[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H348-H357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3485, GLOBAL RESPECT ACT; PROVIDING 
  FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4445, ENDING FORCED ARBITRATION OF SEXUAL 
ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 2021; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION 
OF H.R. 4521, BIOECONOMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2021; AND FOR 
                             OTHER PURPOSES

  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I 
call up House Resolution 900 and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 900

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 3485) to 
     impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for 
     violations of internationally recognized human rights against 
     lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex 
     (LGBTQI) individuals, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu 
     of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill, an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of Rules Committee Print 117-30 shall be considered as 
     adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
     All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
     amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 
     further amendment thereto, to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their 
     respective designees; (2) the further amendments described in 
     section 2 of this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc 
     described in section 3 of this resolution; and (4) one motion 
     to recommit.
       Sec. 2.  After debate pursuant to the first section of this 
     resolution, each further amendment printed in part A of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant 
     to section 3 of this resolution shall be considered only in 
     the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
     Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
     shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time 
     before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to 
     amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question.
       Sec. 3.  It shall be in order at any time after debate 
     pursuant to the first section of this resolution for the 
     chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or his designee to 
     offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments 
     printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. 
     Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their 
     respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
     shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question.
       Sec. 4.  All points of order against the further amendments 
     printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules or 
     amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution 
     are waived.
       Sec. 5.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4445) to amend 
     title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration 
     of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. 
     All points of order against consideration of the bill are 
     waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
     printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
     117-29 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
     provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and on any amendment thereto, to final passage 
     without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their 
     respective designees; (2) the further amendment printed in 
     part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, if offered by the Member designated in the 
     report, which shall be in order without intervention of any 
     point of order, shall be considered as read, shall be 
     separately debatable for the time specified in the report 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question; and (3) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 6.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4521) to 
     provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to 
     ensure continued United States leadership in engineering 
     biology. All points of order against consideration of the 
     bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on Science,

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     Space, and Technology now printed in the bill, an amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
     Committee Print 117-31, modified by the amendment printed in 
     part C of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
     amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order 
     against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
     as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final 
     passage without intervening motion except: (1) two hours of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology or their respective designees; (2) the further 
     amendments described in section 7 of this resolution; (3) the 
     amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this resolution; 
     and (4) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 7.  After debate pursuant to section 6 of this 
     resolution, each further amendment printed in part D of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules not earlier considered as 
     part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 8 of this 
     resolution shall be considered only in the order printed in 
     the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     the time specified in the report equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn 
     by the proponent at any time before the question is put 
     thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question.
       Sec. 8.  It shall be in order at any time after debate 
     pursuant to section 6 of this resolution for the chair of the 
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology or her designee 
     to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments 
     printed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. 
     Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their 
     respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
     shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question.
       Sec. 9.  All points of order against the further amendments 
     printed in part D of the report of the Committee on Rules or 
     amendments en bloc described in section 8 of this resolution 
     are waived.
       Sec. 10.  House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as 
     most recently amended by House Resolution 860, agreed to 
     January 11, 2022), is amended by striking ``February 4, 
     2022'' each place it appears and inserting (in each instance) 
     ``April 1, 2022''.
       Sec. 11.  Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule XX, further 
     proceedings on a vote by the yeas and nays on the question of 
     adoption of a motion that the House suspend the rules offered 
     on the legislative day of February 1, 2022 may be postponed 
     through the legislative day of March 3, 2022.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Craig). The gentlewoman from North 
Carolina is recognized for 1 hour.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the 
customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. 
Fischbach), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. 
During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the 
purpose of debate only.
  Madam Speaker, in a moment I will ask to amend the rule to make a 
technical correction regarding en bloc debate time.


                     Amendment Offered By Ms. Ross

  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to amend the pending 
resolution with an amendment that I have placed at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       In section 8, strike ``Education and Labor'' and insert 
     ``Science, Space, and Technology''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution is amended.


                             General Leave

  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members be 
given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.

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  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, 
House Resolution 900, providing for the consideration of three 
measures: H.R. 3485, the Global Respect Act, under a structured rule. 
The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs, makes in order six amendments, provides en bloc authority to 
Chairman Meeks, and provides one motion to recommit.
  The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 4445, the Ending 
Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, under a 
structured rule. This rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. It makes in order one amendment, and 
provides for one motion to recommit. The rule also provides for 
consideration of H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act, under a 
structured rule. The rule provides 2 hours of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, makes in order 261 
amendments, provides en bloc authority to Chairwoman Johnson, and 
provides one motion to recommit.
  Finally, the rule provides recess instructions, suspension authority, 
and same day authority through April 1, 2022, and provides that 
requested roll call votes on suspension bills considered on February 1, 
2022, may be postponed through March 3, 2022.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the three bills we will 
consider under this rule: H.R. 4521, the America COMPETES Act; H.R. 
4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual 
Harassment Act; and H.R. 3485, the Global Respect Act.
  H.R. 4521 will make historic investments to advance the production of 
American-made semiconductors, tackle supply chain vulnerabilities, and 
turbocharge America's scientific research and technological leadership.
  Our Nation has long been a global leader in science and technology, 
propelled by companies and universities like the ones in my district 
that perform cutting-edge research every single day.
  Maintaining this position requires significant investment and 
cooperation across the government and private sector.
  This bill will increase funding for the National Science Foundation. 
It will support the work of the Department of Energy's Office of 
Science in fighting climate change. It will empower the next generation 
of STEM teachers, researchers, and scientists of all backgrounds.
  Our legislation will also establish a new office at the Department of 
Commerce charged with leading a government-wide effort to strengthen 
supply chains, invest $52 billion to support American semiconductor 
manufacturing, and bolster our domestic solar manufacturing capacity.
  In addition, H.R. 4521 will reaffirm American leadership abroad by 
reasserting our commitment to protect human rights and strengthen 
international trade laws to protect American workers and businesses 
from unfair trade practices.
  I am proud to have led a number of bipartisan bills included in this 
legislation that will fund research activities, facilitate public-
private partnerships to grow clean energy technologies, and mandate the 
development of a national science and technology strategy.
  At a time when America faces unprecedented international competition, 
H.R. 4521 will reinforce our Nation's global leadership in science, 
technology, and innovation. I am thrilled we are bringing it to the 
House floor.
  Madam Speaker, I also rise in support of H.R. 4445. Too often in our 
country today businesses use mandatory arbitration clauses to cover up 
sexual assault and harassment in the workplace.
  Forced arbitration has a chilling effect on the ability of survivors 
to speak out, allowing businesses to take legal action against 
employees simply for seeking justice that was not provided during the 
arbitration process.
  Last year, the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from women 
in a variety of disciplines who have faced persistent harassment and 
abuse at their jobs. These women bravely recounted both the appalling 
behavior they experienced and how forced arbitration kept them from 
speaking out about their experiences and aiding others.
  I am grateful to these women for their courage in shining a light on 
this abuse. Unfortunately, countless other women in our country are 
still silenced by mandatory arbitration.

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  When mandatory arbitration processes are used to preserve the 
reputations of companies, rather than to provide due process to 
employees facing mistreatment, Congress has a duty to step in. I am 
glad we are doing that by taking up this bill today.
  Finally, I rise in support of H.R. 3485. Today, 68 countries, more 
than one-third of the United Nation member states, still criminalize 
same-sex relations. In nine countries, same-sex relations are 
punishable by death. That is a human rights violation.
  In the United States, freedom is the foundation of our democracy, and 
the liberty to love whomever we choose without concern for retaliation 
or violence is safeguarded by our Constitution.
  Denying the right of entry to foreign nationals who violate the human 
rights of LGBTQ people sends a clear message that hate has no home in 
the United States.
  It is time to pass all three of these bills.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I thank the representative from North 
Carolina (Ms. Ross) for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I 
yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, today we are being asked to discuss House Resolution 
4445, a bill that will do nothing to bring justice to victims of sexual 
harassment, and it could be argued that it would make the process 
worse. We are also discussing H.R. 3485, a duplicative messaging bill 
on human rights. The most bizarre bill we are looking at today is the 
American concedes act.

  This is yet another bill that was thrown together behind closed doors 
and with no bipartisan input, and now we are expected to hastily dig 
through this lengthy document on short notice. Luckily, it does not 
take long to see all that is wrong with this bill.
  We are supposed to believe the intention of the bill is to counter 
China's economic aggression, but it does not even contain the word 
``China'' in the title. This bill is actually just a long list of 
Progressive dream policies that have nothing to do with China at all. 
To illustrate, the words ``coral reef'' appears more times in this 
legislation than China does.
  What is worse is that that bill contains certain policies that would 
help China because it will hurt American companies. The bill's $52 
billion in subsidies for the semiconductor industry would allow for a 
chip company working with the Chinese Communist Party to be eligible 
for those funds. The bill that supposedly combats China's economic 
aggression could actually send taxpayer funds to subsidize CCP's 
semiconductor industry.
  We could pass meaningful export and control policies. We could impose 
sanctions on the United Front Work Department, or even start with 
funding existing sanction enforcement at the Office of the Foreign 
Asset Control in the Treasury.
  We could completely ban Federal funding for colleges and universities 
that host Confucius Institutes. Instead, we are here to consider a bill 
that may actually be more detrimental for America than it is for China. 
I have to highlight some of the contradictions in this bill that so 
perfectly sum up the hypocrisy of the House Democrats and the 
administration.
  This bill includes the Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act of 2021. 
My colleagues claim this will decrease energy reliance on China and 
will be better for the environment by subsidizing solar panel 
manufacturing. However, the left is also attacking domestic production 
of the minerals required to make these panels.
  We saw this just last week when the Biden administration canceled 
leases for a Minnesota company mining for critical minerals vital to 
domestic production of solar panels. The result is the U.S. is being 
forced to outsource these materials to China. China, who is the largest 
emitter of greenhouse gases in the world and uses inhumane labor 
practices. How can we reclaim the solar supply chain while outsourcing 
these very jobs to China?
  This bill also requires U.S. implementation of the Paris Climate 
Agreement, but does not require the same of China. Another provision 
that makes it harder for American businesses to compete with 
unregulated Chinese competitors.
  This bill reflects the patterns of this administration. They claim we 
need to address climate change now, but then delay compliance with the 
renewable fuel standard that provides lower-emission fuel for our 
vehicle fleet. They cancel our domestic pipeline construction while 
allowing our adversaries to keep theirs. They don't mind activities 
that hurt the environment as long as the U.S. is keeping it in someone 
else's backyard, all while forcing American businesses to follow their 
restrictions.
  The majority of Americans agree, China is our biggest threat. We need 
good legislation to counter that threat. This bill proves the Democrats 
do not take this threat seriously.
  It has taken any decent policy options on the subject and buried them 
in a poison bills trying to push policy to cater to their Progressive 
base. We need to put forward a real bill that has gone through the 
appropriate committee process to include Republican input. Only then 
will we have legislation that deals with these issues seriously.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New 
York (Mr. Morelle), a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.
  Mr. MORELLE. Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend and Rules 
Committee colleague, Ms. Ross, for yielding time and for her leadership 
on this important issue.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the rule that will advance the 
America COMPETES Act, an historic package of long overdue legislative 
actions to strengthen our supply chain and make bold investments 
supporting manufacturing right here at home where it matters most.
  There is so much in this legislative package that I am proud to 
deliver for my constituents back home in Rochester, New York, 
specifically the provision to boost regional innovation hubs and 
regional innovation.
  I am proud that language in H.R. 4521 will create regional technology 
and innovation hubs like those envisioned in my legislation, the 
Innovation Centers Acceleration Act.

  Since early 2020, I have had the honor of leading the effort for 
legislation that would dedicate serious Federal investment into our 
Nation's innovation efforts. In fact, the Rochester area was identified 
by the Brookings Institute as one of the top regions in the country for 
group opportunity, and it is no secret why.
  With cutting-edge universities and research facilities, combined with 
a robust manufacturing infrastructure, access to shipping routes and a 
highly specialized workforce, Rochester is ready. We just need the 
investment to help expand on a wider scale.
  This initiative will incentivize collaborative partnerships between 
local governments, colleges and universities, private industry, non-
profits and community organizations to promote and support regional 
technology and innovation hubs in cities like Rochester.
  Significant and sustained innovation investment is needed to drive 
economic recovery and build resiliency, and the America COMPETES Act 
puts us on track to just that.
  Now is the time to boldly invest in innovation and scientific 
research to advance America's competitiveness against China and 
reestablish our Nation as the global leader of innovation.
  By investing and enacting the America COMPETES Act, we reaffirm our 
leadership around the world by strengthening diplomacy, promoting human 
rights, and bolstering economic engagement.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule and 
the underlying bill.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman 
from Texas (Mr. Burgess).
  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, we had a colleague several years ago, Jim 
McDermott from Washington State, a Democrat. The Republicans were in 
the majority. Republicans, during the week of April 15, wanted to put 
forward a bill on the floor of the House but didn't quite have it 
together, so they put together a sense of Congress resolution on 
fundamental tax reform.

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  I will never forget Dr. McDermott in the well of the House, 
thundering against Republicans:


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       You want tax reform, and this is the best you can do, a 
     sense of Congress resolution?
       Why don't you just send a get-well card to the IRS?

  Madam Speaker, let me tell you something: Republicans on the Energy 
and Commerce Committee have been agitating, asking, and trying to work 
with Federal agencies to get answers on the origin of the coronavirus 
and answers on the origin of the pandemic. So, here we have the China 
bill before us today, ironically, on Groundhog's Day, but here is the 
China bill, and by golly, we are going to get to the bottom of the 
coronavirus pandemic.
  What do we get? We get section 30219B, ``Report on origins of the 
COVID-19 pandemic.''
  Now, what does the next line say? ``Sense of Congress. It is the 
sense of Congress that,'' blah, blah, blah.
  In other words, no force of law, no teeth, no requirement of any 
Federal agency to do anything, no requirement really for even a real 
investigation, which is what honestly we need.
  We are sitting on the eve of Olympic Games that are going to be held 
in Communist China, and we don't have answers for what caused this 
pandemic. We are going to have a moment of silence later this week--
appropriately so, another milestone of lives lost--but we don't know 
about the origins of this virus.
  Let me tell you something else, Madam Speaker. Last night in the 
Rules Committee, I tried to get one of Dr. Wenstrup's very thoughtful 
amendments included. He has an amendment that says that this gain-of-
function research that was carried out might be pretty dangerous; we 
need to think about where it is conducted; and we shouldn't use United 
States taxpayer dollars to fund this research in countries that are our 
adversaries.
  I offered that amendment on behalf of Dr. Wenstrup, and every 
Democrat member of the Rules Committee said: Oh, it is good with us. 
You go ahead and send those dollars over there and do this research.
  We have this new W visa for startups that is language in the bill. 
There is no language about protecting American jobs, but we are going 
to give jobs to other people.
  We are already funding the U.N. Green Climate Fund for $100 million 
directly to China, and this bill gives them another $8 billion for that 
same purpose.
  Madam Speaker, $3 billion for a slush fund for solar manufacturing--
some of us have been in this body long enough to remember some 
unpleasant activity with that in a stimulus bill in 2009.
  This bill supposedly provides over $300 billion in new spending. And 
I say ``supposedly'' because no one knows. No one really knows. We have 
heard this bill in the Rules Committee, not in the authorization 
committees, but in the Rules Committee with no CBO score. We are flying 
blind.
  We are approving this 3,000-page bill today having had it for a 
little less than 72 hours. As you can see from the start of this, Madam 
Speaker, the language is still being hammered out. It wasn't quite 
right as it came to the floor last night from the Rules Committee.
  This is a bad idea. We ought to take our time and do it right because 
this is important, and people do want us to do this right.
  It does appear that, right now, the Democratic leadership of this 
House is more concerned with politics than policy, and that is so 
unfortunate because we have an opportunity here to actually do 
something right.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon), who is another distinguished member of the 
Rules Committee.
  Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from the Rules 
Committee for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of today's rule. The America 
COMPETES Act is a bold and important bill that would help make our 
economy more competitive, more dynamic, and more prosperous as we 
confront the challenges of the 21st century.
  This bill provides a long-overdue investment in our Nation's leading 
research and development institutions, which will deliver huge benefits 
to the region I represent. It will fund innovations and breakthroughs 
to ensure that the United States leads the world in advancements in 
artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computing, and biomedical 
research.
  The America COMPETES Act also provides a targeted program of policies 
to address our short- and long-term supply chain challenges. These 
policies will help to lower inflation, promote domestic manufacturing, 
encourage businesses to reshore jobs, and insulate our economy from the 
supply chain disruptions we are seeing right now.
  Internationally, the America COMPETES Act will improve our 
relationships with our allies and partners in the Americas, Europe, 
Africa, and Asia, fostering closer political and economic ties and 
countering China's growing influence abroad.
  All in all, the America COMPETES Act is a sound investment in our 
Nation's future, and I hope that the House and Senate can quickly work 
out their differences so that we can send a final bill to President 
Biden's desk soon.
  Madam Speaker, I also want to highlight two amendments that I have 
offered to help shape the America COMPETES Act. One of those amendments 
would provide grants to institutions of higher education to create 
innovative, research-focused education centers for STEM students. These 
centers would provide students with course-based research experiences 
across STEM disciplines and education levels, and they would work to 
reduce the barriers that minority and low-income students face in 
participating in STEM education in order to reduce attrition rates and 
increase diversity in the STEM workforce.
  My other amendment deals with the regional technology and innovation 
hub program created by the America COMPETES Act, which would provide 
cities and towns with funding to increase jobs and training 
opportunities in R&D, tech, and manufacturing. My amendment would 
clarify the program's designation process so that cities like 
Philadelphia can compete fairly for these vital Federal resources.

  I am proud to contribute these amendments to the bill, and I urge all 
of my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule and the underlying 
legislation.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), who is an esteemed 
member of the Rules Committee.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend and fellow 
Rules Committee member, Mrs. Fischbach, for the generosity with the 
time.
  Madam Speaker, the Chinese Communist Party is the single greatest 
threat to freedom and democracy in the United States and around the 
world. For too long, China has stolen American intellectual property, 
violated international trade laws, exported illicit fentanyl into our 
communities, and committed heinous human rights abuses.
  Just in the last 2 years, China has dismantled Hong Kongers' civil 
liberties; they have increased their military buildup; and they have 
suppressed information about the origins of COVID-19.
  Yet, House Democrats put forward a bill today that mentions coral 
reefs and climate change more than it mentions China. In Biden's own 
Statement of Administration Policy for this bill, the word ``China'' is 
nowhere to be found. This is laughable.
  Clearly, calling this bill tough on China is a joke. In fact, under 
H.R. 4521, China itself is eligible to receive American taxpayer 
dollars through a ``green climate'' slush fund. The slush fund this 
bill creates actually gives money to China. It is laughable.
  China has committed the worst climate change violations in the world. 
They are the world's greatest single polluter. China emits more 
greenhouse gases than all the developed nations combined. If you took 
the emissions from the United States, Japan, and all the European 
Union, Madam Speaker, that combined still doesn't reach the levels that 
China emits, yet China is eligible for the green climate slush fund 
this bill creates.
  It is seriously a joke. You can't make it up, Madam Speaker.
  Last Congress, Republicans on the China Task Force, which I was lucky 
enough to be a part of, put forward a blueprint to address the 
generational threat that is posed by the CCP.
  I hope my colleagues across the aisle--the liberals across the aisle 
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the leftists across the aisle--will work with Republicans. I hope they 
will look at what we produced on the China Task Force and actually get 
serious about holding China accountable.
  It is time we advanced the ideas that we have in the China Task 
Force. The idea is to actually protect Americans and hold the CCP 
accountable for their malign behavior.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
California (Ms. Matsui).
  Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule 
providing for consideration of the America COMPETES Act. As the lead 
House Democrat on two important provisions, I am glad that we are 
advancing a bill that would create jobs and support innovation for 
years to come.
  Almost 2 years ago, I joined a bipartisan group in the House and 
Senate to introduce the CHIPS for America Act. This bill established a 
road map for reasserting American leadership in the strategically 
important semiconductor industry. Since then, two things have occurred: 
The CHIPS Act was signed into law as part of last year's defense bill, 
and the need to fund it has only grown more severe as the global 
semiconductor shortage has dragged on.
  Thankfully, the America COMPETES Act includes the full $52 billion we 
need to comprehensively implement the CHIPS Act. This funding is about 
more than any one specific technology or industry. It is about securing 
a fundamental building block of the 21st century economy.
  Unfortunately, we have all seen the devastating consequences of this 
global semiconductor shortage: Factories have closed. Workers have been 
laid off. And prices have gone up.
  We cannot afford to wait any longer to get this funding into the 
economy, supporting new American manufacturing capacity. This funding 
is bipartisan; it is supported by the Biden administration; it will 
help workers; and it will increase our national security. It should be 
passed immediately.
  I am also glad to see the $1.5 billion included to support next-
generation telecommunications networks by encouraging deployment of 
Open RAN technology. As an original cosponsor of the USA 
Telecommunications Act, I know this funding will support more durable 
supply chains and create opportunities for American companies to grow.
  I thank Chairman McGovern and Secretary Raimondo for their tireless 
work on this bill and look forward to supporting it on the floor later 
this week.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from California (Mrs. Kim), who is my fellow freshman.
  Mrs. KIM of California. Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my 
esteemed colleague from Minnesota for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule and the 
underlying legislation, the so-called America COMPETES Act.
  I have worked tirelessly with my colleagues to produce thoughtful, 
bipartisan STEM bills that could have been considered through a 
committee conference tomorrow. Instead of working on a comprehensive 
and bipartisan strategy to counter the CCP, Speaker Pelosi released a 
bill that was written behind closed doors less than a week ago that is 
nearly 3,000 pages and mentions, as you have heard over and over from 
my colleagues, the words ``coral reefs'' more than the word ``China.''
  The bill also puts $8 billion in a U.N. climate slush fund that we 
have zero oversight over and that China has already taken $100 million 
from.

  The CCP's goal is to become the world's top economic superpower by 
the year 2025 and has made clear that their goal is to surpass the 
United States in science and technology. The reality is that they are 
winning. They are outspending us on research and development. They are 
producing more STEM graduates than us. And by 2025, they will graduate 
twice as many STEM Ph.D.s as we do.
  The way to ensure future United States leadership and counter China 
is by working together, not by ramming partisan bills through Congress.
  The CCP is watching us. Speaker Pelosi's concedes act plays right 
into our adversaries' hands.
  Madam Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Delaware (Ms. Blunt Rochester).
  Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for 
yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule, to voice my 
strong support of the America COMPETES Act, and to highlight pivotal 
supply chain provisions that I worked on with Representatives 
Malinowski and Kinzinger.
  As I have traveled Delaware over the last summer, speaking to 
businesses and constituents, I heard a lot about three things: 
workforce, inflation, and supply chains. The provisions we are 
discussing today would tackle all three, ensuring that the 
manufacturing of critical components of goods we rely on every day are 
brought back home, creating good-paying union jobs.
  At a time when Americans are facing rising prices and manufacturers 
are struggling to obtain the raw materials they need to produce 
consumer products, we must act.
  These provisions are the solution to strengthening our supply chains 
while preventing these disruptions from impacting us again in the 
future. And that is why I am so proud that these provisions enjoy 
support from key stakeholder groups, from the United Steelworkers to 
the National Association of Manufacturers.
  Let's work together to support American jobs, maintain our national 
security, and lower the price of consumer goods. Let's pass this bill.

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  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I 
will offer an amendment to the rule allowing for the immediate 
consideration of H.R. 6184, the HALT Fentanyl Act.
  I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment in the 
Record, along with any extraneous materials, immediately prior to the 
vote on the previous question.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Lee of Nevada). Is there objection to 
the request of the gentlewoman from Minnesota?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Over 100,000 people died from fentanyl overdoses in a 1-year span, 
according to the CDC. That is a 30 percent increase from the year 
before. I think we can all agree that something must be done to put a 
stop to this heartbreaking epidemic.
  Fentanyl has been temporarily classified as a schedule I substance. 
This classification strengthens law enforcement's ability to prosecute 
fentanyl traffickers, and the DEA reports that it has acted as an 
effective deterrent. The temporary classification is set to expire on 
February 18, 2022.
  The HALT Fentanyl Act would make the schedule classification 
permanent and would also promote research by removing regulation to 
streamline the research process. We should do everything we possibly 
can to put an end to the devastation caused by fentanyl in this 
country. And the HALT Fentanyl Act is one piece of the puzzle that 
could make a real difference.
  To further explain this amendment, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Griffith), the author of the bill.
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question 
so we can immediately consider my bill, H.R. 6148, the Halt All Lethal 
Trafficking of Fentanyl Act.
  Every Member of this body knows someone who has been affected by the 
drug overdose epidemic plaguing our country. We recently learned from 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that between May 2020 
and April 2021, more than 100,000 overdose deaths occurred in the 
United States, an increase of nearly 30 percent over the previous year.
  These record numbers are due, in large part, to the increasing 
presence of fentanyl and fentanyl analogs, which are approximately 100 
times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.
  Because fentanyl has a proven medical use, it is considered a 
schedule II narcotic, but illicit derivations of fentanyl, also called 
fentanyl analogs, or fentanyl-related substances, do not tend to 
demonstrate medical value. Right now, they are considered schedule I 
substances, but only because of a temporary scheduling order which 
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  My bill aims to curb overdose deaths by permanently scheduling 
fentanyl analogs as schedule I substances. This will strengthen law 
enforcement's ability to prosecute fentanyl traffickers and act as a 
deterrent.
  The HALT Fentanyl Act also promotes research by removing barriers to 
that research. In committee, we heard there are as many as 4,800 
analogs. Our experts at NIH, FDA, and other agencies, have studied 
roughly 30, 30 of those 4,800 analogs, less than 1 percent of the 
potential fentanyl analogs.
  By encouraging research of schedule I substances like fentanyl 
analogs, we can better understand how these substances work and how we 
can prevent potentially harmful impact in the future.
  Time is running out. The cartels in China and Mexico know how to play 
games with these fentanyl analogs. Congress must act to pass the HALT 
Fentanyl Act before February 18 of this year. It must be done.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Illinois (Mrs. Bustos).
  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in favor of the rule, which 
provides for consideration of my bill, the Ending Forced Arbitration of 
Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
  This bill would simply void forced arbitration provisions as they 
apply to sexual assault and harassment claims, giving survivors the 
choice of how to pursue justice. It would allow sexual assault or 
harassment survivors to discuss their cases publicly if they would 
choose. And it would eliminate institutional protection for harassers 
and abusers.
  The rule also includes an amendment I co-led with Ranking Member   
Ken Buck of Colorado. This amendment was negotiated in good faith with 
Democrats and with Republicans to address concerns as my bill was 
debated in committee. We promised them that we would work together to 
address those issues, and we did.
  My bill has the support of Democrats and Republicans. It has support 
in the House and in the Senate. And passing the rule is the next step 
toward sending this bill to the President of the United States and 
having it become the law of the land. I urge my colleagues to support 
the rule.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Florida (Mrs. Cammack).
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to oppose the previous 
question so that we can immediately consider H.R. 6184, the HALT 
Fentanyl Act.
  Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that we are in 
what many are calling the third wave of the American opioid epidemic 
which has taken hundreds of thousands of lives.
  In fact, the leading cause of death in America today for folks 
between the ages of 18 and 45 is fentanyl. It is not COVID. It is not 
climate change. No, it is fentanyl. And we know for a fact that every 
single Member of this Chamber represents districts that are being 
significantly impacted by the gross influx of narcotics in our 
communities.

  You know, last March, I stood here on this very floor next to my 
husband's SWAT vest as our colleagues on the left worked to defund, and 
ultimately did defund our police. I stated then that Members of 
Congress should be required to do ride-alongs with local law 
enforcement so that they may see firsthand the very dangerous 
challenges that our law enforcement officers face on a daily basis. To 
date, not a single one has taken me up on that challenge.
  However, I have done several ride-alongs, as well as three trips to 
the southwest border. Had our Democrat colleagues taken me up on our 
ride-along challenge they would have seen firsthand the drugs that are 
free-flowing across the southwest border, courtesy of trafficker-in-
chief Biden, into our communities.
  It is not hard to find examples of this. In fact, here is one from my 
own backyard, Marion County, Florida. This brick of fentanyl was found 
just last year. Months after this very drug bust, I took my local 
sheriffs to the southwest border to see firsthand for themselves the 
crisis unfolding there.
  It was on this trip that a Homeland Security Investigations agent 
took one look at this photo and said, you know, that is a product of a 
border cartel: 984 grams of fentanyl--984 grams of fentanyl. That is 
enough to kill a half a million people. That is what this brick was 
that was found in Marion County, Florida, that came from the border.
  So while I am incredibly grateful to our law enforcement officers, 
and proud of Sheriff Billy Woods and his entire department in Marion 
County for their incredible work on this case, it must be recognized 
that no single department can stop the tidal wave of drugs coming 
across the border.
  It is a fact that we cannot defend our hometowns if we cannot defend 
the homeland, and that is why border security is so important.
  To my colleagues on the left, you can pretend that there is no crisis 
on the border, but we know, and you know that is a lie.
  You can look the other way as mothers and fathers and families are 
grieving from family members falling victim to the addiction of 
fentanyl; many who have succumbed.
  You can lie to yourselves, but you can't lie to the American people 
any longer.
  Today is an opportunity for us all to take a stand against the 
horrific opioid epidemic that has gripped our Nation. We have the 
opportunity to take a stand for families who have painfully suffered at 
the hands of fentanyl's vise grip.
  Today is an opportunity to put people above politics. This bill will 
make the emergency class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related 
substances permanent. That is why this is so important. That is why 
this is above politics and a political agenda.
  I commend the great work that my friend, the gentleman from Virginia, 
has done on this important work. And I urge my colleagues to defeat the 
previous question so that we can immediately consider his bill, the 
HALT Fentanyl Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from 
engaging in personalities toward the President.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, this is reminiscent of more than a 
decade and a half ago, but it means that it is long overdue for us to 
now start anew with the America COMPETES Act, H.R. 4521.
  Let me, first of all, say that in the passage of legislation, isn't 
it exciting that we have a bipartisan infrastructure bill that will 
match very nicely along with the America COMPETES Act and, as well, we 
will pass the Build Back Better Act, that has a sizeable proportion of 
broadband and many other aspects dealing with climate.
  So I rise today to support H.R. 4521 for a number of reasons, but I 
will put in the forefront the idea that it will promote around the 
world America's values of justice and competitiveness, equality and, 
yes, human rights. And all the nations that pretend to be competitive, 
but yet do not have the aspect of compassion and laws that the United 
States has will be in the back seat, and we will be in the front seat.
  Let me, first of all, say that we are bringing relief to all the 
folks that are trying to get their automobiles; $45 billion in the 
American fund for chips that will incentivize private sector 
investments and continued American leadership in semiconductor 
fabrication, and will address simply the supply chain disruption, and 
ensure that more semiconductors are produced here at home.
  There are also jobs for my inner-city young people, my rural young 
people.
  I was at TRRX in the city of Houston, and we were looking at--a truck 
driver talked to me and said, I stopped driving trucks. I had health 
issues, and I am now dealing with technology training that they are 
giving in at-risk communities.
  Strengthening the supply chain with $45 billion to improve the 
Nation's supply chain and national security by preventing the shortages 
of critical goods and ensuring that more of these goods are made right.
  And advancing what is very important to me, having served on the 
Science Committee, NASA is in my backyard, the Johnson Space Center, 
and I am excited about what we have been able to do over the decades. 
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now we will be able to focus on scientific research, technology and 
innovation and excellence. That creates jobs.
  Madam Speaker, I rise with enthusiasm to support H.R. 4521. Let's 
compete. Let's show our values. Let's train, and let's make money. Make 
it in America.
  Madam Speaker, as a senior member of the House and the Committee on 
Homeland Security, and as Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, I rise in strong support of the Rule 
governing debate of Rules Committee Print 117-31 and H.R. 4521, the 
America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in 
Technology and Economic Strength or ``America COMPETES Act of 2022,'' 
as well as the underlying legislation.
  I also support the Rule as it pertains to H.R. 3485--Global Respect 
Act H.R. 4445--Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual 
Harassment Act of 2021, both of which I strongly support on the merits.
  Madam Speaker, the America COMPETES Act of 2022 is a bold legislative 
package that makes transformational new investments in research, 
innovation and American manufacturing that will ensure that America can 
outcompete any nation in the world, now and for decades to come.
  The package will accelerate production of critical semiconductor 
chips, strengthen the supply chain to make more goods in America, 
turbocharge our research capacity to lead the technologies of the 
future, and advance our global competitiveness, while supporting strong 
labor standards and human rights, among other key provisions.
  The America COMPETES Act of 2022 is a bold, comprehensive package to 
strengthen America's competitiveness, which includes the ``Creating the 
CHIPS for America Fund,'' providing $52 billion to incentivize private-
sector investments and continue American leadership in semiconductor 
fabrication, helping address supply chain disruptions and ensure that 
more semiconductors are produced here at home.
  The legislation strengthening the supply chain and American 
manufacturing by authorizing $45 billion to improve our nation's supply 
chains and strengthen our economy and national security by preventing 
shortages of critical goods and ensuring that more of these goods are 
made right here in the United States.
  The America COMPETES Act of 2022 advances American scientific 
research, technology, and innovation excellence by making major new 
solutions-driven investments in every aspect of innovation and 
scientific research, making the kind of investments that will lead to 
breakthrough discoveries.
  I am particularly pleased that the America COMPETES Act will help 
maintain and secure America's global competitiveness and leadership 
through economic development diplomacy, human rights, and partnering 
with allies by including numerous provisions to strengthen and promote 
America's leadership around the globe, including in such areas as 
investing in partnerships and alliances, investing in standing up for 
America's values, expanding our investments in diplomacy, and promoting 
human rights.
  Madam Speaker, the United States has long been a beacon of excellence 
in science and technology in the world.
  I have worked hard on the COMPETES Act over time to make sure that 
this legislation includes provisions that stimulates government 
reinvestment in the private sector; and reimagination of the Federal 
government's approach to innovation that ignites and excites new ideas 
that ensure that the United States remains the leader in innovation 
globally.
  The need to reinvest in and reimagine our approach to science and 
innovation has become a national imperative so I am very pleased that 
the legislation before us retains provisions I sponsored that were 
included when the America COMPETES Act was previously passed.
  One of those provisions, which is incorporated in RCP 117-31 
addresses the STEM education gap for K-12 students by creating State 
and regional workshops to train K-12 teachers in project-based science 
and technology learning, allowing them to provide instruction in 
initiating robotics and other STEM competition team development 
programs.
  Another provision included in the legislation requires the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) to report on the economic and ethnic breakdown 
of ``Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics'' (STEM) industry 
internship program recipients.
  Facilitating links between institutes of higher education and the 
private sector is vital to ensuring that education enables a skilled 
and relevant workforce.
  Such links are especially important for minorities and under-served 
communities because these students often lack alternative avenues to 
connect their education with an industry.
  Internship experience is an increasingly vital component of a 
successful resume, yet the unpaid nature of internships is cost-
prohibitive for many people.
  Mandating that the National Science Foundation report on the economic 
and ethnic breakdown of STEM program recipients will help ensure that 
minorities and economically-disadvantaged students have adequate access 
to internships that bridge STEM academia and industry.
  I am hopeful this data will provide evidence of robust participation 
by minority and economically-disadvantaged students; however, if such 
students are not fully participating, these reporting requirements will 
provide Congress with the data it needs to facilitate broader 
participation.
  Now is the time to recommit to boldly and strategically investing in 
our nation's future--to promote America's economic strength, the well-
being of our communities, our national security and our leadership in 
the world. This transformative legislation will ensure that America can 
out-compete any nation, for decades to come.
  Madam Speaker, I also support the provisions of the rule governing 
debate of H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault 
and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, bipartisan and bicameral legislation 
that empowers survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment by 
giving them a choice to go to court instead of being forced into 
arbitration.
  This legislation would amend the Federal Arbitration Act for disputes 
involving sexual assault and sexual harassment in order to stop 
employers and businesses from forcing employees and customers out of 
the court system and into arbitration.
  It would ensure that predispute arbitration clauses and waivers of 
the right to bring joint actions in cases of sexual assault or sexual 
harassment would not be valid or enforceable for cases that are filed 
under Federal, Tribal, or State law.
  Under current law, many employment and other contracts require 
binding arbitration for a wide range of matters before a dispute 
arises, which denies survivors the ability to decide whether to pursue 
their claim with the procedural protections provided by courts, and 
silences victims of abuse by forcing them into a confidential dispute 
forum without the right to appeal.
  More than 60 million Americans are subject to mandatory arbitration 
clauses in the workplace, often without realizing it until they come 
forward to bring a claim against their employer.
  The Report of the Co-Chairs of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission's Select Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the 
Workplace notes that between 50-75 percent of women have faced some 
form of unwanted or unwelcome sexual harassment in the workplace.
  Additionally, contracts for services may include mandatory 
arbitration clauses in the fine print that shield companies and 
businesses from being held publicly accountable for the harm caused.
  I support this necessary legislation because it advances efforts to 
prevent and address sexual harassment and sexual assault, strengthen 
rights, protect victims, and promote access to justice.
  Finally, I strongly support H.R. 3485 the Global Respect Act, which 
would mandate the listing of, and visa restrictions on foreign persons 
responsible for or complicit in human rights violations against 
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) 
persons.
  In the face of rising violence targeting LGBTQI+ persons around the 
world, the Administration recognizes that LGBTQI+ persons face serious 
and unique threats to their safety due to their sexual orientation, 
gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics.
  While many countries have made tremendous strides in embracing 
equality for LGBTQI+ community members, other countries remain stagnant 
or, worse, are undertaking steps to further marginalize or harm LGBTQI+ 
community members.
  That is why I support H.R. 3485, a bi-partisan bill, which requires 
the Administration to provide Congress with a list of foreign 
individuals found responsible for human rights violations against 
LGBTQI+ persons abroad, and equally important, mandates that 
individuals included on this list are ineligible for visas to, or entry 
into, the United States.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly support this legislation and urge all 
Members to join me in voting for the rule governing debate of RCP 117-
31, the America COMPETES Act of 2022, H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced 
Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, and 
H.R. 3485, the Global Respect Act.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the distinguished chairwoman of the 
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  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, the America COMPETES Act is a historic 
package. It makes strategic investments to strengthen supply chains, 
protect our national security, and bolster our economic 
competitiveness. It gives us the tools to fight for jobs here at home, 
protect our critical supply chains, while addressing key trade 
challenges that we face.
  It recognizes the need to bring back American manufacturing and 
fights for good-paying jobs that cannot be outsourced. It appropriates 
billions for critically needed semiconductors and billions to address 
broken supply chains; doubling down on our commitment for American-made 
innovation to prevent future shortages and disruptions.
  We need to be a nation once again that builds and not a nation that 
just consumes. We need to create our own supply chains and not be 
dependent on others.
  It protects American workers from foreign countries with unfair 
practices by including a robust renewal of the Trade Adjustment 
Assistance program that supports American workers who have lost their 
jobs because of trade practices by other countries.

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  Madam Speaker, it puts an end to China's export of goods to us valued 
below $800 to avoid paying import duties and often to avoid screening 
to determine whether those goods are made with forced labor.
  It includes the National Critical Capabilities Defense Act that I 
introduced last year. That establishes a screening process that 
protects critical supply chains and our manufacturing capacity. It is a 
process that reviews our overseas investments to make sure that we are 
not giving up or offshoring critical capabilities, safeguarding our 
workers, detecting supply chain vulnerabilities, and ensuring that they 
stay here in America.
  It includes provisions I have championed for years, language from my 
bipartisan Civics Secures Democracy Act that will foster our next 
generation of leaders.
  The bill gives the FDA the mandatory recall authority it needs to 
protect families from the risks posed by unsafe drugs.
  It includes a bipartisan amendment that I have to end the factory 
farming of mink that threatens public health as we continue fighting 
against COVID-19.
  Madam Speaker, I look forward to voting in favor of this bill. I urge 
my colleagues to do the same. It is time that America takes that 
leadership again, produces what it needs, and protects our workers, our 
society, and all the industry that is attuned to that as well.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close unless the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Ross) has other speakers.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I do have a few more minutes to share some 
information about the America COMPETES Act. Then I would be prepared to 
close.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  In addition to having the privilege of serving on the Rules 
Committee, I also serve on the House Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, which, as a freshman, I can tell you is probably the most 
bipartisan place in this entire Congress. It is also a privilege to 
represent the science and technology area of this country in the 
Research Triangle Park.
  I must share information about the work that the Science Committee 
has done on this bill. The Science Committee bills included in the 
America COMPETES Act are strongly bipartisan. Every one of these bills 
either passed the House floor under suspension or passed through the 
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology favorably.
  The House is ushering in a bold and prosperous future for American 
science and innovation with a suite of bills, including the National 
Science Foundation for the Future Act, the Department of Energy Science 
for the Future Act, and the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for the Future Act.
  The Science Committee provisions included in the America COMPETES Act 
were built from the ground up with rigorous deliberation and input from 
the scientific community, industry, and other stakeholders on what they 
needed most to succeed in the 21st century. These provisions will 
ensure that the United States is well equipped to compete globally in 
science and innovation. These provisions will help build a strong and 
diverse STEM workforce ready to address our greatest scientific and 
societal challenges.
  Our future prosperity depends on what we do now to nurture the STEM 
talent in our country. From clean energy technologies to emissions 
measurement, with the bold funding for science and innovation included 
in these provisions, we will be able to address a climate crisis head-
on. These provisions will strengthen American manufacturing, bolster 
our national security, and enhance our semiconductor manufacturing 
capabilities.
  The United States has long been a beacon of excellence in science and 
innovation. We must invest in our Nation's future, and now is the time. 
The United States has endless potential to compete globally in science 
and innovation. The America COMPETES Act provides the critical 
resources and tools we need to achieve that, not just today but for the 
next generation.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, this bill is another attempt to force the far-left 
agenda. Only this time, the Democrats are using the very real threats 
we are facing from China in order to do it. Rather than focus attention 
on real action that can be taken against China, this bill has been 
pumped full of policies around climate change and other progressive 
dreams.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle need to open their eyes 
to the reality of the threat that China poses and not use important 
pieces of legislation to push their agenda.
  Madam Speaker, I oppose the rule and the underlying bills, and I ask 
Members to do the same. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to add to the comments that I made about 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  Our chair, Eddie Bernice Johnson, will be retiring at the end of this 
session. The contributions that she has made to this Congress and to 
the State of Texas have been extraordinary.
  I have an ``amen'' from our colleague from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
  The gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Johnson) has been a model of civility 
and bipartisanship on that committee. This bill, the America COMPETES 
Act, will just be a crown jewel in her legacy.
  Madam Speaker, now is the time for Congress to take comprehensive 
action to strengthen our supply chain, support American manufacturing, 
and invest in innovation and scientific research. H.R. 4521 will 
accomplish these goals, bolster American semiconductor 
manufacturing, advance clean energy technology, and reaffirm our 
leadership on the global stage. Our workers, businesses, research 
institutions, and constituents are depending on us to pass the America 
COMPETES Act.

  Madam Speaker, we also must pass H.R. 4445. As long as forced 
arbitration remains an option, businesses will be able to abuse this 
mechanism to put profits over people and silence survivors of sexual 
assault and harassment.
  Our laws should end practices that enable the abuse of working women. 
Ending mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment and assault is a 
just way to put an end to one of these practices.
  Finally, we must pass H.R. 3485. Our support of LGBTQ rights must not 
stop at our border. The global LGBTQ community deserves the full 
support of American diplomacy.
  The Global Respect Act enshrines our commitment to equality in our 
foreign policy, and I am proud to support this bill.
  The material previously referred to by Mrs. Fischbach is as follows:

                   Amendment to House Resolution 900

       At the end of the resolution, add the following:
       Sec. 12. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the 
     House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the 
     bill (H.R.

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     6184) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to 
     the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against consideration of the 
     bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All 
     points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; and (2) one 
     motion to recommit.
       Sec. 13. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the 
     consideration of H.R. 6184.

  Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I 
move the previous question on the resolution, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous 
question on the resolution, as amended.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. 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 219, 
nays 205, not voting 9, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 16]

                               YEAS--219

     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)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     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 (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     Slotkin
     Smith (WA)
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Speier
     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--205

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     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
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     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
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     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
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Turner
     Upton
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Walorski
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Young
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Brady
     Budd
     Donalds
     Estes
     Huizenga
     Jordan
     Kinzinger
     Lee (CA)
     McGovern

                              {time}  1401

  Mr. RUTHERFORD and Mrs. STEEL changed their vote from ``yea'' to 
``nay.''
  So the previous question was ordered.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.


    Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress

     Adams (Brown (MD))
     Allred (Wexton)
     Armstrong (Timmons)
     Axne (Kuster)
     Baird (Walorski)
     Barragan (Raskin)
     Beatty (Cicilline)
     Beyer (Lieu)
     Bishop (GA) (Butterfield)
     Bowman (Ocasio-Cortez)
     Brownley (Kuster)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Castro (TX) (Garcia (IL))
     Clarke (NY) (Velazquez)
     Cleaver (Raskin)
     Cole (Mullin)
     Crist (Soto)
     Cuellar (Correa)
     Davis, Danny K. (Garcia (IL))
     DeSaulnier (Raskin)
     Deutch (Rice (NY))
     Doggett (Raskin)
     Espaillat (Jeffries)
     Frankel, Lois (Kuster)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Hagedorn (Carl)
     Higgins (NY) (Cicilline)
     Hoyer (Brown (MD))
     Hudson (Murphy (NC))
     Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
     Kahele (Jeffries)
     Keating (Cicilline)
     Khanna (Gomez)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     LaMalfa (Rouzer)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Loudermilk (Fleischmann)
     Lucas (Bice (OK))
     Malinowski (Pallone)
     McClain (Cawthorn)
     McHenry (Cammack)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Moore (WI) (Raskin)
     Nadler (Pallone)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Roybal-Allard (Correa)
     Ruiz (Correa)
     Rush (Kaptur)
     Schneider (Rice (NY))
     Sewell (Cicilline)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Stansbury (Garcia (IL))
     Steube (Cammack)
     Suozzi (Panetta)
     Trahan (Wexton)
     Vela (Correa)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wasserman Schultz (Soto)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Wilson (FL) (Cicilline)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cartwright). The question is on the 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 219, 
nays 203, not voting 11, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 17]

                               YEAS--219

     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)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Clyburn
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Delgado
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee

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     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
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Perlmutter
     Peters
     Phillips
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Pressley
     Price (NC)
     Quigley
     Raskin
     Rice (NY)
     Ross
     Roybal-Allard
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rush
     Ryan
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Schrader
     Schrier
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, David
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Sires
     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--203

     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
     Burchett
     Burgess
     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
     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
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     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
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reed
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     Schweikert
     Scott, Austin
     Sessions
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smucker
     Spartz
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stewart
     Taylor
     Tenney
     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--11

     Budd
     Calvert
     Emmer
     Estes
     Huizenga
     Jordan
     Kinzinger
     Luetkemeyer
     McGovern
     Norman
     Thompson (PA)

                              {time}  1420

  So the resolution was agreed to.
  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

     Adams (Brown (MD))
     Allred (Wexton)
     Armstrong (Timmons)
     Axne (Kuster)
     Baird (Walorski)
     Barragan (Raskin)
     Beatty (Cicilline)
     Beyer (Lieu)
     Bishop (GA) (Butterfield)
     Bowman (Ocasio-Cortez)
     Brownley (Kuster)
     Cardenas (Gomez)
     Castro (TX) (Garcia (IL))
     Clarke (NY) (Velazquez)
     Cleaver (Raskin)
     Cole (Mullin)
     Crist (Soto)
     Cuellar (Correa)
     Davis, Danny K. (Garcia (IL))
     DeSaulnier (Raskin)
     Deutch (Rice (NY))
     Doggett (Raskin)
     Espaillat (Jeffries)
     Frankel, Lois (Kuster)
     Gohmert (Weber (TX))
     Grijalva (Garcia (IL))
     Hagedorn (Carl)
     Higgins (NY) (Cicilline)
     Hoyer (Brown (MD))
     Hudson (Murphy (NC))
     Jacobs (CA) (Correa)
     Kahele (Jeffries)
     Keating (Cicilline)
     Khanna (Gomez)
     Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
     LaMalfa (Rouzer)
     Lawson (FL) (Evans)
     Lee (CA) (Gomez)
     Loudermilk (Fleischmann)
     Lucas (Bice (OK))
     Malinowski (Pallone)
     McClain (Cawthorn)
     McHenry (Cammack)
     Meng (Kuster)
     Moore (WI) (Raskin)
     Nadler (Pallone)
     Napolitano (Correa)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Pingree (Kuster)
     Porter (Wexton)
     Roybal-Allard (Correa)
     Ruiz (Correa)
     Rush (Kaptur)
     Ryan (Panetta)
     Schneider (Rice (NY))
     Sewell (Cicilline)
     Sires (Pallone)
     Stansbury (Garcia (IL))
     Steube (Cammack)
     Suozzi (Panetta)
     Trahan (Wexton)
     Wagner (Walorski)
     Wasserman Schultz (Soto)
     Watson Coleman (Pallone)
     Wilson (FL) (Cicilline)

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