[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
and
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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
expires on February 18 of this year.
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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
Committee on Appropriations.
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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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