training and
post-training employment opportunities.
This bill will also support families when they need to take leave
from work. Currently, the U.S. is one of only six nations in the world
without a national paid leave program. The Build Back Better act brings
the United States in line with every other OECD country by providing
workers with four weeks of paid family leave for childbirth, major
illness recovery, and family caretaking responsibilities.
Oregonians have long experienced pronounced challenges from the lack
of affordable housing. The Build Back Better Act includes $150 billion
to build and upgrade affordable housing stock and enhance rental
assistance for low-income Americans. It also includes critical updates
to and expands the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, which will further
incentivize affordable housing development. This funding will improve
housing affordability, support people experiencing homelessness, and
shrink the homeownership gap for people of color.
Data reported by the United States Census Bureau found that the Child
Tax Credit expansion that was included in the American Rescue Plan has
already slashed taxes for millions of families and contributed
significantly to reducing child hunger and housing insecurity. The
Build Back Better Act builds upon this success by extending the
enhanced Child Tax Credit for another year.
And finally, The Build Back Better Act is fully paid for by making
sure the wealthiest Americans and large corporations pay their fair
share in taxes.
The Build Back Better Act's historic investments will improve the
lives of families and individuals, create thousands of good-paying
jobs, and help our country rebuild after the devastating COVID-19
pandemic. And with the provisions to address the climate crisis, it
will help bring about a better, healthier, and more secure future for
Oregonians and Americans. For these reasons, I look forward to voting
in favor of this bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 744, the previous question is ordered on
the bill, as amended.
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. BRADY. 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. Brady moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5376 to the
Committee on the Budget.
The material previously referred to by Mr. Brady is as follows:
Strike section 138401 and insert the following:
SEC. 138401. PROHIBITION ON NEW REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT BANK
ACCOUNT DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS.
The Secretary of the Treasury (including any delegate of
the Secretary) may not require any financial institution to
report the inflows or out-flows (or any similar amount,
whether on a transaction or aggregate basis) of any account
maintained by such institution, except to the extent that
such reporting is required under any program, or other
provision of law, as in effect on October 1, 2021.
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. BRADY. 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 208,
nays 220, not voting 6, as follows:
[Roll No. 384]
YEAS--208
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
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
Massie
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
Pfluger
Posey
Reed
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
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)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin
NAYS--220
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
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Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
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)
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
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
Pelosi
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
Stansbury
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--6
Buck
Carl
Clarke (NY)
Perry
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
{time} 0908
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of
New York, Messrs. STANTON, CARSON, MOULTON, and MFUME changed their
vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Messrs. GRAVES of Louisiana, HOLLINGSWORTH, DAVIDSON, GOSAR, PALMER,
and EMMER changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Amodei (Balderson)
Baird (Walorski)
Barragan (Allred)
Blumenauer (Beyer)
Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
Brooks (Moore (AL))
Brown (MD) (Blunt Rochester)
Buchanan (Waltz)
Burgess (Lucas)
Bustos (Brownley)
Calvert (Garcia (CA))
Cardenas (Gomez)
Carey (Balderson)
Cleaver (Butterfield)
Comer (LaTurner)
Crenshaw (Mullin)
Curtis (Moore (UT))
DeFazio (Carbajal)
DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Duncan (Timmons)
Dunn (Waltz)
Emmer (McHenry)
Evans (Mfume)
Fallon (Nehls)
Ferguson (Kustoff)
Fletcher (Allred)
Garbarino (Jacobs (NY))
Gibbs (Bucshon)
Gimenez (Waltz)
Gohmert (Weber)
Gonzales, Tony (Ellzey)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Green (TN) (DesJarlais)
Hagedorn (Moolenaar)
Harshbarger (Fleischmann)
Hartzler (Walberg)
Herrera Beutler (Moore (UT))
Hudson (Balderson)
Huffman (McNerney)
Issa (Garcia (CA))
Jackson (Nehls)
Johnson (OH) (Fulcher)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Joyce (OH) (Valadao)
Joyce (PA) (Keller)
Katko (Meijer)
Kelly (PA) (Keller)
Kind (Connolly)
Kinzinger (Valadao)
Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
Krishnamoorthi (Levin (CA))
LaHood (Miller (WV))
Lamborn (McHenry)
Larsen (WA) (Connolly)
Lawson (FL) (Mfume)
Lesko (Miller (WV))
Letlow (Cammack)
Lieu (Raskin)
Long (Fleischmann)
Loudermilk (Cammack)
Lowenthal (Beyer)
Lynch (Langevin)
Mast (Waltz)
McBath (Williams (GA))
McEachin (Wexton)
Meeks (Jeffries)
Moulton (Kahele)
Napolitano (Correa)
Nunes (Garcia (CA))
Payne (Pallone)
Porter (Wexton)
Reed (Walorski)
Reschenthaler (Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Rodgers (WA) (Moore (UT))
Roybal-Allard (McCollum)
Rush (Quigley)
Salazar (Waltz)
Sewell (Cicilline)
Sires (Pallone)
Stauber (Bergman)
Steube (Timmons)
Stevens (Lee (NV))
Stewart (Moore (UT))
Strickland (Jeffries)
Swalwell (Gomez)
Thompson (MS) (Butterfield)
Thompson (PA) (Meuser)
Tiffany (Arrington)
Trahan (Langevin)
Trone (Beyer)
Underwood (Casten)
Veasey (Beatty)
Welch (McGovern)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
Young (Spartz)
Zeldin (Timmons)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. BRADY. 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 220,
nays 213, not voting 1, as follows:
[Roll No. 385]
YEAS--220
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
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
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
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
Pelosi
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
Stansbury
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
NAYS--213
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
Carey
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
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Golden
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
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Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
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
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)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Young
Zeldin
NOT VOTING--1
Perry
{time} 0944
So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clark of Massachusetts). Without
objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table.
Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, I object.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Objection is heard.
members recorded pursuant to house resolution 8, 117th congress
Amodei (Balderson)
Baird (Walorski)
Barragan (Allred)
Blumenauer (Beyer)
Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries)
Brooks (Moore (AL))
Brown (MD) (Blunt Rochester)
Buchanan (Waltz)
Burgess (Lucas)
Bustos (Brownley)
Calvert (Garcia (CA))
Cardenas (Gomez)
Carey (Balderson)
Carl (Rogers (AL))
Cleaver (Butterfield)
Comer (LaTurner)
Crenshaw (Mullin)
Curtis (Moore (UT))
DeFazio (Carbajal)
DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA))
Duncan (Timmons)
Dunn (Waltz)
Emmer (McHenry)
Evans (Mfume)
Fallon (Nehls)
Ferguson (Kustoff)
Fletcher (Allred)
Garbarino (Jacobs (NY))
Gibbs (Bucshon)
Gimenez (Waltz)
Gohmert (Weber)
Gonzales, Tony (Ellzey)
Gonzalez (OH) (Armstrong)
Green (TN) (DesJarlais)
Hagedorn (Moolenaar)
Harshbarger (Fleischmann)
Hartzler (Walberg)
Herrera Beutler (Moore (UT))
Hudson (Balderson)
Huffman (McNerney)
Issa (Garcia (CA))
Jackson (Nehls)
Johnson (OH) (Fulcher)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Joyce (OH) (Valadao)
Joyce (PA) (Keller)
Katko (Meijer)
Kelly (PA) (Keller)
Kind (Connolly)
Kinzinger (Valadao)
Kirkpatrick (Stanton)
Krishnamoorthi (Levin (CA))
LaHood (Miller (WV))
Lamborn (McHenry)
Larsen (WA) (Connolly)
Lawson (FL) (Mfume)
Lesko (Miller (WV))
Letlow (Cammack)
Lieu (Raskin)
Long (Fleischmann)
Loudermilk (Cammack)
Lowenthal (Beyer)
Lynch (Langevin)
Mast (Waltz)
McBath (Williams (GA))
McEachin (Wexton)
Meeks (Jeffries)
Moulton (Kahele)
Napolitano (Correa)
Nunes (Garcia (CA))
Payne (Pallone)
Porter (Wexton)
Reed (Walorski)
Reschenthaler
(Keller)
Rice (NY) (Murphy (FL))
Rodgers (WA) (Moore (UT))
Roybal-Allard (McCollum)
Rush (Quigley)
Salazar (Waltz)
Sewell (Cicilline)
Sires (Pallone)
Stauber (Bergman)
Steube (Timmons)
Stevens (Lee (NV))
Stewart (Moore (UT))
Strickland (Jeffries)
Swalwell (Gomez)
Thompson (MS) (Butterfield)
Thompson (PA) (Meuser)
Tiffany (Arrington)
Trahan (Langevin)
Trone (Beyer)
Underwood (Casten)
Veasey (Beatty)
Welch (McGovern)
Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
Young (Spartz)
Zeldin (Timmons)
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