[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1413-H1415]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 973, I call up 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for 
other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 973, the joint 
resolution is considered read.
  The text of the joint resolution is as follows:

                              H.J. Res. 75

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022 (division A of Public Law 
     117-43) is further amended--
       (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
     inserting ``March 15, 2022''; and
       (2) in section 163, by striking ``$300,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000,000''.

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY ORDER FOR FENTANYL-RELATED 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of the Temporary 
     Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of 
     Fentanyl Analogues Act (Public Law 116-114), section 2 of 
     such Act (as amended by Public Law 117-86) is amended by 
     striking ``March 11, 2022'' and inserting ``March 15, 2022''.
       This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Extension of 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The joint resolution shall be debatable for 
1 hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees.
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro).


                             General Leave

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include 
extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  While we have just passed government funding legislation, we need to 
ensure there is sufficient time for the Senate to process the 
legislation and for it to be enrolled for the President's signature 
without a lapse in appropriations.
  This legislation extends government funding to provide that necessary 
time, and I urge support.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This 4-day CR ensures that there is enough time for the omnibus 
package to be processed and implemented.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this bill, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a senior member of the Committees on 
the Judiciary, on Homeland Security, and on the Budget, I rise in 
support of the rule governing debate for H.J.R. 75, the ``Extension of 
Continuing Appropriations Act,'' which provides funding to continue the 
operations of the federal government through March 15, 2022 and avoids 
a wasteful and irresponsible shutdown, and also the underlying bill.
  The House, led by the Democratic majority, did its job, passing 10 of 
the 12 appropriations bills earlier this year but Senate Republicans 
failed to hold a single markup of appropriations bills, making it 
necessary to pass this Continuing Resolution to avert a shutdown that 
would only further damage our economy.
  Throughout the 117th Congress, House Democrats have worked to deliver 
results for the American people, passing legislation to address each 
pillar of the ``For The People'' agenda: lower health care costs, 
higher wages by rebuilding America, and cleaning up corruption and 
strengthening our Democracy.
  And under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi, the House has passed 
hundreds of bills, including legislation to crush the COVID-19 
pandemic, build our economy back better, lower health care and 
prescription drug prices, raise wages, advance economic and retirement 
security, end gun violence, act on the climate crisis, protect 
Dreamers, and strengthen voting rights.

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  For example, in this Congress the House has passed and sent to the 
President the following legislation that has been signed into law:
  1. H.R. 1799, Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act:
  This legislation extended the Paycheck Protection Program application 
deadline for two months through May 31, 2021 to help struggling 
businesses keep workers employed during COVID-19.
  2. H.R. 1276, SAVE LIVES Act;
  This law ensured that more veterans, their families, and caregivers 
got access to COVID-19 vaccines in a timely manner.
  3. S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act:
  This law addresses the dramatic increase in hate crimes targeting the 
AAPI community since the start of the pandemic. This law designates a 
point person at the Department of Justice to review hate crimes related 
to the COVID-19 pandemic, bolsters state and local governments to 
improve their reporting of hate crimes and ensures that hate crime 
information is more accessible to Asian American communities.
  4. S. 475, Juneteenth National Independence Day Act:
  This law established the first federal holiday in 38 years to 
formally recognize Juneteenth National Independence Day and commemorate 
the end of slavery in the United States.
  House Democrats have also worked to advance critical pieces of 
legislation, which await action in the Senate:
  1. H.R. 1, For The People Act;
  This comprehensive legislation would promote government transparency, 
strengthen access to the ballot box and make it easier for Americans to 
exercise their right to vote, secure election infrastructure, and curb 
the influence of dark money in politics.
  2. H.R. 5, Equality Act;
  The Equality Act would codify consistent anti-discrimination legal 
protections for LGBTQ Americans by amending several existing civil 
rights laws to include explicit non-discrimination protections in key 
areas of life.
  3. H.R. 6, Dream and Promise Act:
  The Dream and Promise Act would protect Dreamers, Temporary Protected 
Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) status holders from 
deportation and provide an opportunity to obtain permanent legal status 
that would enable these groups to work legally within the United States 
and continue to contribute to their local communities and economy.
  4. H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act:
  This bill would strengthen labor protections around equal pay by 
prohibiting the use of salary history to set compensation, provide more 
transparent options for joining class-action lawsuits challenging 
systemic discrimination, and require employers to show that gender pay 
gaps are job-related and consistent with business need.
  5. H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act and H.R 1446, the 
Enhanced Background Checks Act:
  These bills would modernize federal laws around gun sales. The former 
would close current loopholes that allow buyers to purchase guns 
without a background check in certain venues, while the latter would 
prevent gun sales from going through before background checks are 
completed.
  6. H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act:
  This bill, which House Democrats also passed in the 116th Congress 30 
days after the murder of George Floyd, will address racial bias in 
policing, ensure accountability for police brutality and misconduct, 
and work to change the culture of law enforcement to promote better 
relationships with the communities they serve.
  7. H.R 3684, INVEST in America Act:
  This bill is a comprehensive five-year surface transportation 
reauthorization and water infrastructure package that would make long-
overdue repairs to our nation's roads, bridges, rail, and transit. The 
bill would also ensure clean, safe drinking water and address our 
nation's aging wastewater infrastructure.
  8. H.R. 842, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act:
  This bill aims to strengthen labor protections for union workers 
through overriding Republican-led ``right to work'' laws, promoting 
free and fair union elections, and holding companies that attempt to 
restrict union activity accountable.
  9. H.J. Res. 17, Removing the Deadline for Ratification of the Equal 
Rights Amendment:
  This resolution would remove the deadline for ratifying the Equal 
Rights Amendment in order to enshrine women's equality in the 
Constitution.
  10. H.R. 1620, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act:
  This long-overdue legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against 
Women Act passed the House with bipartisan support. It would 
reauthorize funding to vital grant programs that help prevent 
sexual assault, domestic violence, and improve access to resources for 
victims and survivors.

  11. H.R. 3237, the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to 1/6 
Appropriations Act:
  This bill provides $1.9 billion in funding to secure the U.S. Capitol 
Complex and ensure the brave men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police 
have the resources they need to do their jobs. The legislation responds 
to the direct costs incurred by the National Guard and DC police on 
January 6, provides funding to improve the security of windows and 
doors in the Capitol complex, and secures funds to improve Capitol 
Police training and equipment.
  12. H.R. 3005, Legislation to #RemoveHate from the Capitol Building:
  This bill would remove statues of those who perpetuated and supported 
slavery and segregation in this country, along with statues or busts of 
those who served voluntarily in the Confederate States of America, from 
public display in the U.S. Capitol.
  13. H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act:
  This bipartisan bill would stabilize the agriculture industry's labor 
supply by reforming the H-2A guest worker program and creating a 
pathway to citizenship for agricultural workers, many of whom worked 
through the pandemic.
  14. H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act:
  This bill would admit Washington, DC as the 51st state in the Union 
and end the injustice in denying nearly 700,000 citizens the right to 
be represented fully in Congress. It would also end the unjust practice 
of treating District of Columbia residents differently when allocating 
government resources or relief.
  15. H.R. 3985, ALLIES Act:
  This bill would increase the visa cap and expedite the visa process 
for Afghan allies who worked alongside American military personnel, 
diplomats, development professionals, and partner forces, to help 
ensure they make it safely out of harm's way.
  16. H.R. 803, Protecting America's Wildness and Public Lands Act:
  This comprehensive bill would conserve and protect natural landscapes 
across America, designating over 1.5 million acres of public land as 
protected wilderness and withdrawing significant amount of public land 
from drilling and mining activities to promote a healthier environment.
  17. H.R. 2467, the PFAS Action Act:
  This bipartisan bill would improve the safety of Americans' drinking 
water by requiring the EPA to set a drinking water standard, prevent 
the future release of PFAS chemicals into our bodies of water, and 
start the process of cleaning up affected communities.
  18. H.R. 256, Repeal of the 2002 AUMF Against Iraq:
  This bill, which passed with bipartisan support, would repeal the 
2002 Authorization of Military Force Against Iraq.
  19. H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination 
Act:
  The bipartisan Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act 
restores protections for older workers that were weakened in a 2009 
Supreme Court ruling that made it harder for older workers to prove 
age-based discrimination in the workplace.
  20. H.R 2662, the Inspectors-General Independence and Empowerment 
Act:
  This bill seeks to promote government transparency and accountability 
by ensuring the independence of federal inspectors general, allowing 
government watchdogs to act freely without fear of political pressure 
or threats. It would also protect whistleblowers from threats of 
retaliation by making it a violation of House rules for Members to 
reveal their identities.
  In addition, three Congressional Review Act resolutions have been 
signed into law, overturning dangerous rules put in place by the Trump 
Administration:
  1. S.J. Res. 13, a CRA overturning an EEOC rule to address 
discrimination in the workplace;
  2. S.J. Res. 14, a CRA addressing dangerous methane emissions; and
  3. S.J. Res. 15, a CRA to protect against predatory lenders.
  These along with many, many others are among the bills awaiting 
Senate action.
  Mr. Speaker, our colleagues across the aisle have in both chambers 
have been obstructive, dilatory, petulantly uncooperative throughout 
the first session of the 117th Congress.
  Nowhere was this more apparent than the refusal of the majority of 
Republican members in the House voted 175-35 against H.R. 3233, 
legislation modeled after the 9/11 Commission establishing a National 
Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States 
Capitol Complex Act.
  I strongly support this legislation and urge all Members to join me 
in voting for H.J.R. 75, the ``Extension of Continuing Appropriations 
Act.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 973, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.

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  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was 
read the third time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the joint 
resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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