[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5499-H5506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2543, FEDERAL RESERVE RACIAL AND 
    ECONOMIC EQUITY ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2773, 
     RECOVERING AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ACT OF 2021; AND PROVIDING FOR 
 CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7606, MEAT AND POULTRY SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR ACT 
                    OF 2022; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, by direction of the Committee on 
Rules, I call up House Resolution 1170 and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 1170

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2543) to 
     amend the Federal Reserve Act to add additional demographic 
     reporting requirements, to modify the goals of the Federal 
     Reserve System, 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 Financial Services now printed in the bill, an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of Rules Committee Print 117-49, modified by the 
     amendment printed in part A 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) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Financial Services 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 B of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules 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 Financial Services or her designee 
     to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments 
     printed in part B 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 Financial Services 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 B 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. 2773) to amend 
     the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make 
     supplemental funds available for management of fish and 
     wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined 
     by State fish and wildlife agencies, 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 Natural Resources 
     now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
     117-47, 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) one hour of 
     debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources 
     or their respective designees; (2) the further amendments 
     described in section 6 of this resolution; (3) the amendments 
     en bloc described in section 7 of this resolution; and (4) 
     one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 6.  After debate pursuant to section 5 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 7 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. 7.  It shall be in order at any time after debate 
     pursuant to section 5 of this resolution for the chair of the 
     Committee on Natural Resources or his 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 Natural Resources or their 
     respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
     shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question.
       Sec. 8.  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 7 of this resolution 
     are waived.
       Sec. 9.  Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 7606) to 
     establish the Office of the Special Investigator for 
     Competition Matters within the Department of Agriculture. 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 Agriculture now printed in 
     the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-50, 
     modified by the amendment printed in part E 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) one hour of debate equally 
     divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Agriculture or their respective 
     designees; (2) the further amendments described in section 10 
     of this resolution; and (3) one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 10.  After debate pursuant to section 9 of this 
     resolution, each further amendment printed in part F of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules 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. All points of order against the further 
     amendments printed in part F of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules are waived.
       Sec. 11.  House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021 (as 
     most recently amended by House Resolution 1153, agreed to 
     June 8, 2022), is amended by striking ``June 17, 2022'' each 
     place it appears and inserting (in each instance) ``June 22, 
     2022''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California is recognized 
for 1 hour.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I 
yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.

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Reschenthaler), pending which I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is 
for the debate only.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members be given 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, yesterday, the Rules Committee met and 
reported a rule, House Resolution 1170, for three measures.
  First, it provides for consideration of H.R. 2543 under a structured 
rule. The rule self-executes a manager's amendment, provides 1 hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
member of the Committee on Financial Services, makes in order 27 
amendments, and provides one motion to recommit.
  Second, the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2773 under a 
structured rule. The rule self-executes a manager's amendment, provides 
1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and the ranking member of the Committee on Natural Resources, makes in 
order eight amendments, and provides one motion to recommit.
  Third, the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7606 under a 
structured rule. The rule self-executes a manager's amendment, provides 
1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking member of the Committee on Agriculture, makes in order two 
amendments, and provides one motion to recommit.
  Finally, the rule extends recess instructions, suspension authority, 
and same day authority through June 22, 2022.
  First, I will say a few words about the Lower Food and Fuel Costs 
Act. Times are tough for working families across our country. Food 
prices are rising and gas prices are at an all-time high. At the same 
time, food companies and Big Oil are making record profits at the 
expense of these same hardworking Americans.
  Costs are rising up and down the supply chain. The cost of fertilizer 
and pesticides has risen 50 percent over the past year, in part due to 
the ongoing war in Ukraine. Rising energy prices, increasing trucking 
costs, and the worst outbreak of avian flu in 7 years are all 
contributing to the higher prices consumers are paying at the grocery 
store.
  Plus, combine oil companies' irresponsibility with Putin's war in 
Ukraine, and you have an unbearable situation for American consumers. 
The Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act will help us look out for working 
families, not just big corporations and their billionaire CEOs. This 
package of bipartisan legislation supports farmers and lowers prices 
for America's families at the grocery store and at the gas pump.
  This rule also allows us to consider a package of legislation aimed 
at addressing racial and economic inequities that limit opportunities 
for Americans to buy homes, access loans, and earn fair wages.
  Income and wealth inequality is higher in the United States than in 
any other developed country, and there are examples of it in almost all 
parts of our lives. The reforms in this package will help us better 
target and measure outcomes for underserved populations.
  Finally, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act helps protect the more 
than one-third of all fish and wildlife species in the United States 
that are at risk of extinction.
  This legislation funds conservation efforts for more than 12,000 
species of wildlife and plants, and the recovery of 1,600 species 
already listed as threatened or endangered.
  Taken together and taken separately, these bills will all lead to 
real important change for Americans.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman 
from California for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield 
myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, the rule before us provides for consideration of three 
pieces of legislation that are, once again, missed opportunities to 
provide real relief to the American people.
  Rather than working with Republicans to address the serious issues 
facing our Nation, Democrats again prioritize the interests of far-left 
special interest groups and their radical progressive base over the 
needs of American workers and American families.
  Look no further than H.R. 2543, a compilation of 13 Committee on 
Financial Services' bills that prioritize woke policies and unnecessary 
reporting over actually fixing Biden's economic crisis.
  As my friends across the aisle will remember, under President Trump, 
U.S. employment reached a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. Additionally, 
under President Trump, minority unemployment dropped to the lowest 
levels on record.
  Compare that with the economy under the Democrats' one-party rule. 
Inflation is now at a 40-year high. Gas prices are now over $5 a 
gallon. Americans can expect to pay an extra $5,200 this year compared 
to last year for the same goods and services.
  Once again, rather than just working with Republicans to provide real 
economic relief, the Democrats continue to double down on reckless 
spending, far-left policies, and have prioritized their Big Government 
socialism over free market principles. What has this led to?
  It has led to economic instability. It threatens the stability of our 
Federal Reserve. It piles regulatory costs on small businesses. It 
emboldens unelected and unaccountable career bureaucrats.
  Ultimately, H.R. 2543 will make it more difficult for low-income and 
minority borrowers to start a business, to buy a home, and to build 
credit. It actually does the opposite of the intended effect.
  This will also provide for consideration of H.R. 7606, a bill that 
claims to lower food costs by appointing a ``special investigator,'' 
and this special investigator will investigate American meat packers 
and live poultry dealers.
  Let's be clear, this legislation is a weak attempt to lay the blame 
for President Biden's economic crisis on American job creators. In 
reality, this is just another unfunded mandate that empowers Washington 
bureaucrats and places new burdens on American food producers.
  Alarmingly, these compliance costs may actually raise the price of 
food even higher, making life in Joe Biden's America even harder on 
average American families.
  Finally, this bill provides for consideration of H.R. 2773, the 
Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2022. While I support conservation 
efforts, I am incredibly disappointed once again by the majority 
walking away from talks with Republicans to find offsets and to try to 
resolve spending concerns for the $1.34 billion in new annual mandatory 
spending authorized by this bill.
  In fact, according to the CBO, this legislation spends $12.7 billion 
just in the first 10 years alone.
  Madam Speaker, 80 percent of Americans say inflation is the most 
important issue facing this country. You wouldn't know it by looking at 
the bills Democrats are prioritizing for floor action this week.

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  Perhaps it is time that my Big Government, Democratic colleagues 
actually listen to the American people and work with Republicans on 
real economic solutions rather than doubling down on the out-of-control 
spending and reckless far-left policies that created Biden's economic 
crisis in the first place.
  Madam Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' to oppose 
this rule, and I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I always, as we have these debates 
with my good friend from Pennsylvania, encourage that we do work 
together acknowledging that we have differences of opinion and 
reminding people who are maybe watching that we are in a global economy 
that has inflation globally and that what we are doing in this package 
is to try to provide some small instruments for oversight 
accountability so that we can have as much control as we can in a 
global economy that is impacting this inflation that is so hard for 
working Americans.

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  So with all due respect to my friend from Pennsylvania, I am always 
willing to work with him. But this package is intended to provide more 
accountability, not more bureaucracy.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I hear about this being a global 
issue. It is a global issue, but the reason it is a global issue--quick 
economics lesson--we are still the reserve currency. We also are the 
largest GDP. We are exporting the inflation to other countries.
  Let's be clear. The inflation is caused by Joe Biden's reckless, Big 
Government, socialist agenda and, unfortunately, the American people as 
well as the world have to deal with this recklessness.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota 
(Mrs. Fischbach), who is my good friend on the Rules Committee.
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend from 
Pennsylvania for yielding me the time.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to start off by saying that I am going to 
specifically talk about H.R. 7606. Many of the bills included in that 
bill, in H.R. 7606, I supported and helped introduce. The Butcher Block 
Act, year-round E-15, and the PRECISE Act are all pieces of legislation 
I have long supported and are included in this package.
  I find it stunning that my colleagues in the majority after many 
months of sitting on these thoughtful, bipartisan bills are finally 
bringing them forward attached to a poison pill that is duplicative and 
unnecessary.
  Perhaps most disappointing is that this bill is being advertised as 
an immediate solution to skyrocketing food and fuel prices. But many of 
these bills are simply codifications of existing programs or 
duplicative of other efforts all packaged with a feel-good title.
  Let me be clear. These will not address the underlying drivers of 
inflation or increasing input costs. If the majority were serious about 
bringing down the cost of our food and fuel, they would check their 
incessant spending habits far beyond the Federal Government's means. 
They would roll back the Biden administration's regulatory war on 
agriculture.
  But that is not what this bill does.
  Madam Speaker, the Packers and Stockyards Division already has 
enforcement tools at their disposal to address uncompetitive behavior 
in the meatpacking sector. However, by the Packers and Stockyards 
Division's own estimates, the agency is chronically understaffed and 
underfunded. If my colleagues were serious about combating 
uncompetitive behavior in the meatpacking industry, they would have 
included robust resources to enhance enforcement under the Packers and 
Stockyard Act.
  This legislation is unfunded and creates an unnecessary and 
duplicative special investigator appointed by an administration that 
blames rising costs of goods and services on everyone but themselves 
and is empowered with nearly unlimited authority to harass market 
participants when convenient for the politics of this administration.
  Further, the Department of Justice has already been in the process of 
investigating meatpackers with respect to this exact issue.
  I would ask my colleague if they have yet to receive any update 
regarding this effort? And if so, what can we expect from it? I know 
many of my Republican colleagues and I have been seeking an update for 
months to no avail. Absent such investigation, it is inappropriate for 
this bill to move forward.
  Much of this package does have bipartisan support, but when I asked 
why the majority didn't focus on the bills with strong bipartisan 
consensus, I was essentially told that this is the package, this is 
what the majority wants. The message to me was, Take it or leave it. 
This shows, once again, the majority's unwillingness to work in a 
bipartisan manner and really, really address the issues facing 
Americans.
  That is unfortunate, and I urge my colleagues in the majority to work 
with Republicans in addressing these issues in a thoughtful and 
bipartisan manner and to stop playing politics while our country 
suffers.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this rule and the 
underlying bill.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, Americans are now paying an average of over $5 for a 
gallon of gas. This is the first time in history this has happened. Let 
me repeat that: over $5 for a gallon of gas.
  The pain at the pump is a direct result of President Biden's and 
congressional Democrats' radical Green New Deal agenda and a war on 
American energy producers.
  Let's just be blunt about something: the base of the Democratic 
Party--the bunch of woke yuppies sitting at home on Zooms all day--
don't care about gas prices. But if you are someone who has to swing a 
hammer for a living and drive to a jobsite, if you are a waitress at a 
diner and you have to drive to your shift, that affects you.

  Republicans care about working families and working men and women. 
That is why we believe Americans deserve affordable, American-made 
energy. That is why if we defeat the previous question, I will 
personally offer an amendment to the rule to immediately consider H.R. 
6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act.
  Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my 
amendment in the Record, along with extraneous material, immediately 
prior to the vote on the previous question.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, here to explain this amendment is 
my good friend and a member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, 
Congressman Jeff Duncan from South Carolina.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina 
(Mr. Duncan).
  Mr. DUNCAN. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous 
question so that we can amend the rule to immediately consider H.R. 
6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act.
  As a direct result of President Biden's war on American energy, 
average national gas prices have hit $5 per gallon. I don't know what 
they are in Michigan. I know I pay more than $5 a gallon for diesel 
fuel in South Carolina.
  This is the worst energy crisis we have seen since 1973. Why we had 
an energy crisis in the seventies was supply and demand. We had 
lessening global supply and increased demand as the economy was 
growing.
  When will we learn?
  The American people are feeling the pain directly due to the policies 
of the Biden administration. This shouldn't come as any surprise to the 
American people. It really doesn't because the President said during a 
Presidential debate that he would phase out oil and gas production in 
the United States, and that is exactly what they are doing. It is 
costing moms and dads around the country, and Democrats are wondering 
why gas prices are so high. It is unbelievable.
  What is even more unbelievable is that President Biden killed 
American energy at the same time green-lighting Vladimir Putin's Nord 
Stream 2 project to allow Vladimir Putin to produce energy and sell it 
to Europe. We can't do that here at home.
  The logic of Joe Biden and the Democrats: kill American energy while 
promoting energy development of tyrants in Russia, Iran, and Venezuela 
is unbelievable.
  It is simple. You are playing politics with this country's energy 
crisis. Democrats want high gas prices so they can push their fallacy 
of a utopian world of wind, solar, and EVs for all. Meanwhile, American 
families are choosing between filling up their tank, feeding their 
families, and not doing other things they are used to doing because 
they are having to pay more at the pump.
  Energy prices hurt low-income Americans the hardest. They are seeing 
their savings erode in a volatile stock market. More of their paychecks 
are going for basic commodities due to rampant high inflation, and they 
are paying record-high prices nationwide to fuel their vehicles.
  Energy Secretary Granholm's solution for high gas prices? Buy a 
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electric vehicle. They can range up to $90,000.
  How many American families can afford that?
  Even the Biden administration knows that is a failed approach.
  I saw a Democrat plan recently that we are going to use more of the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve to increase supply. Okay. You acknowledge 
there is a supply-and-demand issue. They are currently tapping the SPR 
at record levels to meet rising demand. The SPR fell to 538 billion 
barrels just last month, and that is the lowest level since 1987.
  Madam Speaker, that is a finite commodity that once we drain the SPR, 
unless you produce more energy or buy oil from Iran, Venezuela, or 
Russia to replenish it--it is not an infinite supply--what are you 
going to do then?
  What are we going to do then when that runs out?
  If Americans want to blame someone for record-high gas prices, then 
look no further than House Democrats who have already blocked 
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers' bill, the American Energy 
Independence from Russia Act, six times. If Democrats block it today, 
then it will be the seventh time they have blocked a commonsense piece 
of legislation that is a Republican solution. Now, this bill will 
approve the Keystone XL pipeline, remove all restrictions on LNG 
exports, and restart oil and gas leasing on Federal lands and waters.
  It is well past time for the Democrats to wake up and follow the 
science, as they like to say. Stop putting special interest groups 
before the American people.
  Let's flip the switch. Let's support American energy and America 
first policies. Let's support the American Energy Independence from 
Russia Act to unleash American energy production and security. Let's 
take the first step toward lowering gas prices for Americans and quit 
playing games. We are going to release the SPR oil to increase supply 
to lower the price at the pump because that is temporary, because once 
that supply is used up, we are not going to have that to put back into 
the market. Quit doing that.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentleman from South 
Carolina an additional 30 seconds.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Flip the switch, folks. Let's support American energy 
independence.
  Madam Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on the previous question so the 
House can immediately consider this commonsense legislation by Cathy 
McMorris Rodgers.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I just want to remind folks that 50 percent of 
inflation is caused by the war in Ukraine and actions by Vladimir 
Putin. In terms of energy, we believe in supporting American energy, 
but we also accept the reality that we are transitioning to more 
choices in energy like we do in California.
  Madam Speaker, I include in the Record a June 10, 2021, USA Today 
article titled: ``Fact check: Rising gas prices due to high demand and 
low supply, not Biden's policies.''

                    [From USA Today, June 10, 2021]

 Fact Check: Rising Gas Prices Due to High Demand and Low Supply, Not 
                            Biden's Policies

                           (By Miriam Fauzia)


         The claim: Joe Biden is to blame for higher gas prices

       The rising cost of gasoline is being felt across the U.S., 
     as the national average price has gone up from $2 per gallon 
     last year to $3 per gallon as of June 9, according to data 
     from the American Automobile Association.
       Many on social media claim President Joe Biden is to blame 
     for this change. A June 1 Instagram post put the title ``Joe 
     Biden's America'' atop a graphic showing the price jump from 
     January to May 2021.
       ``Man I haven't seen gas prices this high since the last 
     time (a) Democrat was in office!'' claims one meme shared to 
     Facebook on May 22.
       ``It's called the Biden effect,'' commented one Facebook 
     user under a similar May 18 Facebook post. Blaming Biden for 
     this uptick isn't a new phenomenon. These claims have been in 
     circulation since January and particularly allege Biden's 
     cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline significantly 
     impacted gasoline, ``ensur(ing) a huge increase in gas prices 
     for millions of us.'' USA TODAY has reached out to the 
     posters for comment.
       While it's true gasoline prices have risen significantly 
     since Biden took office on Jan. 20 the upward trend predates 
     Biden's time in office and is related to COVID-19 and market 
     factors, not who occupies the White House.


                 Pandemic's effect on supply and demand

       As with any commodity, the price of gasoline is determined 
     by the simple balance of supply and demand: a high supply and 
     low demand means low prices, while a low supply and high 
     demand mean prices rise.
       The most important driver of this fluctuation is crude oil, 
     from which gasoline is derived. This fossil fuel typically 
     accounts for between 50 percent and 60 percent of the price 
     at the pump, said Jeanette McGee, a spokesperson for AAA.
       In 2020, crude oil prices became extremely cheap, so much 
     so it was being traded at negative prices, McGee told USA 
     TODAY. Brent crude oil, for example, a blend supplying most 
     of Europe, was being sold at $9 a barrel, its lowest price in 
     decades, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 
     reported.
       The primary reason for this drop in crude oil prices was 
     the pandemic, said McGee and Mark Finley, a fellow at Rice 
     University's Center for Energy Studies.
       ``The pandemic drove the world's oil market to become 
     massively oversupplied, inventory dramatically increased and 
     prices collapsed,'' Finley told USA TODAY.
       In response to the low demand due to reduced travel and 
     lockdown restrictions, Finley said major oil-producing 
     countries like Russia, Saudi Arabia and member countries of 
     the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or 
     OPEC, decided to cut down on their own oil production. But 
     the cut meant oil producers weren't ready to meet the demand 
     for crude oil once it renewed this year thanks to easing of 
     COVID-19-related restrictions.
       ``This year, demand has so far increased more quickly than 
     production rates, which means the United States had to draw 
     more on its gasoline storage inventories, which has 
     contributed to prices going up,'' EIA spokesperson Chris 
     Higginbotham said in an email to USA TODAY. ``We expect oil 
     producers in the United States and globally to increase their 
     production levels through 2022, which we expect to contribute 
     to lower crude oil prices, and lower gasoline prices.''


                    Gas price uptrend predates Biden

       While presidential actions and policies can have some 
     impact on the crude oil market, they don't have as much 
     influence over gasoline prices as one might think.
       ``Some of (a president's) decisions can impact or 
     contribute to market changes, which can then impact (future) 
     crude oil, but they don't dictate gas prices,'' said McGee. 
     ``If you go back and look at historical data, whether it was 
     Bush, Obama, Trump or Biden, (gas prices) go up and down no 
     matter who's in office.''
       During former President Donald Trump's term, the national 
     average for gasoline had gone up to nearly $3 a gallon in May 
     2018 and hovered close to that price until fall 2018, 
     according to data maintained by AAA. The cost rose yet again 
     to nearly $3 a gallon in May 2019 before dropping slightly 
     below $2 per gallon when state and local governments mandated 
     lockdowns in March 2020.
       Gas prices slowly crept from $2.20 per gallon in September 
     2020 to $2.40 by the time Biden took office in January 2021. 
     McGee said elections typically drive gasoline prices up.
       This upward trend was expected to continue due to pandemic 
     recovery, reduced crude oil supply and the approach of 
     summer--historically considered a peak travel season--but 
     arrived sooner due to the ransomware attack on the Colonial 
     Pipeline, the East Coast's major fuel supplier.
       ``We have expected gas prices to hit $3 a gallon around 
     Memorial Day, but with the (Colonial) pipeline offline, it 
     actually jumped the national average to $3 and more prior to 
     Memorial Day,'' said McGee.


 Keystone XL, other Biden policies don't affect today's gasoline costs

       Many critics point to Biden's decision on the Keystone XL 
     pipeline as fueling the gas price spike, but experts say 
     there's no such connection.
       The extension of the Keystone pipeline, first proposed in 
     2008 by TC Energy based in Calgary, Canada, was rejected by 
     former President Barack Obama in November 2015 but later 
     approved by Trump in March 2017. Biden then suspended the 
     project in January. And on June 9, TC Energy announced it was 
     terminating the project.
       Even if construction wasn't halted, the Keystone XL 
     pipeline wasn't in operation and therefore wouldn't have an 
     impact on current gas prices, said Finley of Rice University.
       ``That was something that would impact down the road,'' he 
     said.
       David Dismukes, economist and executive director of 
     Lousiana State University's Center for Energy Studies, 
     agreed, telling USA TODAY the pipeline would have had a 
     ``longer-run impact in providing a diversity of supply for 
     refineries in the Gulf Coast.''
       Similarly, other energy policies rolled out by President 
     Biden, such as postponing oil lease sales, have a long-term, 
     but not short-term, effect.
       ``If you look at some of the actions taken by the 
     administration with regard to offshore drilling, drilling on 
     federal lands, the outlook for fossil fuel energies in 
     general, those are impacting the price of crude and 
     expectations about crude oil,'' said

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     Diskmukes. ``(Biden's policies do) have an impact, but that's 
     not what you're seeing at the pump right now.''


                           Our rating: False

       Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim President 
     Joe Biden is to blame for the current higher gas prices. The 
     upward trend in gas costs we see now began months before 
     Biden took office. Because of reduced demand amid the COVID-
     19 pandemic, oil companies had to cut back on the amount of 
     crude oil produced. Now with restrictions being lifted and 
     more travel happening, the demand has increased, which, 
     coupled with lagging supply, has led to increased gasoline 
     prices. Canceling the Keystone XL pipeline and other energy 
     policies enacted by Biden have a long-term effect on crude 
     oil supply but no present impact on gasoline prices.

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, President Biden nor his administration 
have direct control of setting gas prices. The real issue is Big Oil's 
desire to pad their profits.
  The CEO of Occidental Petroleum said it herself, ``I feel now that we 
do need to return cash to the shareholders in the form of dividends or 
buybacks, especially during the better cycles.''
  They are thinking in their shareholders' best interest, not the 
interest of the American people.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, Democrats and their allies on the left can blame Putin 
all they want, and it is partially true that Putin's war in Ukraine is 
partially to blame. But gas prices have risen every month of this 
administration. Every month they were up a dollar a gallon before Putin 
even invaded Ukraine.
  The real issue here is supply.
  Why do we have the supply issue?
  It is because Joe Biden on day number one canceled the Keystone XL 
pipeline. That dried up all capital investment into hydrocarbon 
infrastructure. Maybe it is a problem because we cannot get the oil and 
gas to refineries to make sure that we have a supply.
  So what does Joe Biden do instead?
  He blames everybody else. He goes to Venezuela and elsewhere, and 
begs them to produce more oil when just one administration before under 
President Trump, we were actually a net exporter of energy. Biden and 
House Democrats have created this mess, and the American people know 
that.
  Are you ready for this fact, Madam Speaker?
  The American people will also spend $5,000 this year on gas--$5,000 
for the average American. That is a 78 percent increase from a year 
ago. In other words, Americans are spending over $2,000 extra a year on 
gas under Joe Biden.
  Blame who you want, Madam Speaker, but every time an American looks 
up and sees $100-plus on that gas tank that he or she just filled up, 
they know who to blame--Joe Biden and Democrats.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from the great 
State of Texas (Ms. Van Duyne).
  Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question 
so that we can immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy 
Independence from Russia Act, to address U.S. energy security, the 
production of oil and gas, and the importation and exportation of oil 
and gas.
  Gas prices have already topped $5 per gallon, and economists are 
predicting they will be $6 per gallon by August. Every American driver 
is paying nearly double since Biden took office, and the crisis is only 
getting worse.

                              {time}  1330

  This administration should have seen this coming. You can say what 
you want. You can blame whoever you want. This administration is 
failing to recognize that its policies have had a direct result on gas 
prices.
  You don't block crucial pipelines. You don't block domestic 
infrastructure. You don't shut down drilling on Federal lands, declare 
war on the oil and gas industry, and become reliant on Russian oil and 
not expect prices to skyrocket and our global standing to weaken.
  This administration is obviously not going to do anything but make 
this crisis worse, so this body must act.
  The American Energy Independence from Russia Act will strengthen U.S. 
energy security, counter Russia, create American jobs, and protect 
domestic oil and gas dependency and production.
  Republicans have proposed countless pragmatic bills, including the 
Strategy to Secure Offshore Energy Act, which I recently introduced. 
This directs the Department of the Interior to publish the next 5-year 
plan for offshore oil and gas lease sales.
  We must hold this administration accountable as they continue to 
throw their hands up and blame everyone else for the energy crisis that 
they created. This bill will help provide the certainty necessary for 
continued investment in offshore production and support our domestic 
energy security.
  In my colleague's home State of California, gas has reached $9.60 a 
gallon. Surely, we can all agree that that is unconscionable and must 
be addressed.
  Madam Speaker, I urge opposition to the previous question so that we 
can pass needed legislation to put us back on course to unlocking 
American energy independence.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, just some quick facts. As Mr. 
Duncan stated, House Democrats have blocked consideration of 
legislation to unleash America's energy independence six times. Six 
times we have been down this road, and House Democrats have blocked it.
  Gas prices have gone up 49 cents since the last time Republicans 
asked Democrats to bring this bill to the floor. Here we are again.
  To talk more about this issue, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman 
from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko).
  Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question so 
that we can immediately consider H.R. 6858 to unleash American domestic 
energy production.
  Americans across the country are paying sky-high prices at the gas 
pump. Almost every single day for the past month, gas prices have hit a 
new record high.
  The national average for a gallon of gas is now over $5 per gallon. 
In Phoenix, my home State, Arizonans are paying over $5.60 per gallon. 
I think yesterday it was $5.63 per gallon.
  Filling up at the pump is becoming increasingly unaffordable for many 
Americans. As Members of Congress, many of us can afford to spend $5 
for a single gallon of gas. But many Americans, like my own kids, who 
are working hard, and my senior citizens in my district who live on 
fixed incomes, simply can't afford to pay this high price.
  Republicans have a solution. We have a plan to increase American 
energy production today and lower prices tomorrow, if only my 
colleagues across the aisle would agree to take up this legislation.
  H.R. 6858 requires the President to submit an energy security plan to 
Congress and requires the Energy Secretary to develop a plan to 
increase oil and gas production on U.S. Federal lands. This legislation 
reinstates the Keystone XL pipeline, unleashes American natural gas 
production and oil production, and reverses the oil and gas moratorium 
on Federal lands and waters so we can harness our U.S.-abundant energy 
resources.
  Republicans have brought up this legislation, as has been said 
before, for consideration several times, but the energy crisis just 
keeps getting worse and worse, and gas prices keep getting higher.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous 
question.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman 
from Minnesota (Mr. Stauber), my friend and a former police officer.
  Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the previous question so 
that we can immediately consider H.R. 6858, the American Energy 
Independence from Russia Act, which I am proud to cosponsor with my 
colleagues, Representatives McMorris Rodgers and Westerman.
  The national average price for a gallon of gasoline today is $5 and 
climbing. Let that sink in. It is $5 and going up. Diesel fuel is 
skyrocketing at an even scarier rate.
  This is a self-imposed crisis on the American people. As a candidate, 
Joe Biden pledged again and again to ban development on America's 
Federal lands and waters. He followed through

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on that promise, with the House Democrats following suit no matter the 
pain they cause Americans at the pump, no matter the costs they impose 
on businesses reliant on shipping, trucking, and more.
  In contrast, we Republicans are here offering solutions. H.R. 6858 
takes away Joe Biden's power to ruin our energy security and our 
economy by prohibiting harmful drilling bans. The bill creates a 
minimum number of annual lease sales, both onshore and offshore. It 
reauthorizes the Keystone XL pipeline so we can resume moving energy 
throughout our country.
  Democrats here are calculating that, to reduce emissions, it is a 
necessary evil to make gas expensive for Americans and punish the 
middle class.
  Madam Speaker, let me tell you why that is dead wrong. Under 
President Trump, when we were net exporters of American energy, we 
averaged emission reductions of 2.5 percent every year. Under President 
Biden, his first year in office, we saw a 6 percent jump in domestic 
emissions.
  These policies Democrats push every day, again, are punishing the 
American families, the American workers, and the American middle class. 
It makes it harder for businesses to turn a profit. It is the leading 
cause of why our economy officially became a bear market just 
yesterday.

  Biden's solution? Trips to Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, pleading with 
communists and human rights violators to bail him out of a problem that 
he caused. Let that sink in. He is going to Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, 
pleading with communists and human rights violators to bail him out of 
a problem that he caused.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to 
my good friend to close.
  Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, it does not have to be this way. We can 
bring gas prices down with Republican solutions.
  As the ranking member of the Energy and Mineral Resources 
Subcommittee, I call on my colleagues in this body today to do the 
right thing and vote for H.R. 6858 to bring relief to the American 
people.
  Let's produce our energy right here in America. We have the 
resources, technology, and the workforce, and we absolutely have the 
need.
  Madam Speaker, I urge defeat of the previous question.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume. I still find it somewhat amusing that my friends across the 
aisle continue to blame all this on foreign nations and their actions.
  Let me give a quick history lesson on how President Joe Biden and 
Democrats actually caused this crisis.
  Number one, day number one, Joe Biden canceled the Keystone XL 
pipeline.
  Number two, he emboldened Putin with Nord Stream 2. I would actually 
argue he emboldened Putin to invade Ukraine when he recklessly pulled 
us out of Afghanistan, which served zero military purpose. But I 
digress.
  Additionally, Joe Biden suspended oil and gas leasing on Federal 
lands. He delayed permits for energy and infrastructure pipelines. He 
drained the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He revoked permits for 
critical mineral projects. He canceled oil leases in Alaska and the 
Gulf of Mexico.
  What has this done to gas prices? Well, in California, gas prices are 
now $9 a gallon.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California 
(Mr. LaMalfa).
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, I appreciate my neighbor from 
Pennsylvania for the time here today and for this effort.
  I also oppose the previous question and want to, instead, bring 
forward H.R. 6858, the American Energy Independence from Russia Act. It 
really begs the question: With what is going on in the world, why are 
we dependent upon Russia for anything, especially our energy?
  If the number was somewhere around 7 percent of the barrels of oil we 
use, we can easily make it up by our own production in this country, 
the amazing hydraulic fracturing that put America back on the map for 
being an exporter of natural gas and all the other development that we 
can be doing to bring prices back down.
  This administration just seems impervious to the suffering of the 
American people right now on the cost of energy and the cost of just 
about everything else.
  Well, there is another crisis that is going to be coming out of this, 
too. We are dependent on Russia and China for a product called urea. 
Now, what is that? Well, it is made into a fertilizer, basically, that 
is used extensively in American crops. Also, urea has a use as a 
component in what is called diesel exhaust fluid. That is a part of 
making our diesel engines run clean on our trucks and tractors and 
whatever else uses a diesel engine with DEF in it.
  We are going to run out of DEF pretty soon. The railroads are having 
a hard time delivering it. When that happens, that means our trucks 
don't run anymore because they will not run without this fluid.
  So, we are dependent on Russia for urea, dependent on Russia for 
energy, and want to blame Russia for everything. No. We blame this 
administration because we are not doing the steps it takes to make 
ourselves independent that we easily have within our grasp to do in 
order to go for what is this great reset or the incredible transition 
the President talks about.
  We are being transitioned by this administration, and it is very 
dangerous. It is harmful to families, harmful to people's bottom lines 
on running their households, going to work, getting their kids to 
school, all because we don't have an energy policy that works.
  Whether the trucks don't have DEF to be able to deliver the goods to 
the store or get it out of the field, whatever it is, because we are 
dependent on Russia for energy and all these things, we are putting 
ourselves in a real bad spot.

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers at this 
time, and I am prepared to close.
  I yield myself the balance of my time and remind everybody that, in 
Joe Biden's America, gas prices are averaging more than $5 a gallon; 
inflation is at a 40-year high; and real wages have decreased 10 out of 
the last 12 months.
  Yet, with today's rule, House Democrats are doubling down on far-
left, radical policies, really failed policies, that created Joe 
Biden's economic crisis in the first place.
  It is well past time that the Biden administration and congressional 
Democrats admit that they are to blame for the economic pain families 
are facing and workers are facing, and work with Republicans on 
solutions to immediately help the American people.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous 
question and ``no'' on the rule, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  I thank my friend from Pennsylvania and the Rules Committee for his 
remarks.
  I remind folks that the economy under Joe Biden has created over 8 
million jobs since he took office. The unemployment rate has dropped 
from 6.4 percent to 3.6 percent under President Biden. And his first 
year was the greatest year of job creation in American history.
  The Federal Reserve has found that household financial well-being 
reached an all-time high last year. GDP grew in the President's first 
year by 5.2 percent, the fastest rate since 1984.
  The U.S. was the first advanced economy that reached prepandemic 
rates of growth, and we are seeing wages increase for workers.

                              {time}  1345

  There is no doubt that inflation and the high cost of gasoline are a 
challenge. That is the purpose of some of our actions today. It is to 
hold the private sector accountable, to be responsible to their 
consumers and the American people. That is why these bills are on the 
floor, to do something about inflation and the high cost of energy.
  At the same time, we are preparing for an energy transition. 
Michigan, California, we are aware of the realities of the current 
energy economy, but we are getting ready for the new one.

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  In the area I represent, Madam Speaker--you have been out to visit 
me--I have five refineries. I have represented them in local, State, 
and Federal Government. Two of them are closed because of the pandemic. 
They are about to reopen using biofuels that will help everybody, and 
they are a better business model, according to the oil industry. So all 
of these things have combined for a challenge.
  I would agree with my colleague. This is too important, although we 
have our differences about the approach, that we should engage in 
problem-solving for Americans.
  I thank all of my colleagues for these bills and their ideas to deal 
with inflation and the challenges to American workers. Each of these 
bills in this rule are worthwhile and impactful, and I look forward to 
voting for them all soon.
  I urge a ``yes'' vote on the rule and the previous question.
  The text of the material previously referred to by Mr. Reschenthaler 
is as follows:

                   Amendment to House Resolution 1170

       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. 6858) to strengthen United States energy security, 
     encourage domestic production of crude oil, petroleum 
     products, and natural gas, 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. 6858.

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, 
and I move the previous question on the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous 
question.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. 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.
  Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the 15-minute vote on ordering the 
previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on:
  Adoption of the resolution, if ordered; and
  Motion to suspend the rules and pass S. 4160.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, 
nays 199, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 259]

                               YEAS--216

     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
     Castro (TX)
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Chu
     Cicilline
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Cohen
     Connolly
     Cooper
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crist
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Davids (KS)
     Davis, Danny K.
     Dean
     DeFazio
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     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
     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
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--199

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Foxx
     Franklin, C. Scott
     Fulcher
     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
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Loudermilk
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Posey
     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
     Waltz
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Williams (TX)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Arrington
     Brady
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Clyburn
     Crenshaw
     Guest
     Miller (IL)
     Pfluger
     Sewell
     Walorski
     Wilson (SC)

                              {time}  1427

  Mr. GREEN of Tennessee changed his 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

     Amodei (Balderson)
     Bustos (Mrvan)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Correa (Huffman)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     Davids (KS) (Neguse)
     Deutch (Rice (NY))
     Evans (Beyer)
     Gonzalez (OH) (Meijer)
     Johnson (GA) (Manning)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kahele (Mrvan)
     Kelly (IL) (Neguse)
     Khanna (Watson Coleman)
     Lamb (Blunt Rochester)
     Lawrence (Stevens)
     Lawson (FL) (Wasserman Schultz)
     Lynch (Langevin)
     Mace (Carter (GA))
     McEachin (Beyer)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Nadler (Pallone)
     Newman (Beyer)
     O'Halleran (Schrader)
     Palazzo (Fleischmann)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Peters (Jeffries)
     Pingree (Wasserman Schultz)
     Price (NC) (Manning)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Schneider (Stevens)
     Speier (Huffman)
     Stansbury (Garcia (IL))
     Stanton (Huffman)
     Suozzi (Beyer)
     Taylor (Van Duyne)
     Tenney (Jackson)
     Titus (Pallone)
     Waters (Takano)
     Welch (Pallone)
     Wilson (FL) (Neguse)


 =========================== NOTE =========================== 

  
  June 14, 2022, on page H5505, in the third column, the following 
appeared: Tenney (Jackson) Titus (Pallone) Walorski (Bucshon) 
Waters (Takano) Welch (Pallone) Wilson (FL) (Neguse)
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Tenney (Jackson) 
Titus (Pallone) Waters (Takano) Welch (Pallone) Wilson (FL) 
(Neguse)


 ========================= END NOTE ========================= 



  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carter of Louisiana). The question is on 
the resolution.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.

[[Page H5506]]

  

  Mr. RESCHENTHALER. 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.
  This will be a 5-minute vote.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218, 
nays 204, not voting 5, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 260]

                               YEAS--218

     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
     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
     Demings
     DeSaulnier
     Deutch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle, Michael F.
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Evans
     Fletcher
     Foster
     Frankel, Lois
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Golden
     Gomez
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Gottheimer
     Green, Al (TX)
     Grijalva
     Harder (CA)
     Hayes
     Higgins (NY)
     Himes
     Horsford
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Huffman
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs (CA)
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (TX)
     Jones
     Kahele
     Kaptur
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Khanna
     Kildee
     Kilmer
     Kim (NJ)
     Kind
     Kirkpatrick
     Krishnamoorthi
     Kuster
     Lamb
     Langevin
     Larsen (WA)
     Larson (CT)
     Lawrence
     Lawson (FL)
     Lee (CA)
     Lee (NV)
     Leger Fernandez
     Levin (CA)
     Levin (MI)
     Lieu
     Lofgren
     Lowenthal
     Luria
     Lynch
     Malinowski
     Maloney, Carolyn B.
     Maloney, Sean
     Manning
     Matsui
     McBath
     McCollum
     McEachin
     McGovern
     McNerney
     Meeks
     Meng
     Mfume
     Moore (WI)
     Morelle
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Murphy (FL)
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Newman
     Norcross
     O'Halleran
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Omar
     Pallone
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     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
     Velazquez
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Welch
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Wilson (FL)
     Yarmuth

                               NAYS--204

     Aderholt
     Allen
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Banks
     Barr
     Bentz
     Bergman
     Bice (OK)
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (NC)
     Boebert
     Bost
     Brady
     Brooks
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budd
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Carey
     Carl
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cawthorn
     Chabot
     Cheney
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyde
     Cole
     Comer
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Curtis
     Davidson
     Davis, Rodney
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Donalds
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Estes
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     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
     Guthrie
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hartzler
     Hern
     Herrell
     Herrera Beutler
     Hice (GA)
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Hinson
     Hollingsworth
     Hudson
     Huizenga
     Issa
     Jackson
     Jacobs (NY)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (OH)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Katko
     Keller
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     Kim (CA)
     Kinzinger
     Kustoff
     LaHood
     LaMalfa
     Lamborn
     Latta
     LaTurner
     Lesko
     Letlow
     Long
     Lucas
     Luetkemeyer
     Mace
     Malliotakis
     Mann
     Massie
     Mast
     McCarthy
     McCaul
     McClain
     McClintock
     McHenry
     McKinley
     Meijer
     Meuser
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Mullin
     Murphy (NC)
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Norman
     Obernolte
     Owens
     Palazzo
     Palmer
     Pence
     Perry
     Pfluger
     Posey
     Reschenthaler
     Rice (SC)
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rogers (KY)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Rutherford
     Salazar
     Scalise
     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
     Zeldin

                             NOT VOTING--5

     Casten
     Guest
     Loudermilk
     Miller (IL)
     Schweikert

                              {time}  1437

  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

     Amodei (Balderson)
     Bustos (Mrvan)
     Carter (TX) (Weber (TX))
     Correa (Huffman)
     Crist (Wasserman Schultz)
     Davids (KS) (Neguse)
     Deutch (Rice (NY))
     Evans (Beyer)
     Gonzalez (OH) (Meijer)
     Johnson (GA) (Manning)
     Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
     Kahele (Mrvan)
     Kelly (IL) (Neguse)
     Khanna (Watson Coleman)
     Lamb (Blunt Rochester)
     Lawrence (Stevens)
     Lawson (FL) (Wasserman Schultz)
     Lynch (Langevin)
     Mace (Carter (GA))
     McEachin (Beyer)
     Moore (WI) (Beyer)
     Nadler (Pallone)
     Newman (Beyer)
     O'Halleran (Schrader)
     Palazzo (Fleischmann)
     Payne (Pallone)
     Peters (Jeffries)
     Pingree (Wasserman Schultz)
     Price (NC) (Manning)
     Rice (SC) (Meijer)
     Schneider (Stevens)
     Speier (Huffman)
     Stansbury (Garcia (IL))
     Stanton (Huffman)
     Suozzi (Beyer)
     Taylor (Van Duyne)
     Tenney (Jackson)
     Titus (Pallone)
     Walorski (Bucshon)
     Waters (Takano)
     Welch (Pallone)
     Wilson (FL) (Neguse)
     Wilson (SC) (Timmons)

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