[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H235-H238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               WILLIE O'REE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT

  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(S. 452) to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in 
recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to 
hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                 S. 452

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Willie O'Ree Congressional 
     Gold Medal Act''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) Willie O'Ree was the first Black player to compete in 
     the National Hockey League (NHL), appearing for the Boston 
     Bruins on January 18, 1958, in the throes of the civil rights 
     movement in the United States helping to end racial 
     segregation in the premier professional ice hockey league; he 
     is widely referred to as the ``Jackie Robinson of Hockey''.
       (2) Willie O'Ree was born October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, 
     New Brunswick, Canada; he is the youngest of 13 children and 
     a descendant of Paris O'Ree, whose name appears in the famous 
     historical document ``The Book of Negroes''.
       (3) Willie O'Ree was raised by his parents in Fredericton, 
     a predominantly White town where hockey was deeply rooted 
     within the culture. O'Ree was a standout athlete on the ice 
     and the baseball diamond.
       (4) At age 21, O'Ree was being scouted by professional 
     baseball teams and seriously considered baseball as a career. 
     Upon experiencing the segregated South for the first time 
     while appearing for a minor league tryout, his dream changed 
     and his attention turned solely to ice hockey.
       (5) While playing amateur hockey, Willie was struck in his 
     right eye with a puck and lost his eyesight. He was told by 
     doctors to abandon his hockey career; instead, never 
     disclosing the extent of his injury, he pursued his dream of 
     playing professional hockey.
       (6) At the age of 22, O'Ree was called up from the Quebec 
     Aces of the Quebec Hockey League (QHL) to play for the NHL's 
     Boston Bruins at a time when only 6 teams existed in the 
     league. O'Ree was unaware he had broken the color barrier at 
     the top level of the sport until he read it in the newspaper 
     the following day.
       (7) Blind in 1 eye and a victim of racism at times 
     throughout his career, O'Ree persevered and played 
     professional hockey for 22 years, tallying over 1,000 points.
       (8) In 1996, 17 years after O'Ree retired from professional 
     hockey, the National Hockey League hired O'Ree as the first-
     ever Diversity Ambassador. Having already changed the game 
     forever through his courage and convictions, O'Ree gives new 
     definition to what it means to be a trailblazer.
       (9) In this role as Diversity Ambassador with the NHL, 
     O'Ree set out to grow the sport by providing access, 
     opportunity, and motivation for children of all races, 
     ethnicities, origins, and abilities. With O'Ree providing a 
     vivid example of what is possible and serving as a relentless 
     supporter of children pursuing their dreams, more than 30 
     nonprofit youth organizations, dubbed Hockey is for Everyone 
     programs, were developed across North America, each committed 
     to offering minority and underserved children an opportunity 
     to play hockey, leveraging the sport to build character, 
     foster positive values, and develop important life skills.
       (10) Through Hockey is for Everyone programs, more than 
     120,000 boys and girls have been positively impacted. O'Ree 
     has devoted nearly 2,500 days on the ground with the youth 
     participants, visiting more than 500 schools, community 
     centers, and rinks to speak to hockey's core values and 
     beliefs: stay in school; set goals for yourself; remain 
     committed and disciplined; and always respect your teammates, 
     coaches, and parents.
       (11) Hockey is for Everyone programs have provided 
     important opportunities for youth to partake in physical 
     fitness. Today in the United States, fewer than half of the 
     children ages 6-11 engage in the recommended amount of 
     physical activity, and that number is lower for low-income 
     families. O'Ree has stood as a champion of youth athletic 
     participation and its health benefits for decades.
       (12) Hockey is for Everyone programs provide numerous off-
     ice services to youth: SAT and academic tutoring, mentoring, 
     nutrition education, college counseling, community service 
     opportunities, and more. The program has excelled at using 
     hockey as a vehicle to improve the social and emotional 
     wellness of youth and improve students' academic performances 
     both in primary school and beyond.
       (13) O'Ree was also named a Member of the Order of Canada 
     in 2008 and, in 2018, the City of Boston released an official 
     Proclamation recognizing January 18, the anniversary of the 
     day he broke into the game, as ``Willie O'Ree Day''.
       (14) In November 2018, 60 years after O'Ree entered the 
     NHL, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the 
     ``builder'' category in recognition of his efforts to grow 
     the game, using his position and the platform of hockey to 
     improve the lives of children throughout North America.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

       (a) Award Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf 
     of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design 
     to Willie O'Ree, or if unavailable, to a member of his 
     family, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and 
     commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational 
     opportunity.
       (b) Design and Striking.--For the purposes of the award 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury 
     (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, 
     and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. The 
     design shall bear an image of, and an inscription of the name 
     of, Willie O'Ree.

     SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may strike and sell 
     duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 
     3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, 
     including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
     overhead expenses.
       (b) Proceeds of Sales.--The amounts received from the sale 
     of duplicate medals under subsection (a) shall be deposited 
     in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
       (c) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to 
     be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise 
     Fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of 
     the medals struck under this Act.

     SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

       (a) National Medal.--The medals struck pursuant to this Act 
     are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of 
     title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this 
     Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Pennsylvania (Ms. Dean) and the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Dean).


                             General Leave

  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks 
on this legislation and to insert extraneous material thereon.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 452, the Willie O'Ree 
Congressional Gold Medal Act.
  I thank Michigan Senator Stabenow and the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Quigley) for their work on this bill which honors Willie O'Ree, a 
trailblazer for diversity and inclusion in sports and the first Black 
player in the National Hockey League.
  Born in 1935 in the predominantly White town of Fredericton, New 
Brunswick, Canada, O'Ree made a name for himself as a standout athlete 
in both ice hockey and baseball. At age 21, he was being scouted by 
professional baseball teams in the United States. However, upon 
experiencing racial discrimination and the effects of segregation 
firsthand while in the south for minor league tryouts, he shifted his 
focus solely to ice hockey.
  In 1958, at the age of 22, O'Ree was called up to play professionally 
as a winger for the NHL Boston Bruins. In doing so, he became the first 
Black professional ice hockey player in the league. Despite being blind 
in one eye from an injury during his time as an amateur hockey player 
and enduring racist attacks from hockey fans and players alike, O'Ree 
persevered and continued to play professional hockey for 22 years.
  In 1996, the National Hockey League hired O'Ree as its first-ever 
diversity ambassador, which set out to transform the predominantly 
White sport of ice hockey by providing greater access and opportunity 
for children of all races, ethnicities, and origins.

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  O'Ree has personally devoted thousands of hours to Hockey is for 
Everyone programs which provide community outreach and support for 
youth participants to partake in physical fitness and live out hockey's 
core values of commitment, discipline, and respect for your teammates, 
coaches, and parents.
  In 2018, 60 years after O'Ree first broke the color barrier for ice 
hockey, he was inducted into the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame in recognition 
of his longstanding support for greater access and diversity in the 
sport.
  This bill honors O'Ree's trailblazing legacy both on and off the ice. 
I thank Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Quigley for their work on this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge members to vote ``yes'' and I reserve the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of S. 452, the Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold 
Medal Act.
  Willie O'Ree's story is one of determination and perseverance, one of 
the greatest qualities a human being can have.
  Willie, born October 15, 1935, was the youngest of 13 children of 
parents Rosebud and Harry O'Ree. The O'Ree family was one of only two 
Black families that lived in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Willie is a 
descendent of Paris O'Ree, a slave who escaped servitude in South 
Carolina in the late 1700s at only 15 years old.
  When he was 3, Willie fashioned skates out of wooden blocks with 
metal blades attached to the bottom and took to his frozen lawn in the 
backyard. He had a knack for skating. Two years later at age 5, Willie 
began to play organized hockey. Many refer to Willie as the ``Jackie 
Robinson of hockey.''
  Interestingly, at Dodger Stadium in 1949, 2 years after Robinson 
broke baseball's color barrier, a 14-year-old O'Ree had the opportunity 
to meet his hero. In one interview, Willie recalls that as Robinson 
made his way down to the receiving line, Willie waited patiently. When 
his turn arrived, he spoke to Jackie and said, I am a baseball player. 
But what I really love is hockey.
  Robinson replied, Oh, I didn't know Black kids played hockey.
  Nearly 9 years later, on January 18, 1958, Willie put on a Boston 
Bruins uniform for a game against the Montreal Canadians and became the 
first Black player in NHL history.

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  From 1958 to 1961, O'Ree played in 45 games for the Bruins, all while 
hiding a secret that he was, in fact, blind in one eye.
  Willie paved the way for a new generation of hockey players. Wayne 
Simmonds of the Toronto Maple Leafs was quoted as stating:

       Willie set the table for everyone else to eat, and he did 
     it all with dignity and class. I used to think about Willie's 
     story whenever teachers or hockey parents or coaches would 
     laugh at my dream of making it to the NHL.

  Willie's story did not end after he left the ice. Seventeen years 
after he retired from professional hockey, the NHL hired O'Ree as their 
first-ever diversity ambassador. This role put Willie in a position to 
grow the sport by providing access, opportunity, and motivation for 
children of all races, ethnicities, origins, and abilities.
  In November of 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, 
and just last night, 64 years to the day of his historic entrance into 
the league, his number 22 jersey was raised to the rafters in TD Garden 
and retired; an act of ultimate recognition of what a player means to a 
franchise, a fan base, and a community.
  Mr. Speaker, Willie O'Ree forever changed the sport of hockey. His 
determination and perseverance should be recognized with a 
Congressional Gold Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve 
the balance of my time
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from 
Illinois (Mr. Quigley).
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, 2 days ago our country took time to 
celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and reflect on our 
ongoing effort to ensure racial equality in America. It is fitting then 
that today this body considers legislation to honor the life of Willie 
O'Ree who, like Dr. King, was on the frontlines of racial integration 
in America and has dedicated his life to the ideals of diversity and 
inclusion.
  In 1958, Willie O'Ree integrated the sport of hockey by becoming the 
first Black player in the National Hockey League. Well, known are the 
stories of barrier-breaking athletes like Jackie Robinson in baseball 
and Bill Russell in basketball; Mr. O'Ree's story is lesser known.
  He was born in Canada, the youngest of 13 children. His grandfather, 
Paris O'Ree, escaped slavery in South Carolina and fled to Canada. 
Growing up in Canada, O'Ree quickly developed a love and talent for 
hockey. During his early years playing hockey, he was blinded in one 
eye by a stray puck. However, this setback did not deter him from his 
dream of playing professional hockey. A few years later, Willie finally 
got the call to play in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, becoming the 
first Black player to do so.
  But the road ahead was not an easy one. During his time playing for 
the Bruins, Willie endured racist slurs by fans and opposing teams. He 
suffered illegal hits and rough treatment constantly. But that was not 
enough to deter him. He remained committed to playing hockey and would 
do so for 22 years in the NHL and the minor leagues. Think about that, 
Mr. Speaker, he played 22 years of professional hockey while enduring 
racism and bigotry; oh, and only having vision in one eye.
  Willie never intended to stop the fight for inclusion in the league 
once he left playing hockey. After hanging up his skates, he became the 
NHL's diversity ambassador, a role he continues to this day.
  In the 1990s, he established the Hockey is for Everyone initiative to 
offer marginalized and underrepresented children an opportunity to play 
hockey and develop important life skills. Since its inception, more 
than 120,000 children have participated in the program.
  After his remarkable career on and off the ice, Willie has begun to 
receive the recognition he has long deserved. In 2018, he was inducted 
into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and just last night, his jersey was 
retired by the Boston Bruins.
  It has been my honor to know Willie over the past decade and help 
lead this bill to award him a Congressional Gold Medal. I am thankful 
to my colleagues, Representatives Higgins, Pressley, Emmer, and Katko, 
who led this legislation in the House with me, and Senators Stabenow 
and Scott who led this bill in the Senate.
  When I was young, my heroes were hockey players. They were talented, 
strong, and skilled. They taught me many things. At the time they were 
all White. Willie fought his entire life to change that during and 
after his career. Hockey, the sports world, and our country are better 
off because of his efforts.
  I had no idea that the year I was born Willie O'Ree broke the color 
barrier in hockey. And it wasn't until many years later when I had the 
honor of meeting him that I learned that my own heroes from the Chicago 
Blackhawks and their fans gave him some of the harshest treatment 
during his time in the NHL.
  But his life has been a true testament to those values I learned as a 
young hockey fan: strength, courage, and perseverance even in the face 
of tremendous odds. He is a true gift to our country and to a sport 
that I and so many others love. Awarding him the Congressional Gold 
Medal will serve as a small but important token of our country's 
gratitude.
  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer). This Member of Congress not only 
played collegiate hockey, he is a hockey dad, and spent over 20 years 
as a hockey coach, he is one of the best fans of the game of hockey in 
the United States Congress.
  Mr. EMMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 452, the Willie 
O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act, and to recognize the incredible 
impact that Willie O'Ree has had on the great sport of hockey.
  Willie etched his name into the history books in 1958. When he became 
one of the select few--and it is a very few--who got called up from the 
minors to play in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, 
Willie broke down racial barriers for sure. He would go on

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to play more than 24 seasons as a professional hockey player, despite 
facing countless challenges on and off the ice.

  Willie O'Ree remains a trailblazer for many, but his contributions 
certainly did not end after his retirement from his playing career in 
1979. As we have heard, in 1996, he became the NHL's diversity 
ambassador. In this capacity, he established the Hockey is for Everyone 
initiative to create a culture of inclusivity and provide an 
opportunity for disadvantaged children across this country and North 
America to play the game. His work continues even to this day to 
reinvigorate and grow the great sport of hockey while setting an 
example for underrepresented communities here at home and on an 
international level.
  As the NHL and teams across the country finally recognized Willie 
O'Ree's incredible contributions to hockey, today is Congress' 
opportunity to honor a true legend of the game that is loved and 
enjoyed by millions.
  Remember, we know that hockey was given to us directly from God 
because it is played on ice, which can only exist in Heaven.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to co-lead this long overdue effort, and I 
urge all my colleagues in the House of Representatives to honor this 
icon of our God-given sport by voting ``yes'' on S. 452.
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley).
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of our bill, the 
Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation which honors the 
historic career and life of service of the one and only Willie O'Ree.
  With today's vote in the people's House, we honor a giant, and it has 
been an honor to be a steward in this effort. Willie is a trailblazer, 
an ice breaker, a hero, and an activist whose powerful story is unknown 
to too many. That ends here today. We change that.
  Mr. Speaker, 64 years ago, in the midst of the fight to end Jim Crow, 
Willie O'Ree made history with the Boston Bruins by becoming the first 
Black player to play in the National Hockey League.
  A descendant of enslaved people who escaped the horrors of slavery 
through the Underground Railroad, Willie was born and raised in New 
Brunswick, Canada, and was the youngest of 13 children. His love of the 
game began at the young age of 3 when he earned his stripes playing 
alongside his older siblings.
  Known as the Jackie Robinson of hockey, Willie played 45 games in the 
NHL and spent more than two decades playing professional hockey--all 
while hiding the fact that he was nearly completely bind in one eye.
  Willie O'Ree was a young and fast left winger, but he could not out-
skate the racist backlash in response to his desegregating the National 
Hockey League. As the sole Black player in the NHL at the time, Willie 
endured relentless bigotry, racism, discrimination, and even violence 
from fans and players both on and off the ice. And despite it all, 
Willie embodied resilience, grace, dignity, and never gave up on the 
determination to live out his dream.
  In the decades following his historic career on the ice, Willie has 
spent his time paying it forward to the next generation of ice 
breakers. As the NHL's director of youth development and diversity 
ambassador, he has worked to increase opportunities for young Black and 
Brown players so that they too can take their rightful place in the big 
league.
  In 2018, Willie was formally inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame; and 
while his time with the Boston Bruins was short, his legacy lives on to 
this very day. Earlier this week, Mayor Michelle Wu declared January 18 
in the city of Boston Willie O'Ree Day marking the momentous day 64 
years ago when Willie hit the ice and changed the game forever.
  Just yesterday, the Boston Bruins formally retired Willie's number 22 
jersey, raising it up in the rafters at the Garden alongside other 
Bruins legends.
  Mr. Speaker, Black history is American history, and today we salute 
an American hero and inspiration. Willie demonstrates for us the power 
of holding on to one's dreams--an ice and ceiling breaker.
  I would like to thank my esteemed colleagues, Representatives 
Quigley, Katko, and Emmer, for their partnership, and the 290 
colleagues who cosponsored this piece of legislation in order to get it 
across the finish line. My team and I have been working diligently 
pushing and organizing since 2019, and this work would not have been 
possible without the support and partnership of the longtime grassroots 
activists who organized to ensure that Willie, who took up space and 
who created space, now takes his rightful space in our history books.
  The Congressional Gold Medal is Congress' highest expression of 
national appreciation and recognition. With this honor, Willie will 
join history-makers like Jackie Robinson, the Reverend Dr. Martin 
Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, and the Tuskegee Airmen-- 
incredible company for an incredible man.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman from Massachusetts an 
additional 1 minute.
  Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Speaker, at the age of 86 years young today, we 
give Willie O'Ree his flowers.
  Go Bruins.
  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, I would just like to, once again, reiterate 
the significance of this Congressional Gold Medal. Willie O'Ree not 
only forever changed the sport of hockey, but he truly helped change 
the history of this country. His determination and perseverance and his 
trailblazing spirit should be recognized with a Congressional Gold 
Medal.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Higgins).
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 
452, the Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act.
  Willie O'Ree, which has been already said, was a trailblazer for 
hockey both on and off the ice. He was to the National Hockey League 
what Jackie Robinson was to Major League Baseball.
  As the first Black player in the National Hockey League, he endured 
racism, bigotry, and prejudice from both players and fans. Despite 
this, he played more than two decades in the National Hockey League and 
in the minor leagues developing his skills and later becoming the 
National Hockey League's diversity ambassador.
  Willie O'Ree broke down historic barriers and paved the way for young 
athletes in marginalized communities. In 2012, he visited my community 
for the Willie O'Ree Skills Weekend hosted by the National Hockey 
League Buffalo Sabres. Today we honor his dedication to improving 
diversity and accessibility in sports which makes him most deserving of 
this high honor.
  He is an inspiration to all athletes, and particularly to young 
athletes of color in western New York and throughout the Nation. I 
strongly urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan legislation.

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  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Willie O'Ree is often referred to as the ``Jackie Robinson of ice 
hockey'' for helping to end racial segregation in the National Hockey 
League. Mr. O'Ree's positive impact on the sport of ice hockey goes far 
beyond his role in ending racial segregation in the sport.
  This bill honors O'Ree for both his barrier-breaking role and his 
decades of championing diversity and greater youth access to the sport. 
I thank Ms. Stabenow and Mr. Quigley, the lead sponsor of the House 
version of the bill, and our other colleagues who worked so hard on 
this bill for ensuring that Mr. O'Ree and his trailblazing legacy of 
sportsmanship and inclusion receive the recognition he so richly 
deserves.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Dean) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, S. 452.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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  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 426, 
nays 0, not voting 7, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 11]

                               YEAS--426

     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)
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NC)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Boebert
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bourdeaux
     Bowman
     Boyle, Brendan F.
     Brooks
     Brown (MD)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Bush
     Bustos
     Butterfield
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carl
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     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 (IL)
     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
     Grijalva
     Grothman
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hagedorn
     Harder (CA)
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hayes
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Higgins (NY)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jacobs (NY)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     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
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamb
     Lamborn
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Lesko
     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
     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
     Newman
     Norcross
     Norman
     O'Halleran
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pence
     Perlmutter
     Perry
     Peters
     Pfluger
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Posey
     Pressley
     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
     Tlaib
     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

                             NOT VOTING--7

     Biggs
     Brady
     Budd
     Hollingsworth
     Kinzinger
     Massie
     McClintock

                              {time}  1354

  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

     Bass (Cicilline)
     Blumenauer (Beyer)
     Boyle, Brendan F. (Gallego)
     Brownley (Kuster)
     Bush (Bowman)
     Carter (LA) (Jeffries)
     Cawthorn (Nehls)
     Chu (Clark (MA))
     Cohen (Beyer)
     Costa (Correa)
     Crist (Soto)
     Cuellar (Correa)
     DeFazio (Brown (MD))
     DeGette (Blunt Rochester)
     Demings (Soto)
     DeSaulnier (Beyer)
     Doggett (Raskin)
     Donalds (Cammack)
     Doyle, Michael F. (Connolly)
     Evans (Mfume)
     Fallon (Gooden)
     Fletcher (Allred)
     Fortenberry (Moolenaar)
     Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA))
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Gonzalez, Vicente (Correa)
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Hagedorn (Carl)
     Hayes (Clark (MA))
     Jayapal (Raskin)
     Joyce (PA) (Smucker)
     Kildee (Panetta)
     Kilmer (Bera)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     Lawrence (Stevens)
     Lawson (FL) (Soto)
     Lee (CA) (Khanna)
     Lofgren (Jeffries)
     Lowenthal (Beyer)
     Maloney, Carolyn B. (Wasserman Schultz)
     Mann (Pfluger)
     McCollum (Blunt Rochester)
     McEachin (Wexton)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Moore (UT) (Meijer)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Nadler (Pallone)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Ocasio-Cortez (Garcia (IL))
     Payne (Pallone)
     Pingree (Cicilline)
     Pocan (Raskin)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Reed (Kelly (PA))
     Rogers (KY)
     (Reschenthaler)
       
     Roybal-Allard (Levin (CA))
     Ruiz (Correa)
     Ruppersberger (Raskin)
     Rush (Kaptur)
     Schneider (Connolly)
     Schrier (Spanberger)
     Scott, David (Jeffries)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Stewart (Crawford)
     Strickland (Jeffries)
     Timmons (Armstrong)
     Titus (Connolly)
     Trone (Brown (MD))
     Vargas (Correa)
     Vela (Correa)
     Velazquez (Clark (MA))
     Waters (Takano)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Welch (Raskin)
     Wilson (FL) (Cicilline)

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