Congressional Record, Volume 169 Issue 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)

[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H3524-H3572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 118-142 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment no. 27 by Mr. Blumenauer of Oregon.
Amendment no. 28 by Ms. Tlaib of Michigan.
Amendment no. 5 by Mr. Jackson of Texas.
Amendment no. 10 by Mr. Rosendale of Montana.
Amendment no. 20 by Mr. Norman of South Carolina.
Amendment no. 21 by Ms. Greene of Georgia.
Amendment no. 22 by Mr. Gaetz of Florida.
Amendment no. 23 by Ms. Greene of Georgia.
Amendment no. 24 by Mr. Davidson of Ohio.
Amendment no. 25 by Mr. Ogles of Tennessee.
Amendment no. 30 by Mr. Roy of Texas.
Amendment no. 31 by Mr. Roy of Texas.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote
after the first vote in this series.

Amendment No. 27 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 27, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 198,
noes 217, not voting 24, as follows:

[Roll No. 298]

AYES--198

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buck
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Santos
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOES--217

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Case
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Costa
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
Deluzio
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Luetkemeyer

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Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOT VOTING--24

Armstrong
Barr
Barragan
Bice
Cammack
Duncan
Eshoo
Evans
Franklin, C. Scott
Gallego
Gonzalez-Colon
Greene (GA)
Joyce (OH)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Lucas
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Peltola
Radewagen
Rose
Thompson (PA)
Wexton
Williams (NY)

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Messrs. KEAN of New Jersey, COMER, SIMPSON, Ms. SALAZAR, Messrs.
BUCHANAN, MIKE GARCIA of California, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS,
Mrs. LESKO, Messrs. MOSKOWITZ, DELUZIO, and MURPHY and changed their
vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
Mr. IVEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms.
PELOSI, Mr. BERA, Ms. McCOLLUM, and Mr. CARBAJAL changed their vote
from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated for:
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. Mr. Chair, I was unable to be present for rollcall
No. 298 due to the limited voting window made available for members.
Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 298.
Stated against:
Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have
voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 298.

Amendment No. 28 Offered by Ms. Tlaib

The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Womack). The unfinished business is the demand
for a recorded vote on amendment No. 28, printed in House Report 118-
142 offered by the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 160,
noes 266, not voting 13, as follows:

[Roll No. 299]

AYES--160

Adams
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Brown
Brownley
Bush
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Courtney
Crockett
Crow
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Foster
Foushee
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Houlahan
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Matsui
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sherman
Smith (WA)
Soto
Stansbury
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Trahan
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOES--266

Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Boyle (PA)
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Caraveo
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Case
Cherfilus-McCormick
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Correa
Costa
Craig
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harder (CA)
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Horsford
Houchin
Hoyer
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Mann
Manning
Massie
Mast
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Panetta
Pence
Perry
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Plaskett
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Sewell
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Sorensen
Spanberger
Spartz
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Torres (NY)
Trone
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Vasquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOT VOTING--13

Chavez-DeRemer
Emmer
Evans
Gallego
Hoyle (OR)
Jackson Lee
Kelly (PA)
Mullin
Peltola
Radewagen
Rogers (KY)
Wexton
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

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So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 5 Offered by Mr. Jackson of Texas

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 5, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Jackson), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

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The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 221,
noes 213, not voting 6, as follows:

[Roll No. 300]

AYES--221

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--213

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--6

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

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Mr. CUELLAR changed his vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Rosendale

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 10, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Rosendale), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 301]

AYES--222

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--211

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Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--7

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1732

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 20 Offered by Mr. Norman

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 20, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 302]

AYES--222

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--210

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buck
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Kuster
Peltola
Radewagen
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1735

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have voted ``no''
on rollcall No. 302.

Amendment No. 21 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 21, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

[[Page H3528]]

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 89,
noes 341, not voting 9, as follows:

[Roll No. 303]

AYES--89

Alford
Arrington
Babin
Balderson
Banks
Bean (FL)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brecheen
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Cammack
Carl
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Davidson
Donalds
Duncan
Edwards
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Greene (GA)
Guest
Hageman
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Houchin
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
LaMalfa
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
McClain
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Norman
Ogles
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Santos
Self
Smith (MO)
Stauber
Stefanik
Steube
Stewart
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Weber (TX)
Williams (TX)
Zinke

NOES--341

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balint
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Steil
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym

NOT VOTING--9

Cherfilus-McCormick
De La Cruz
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Simpson
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1738

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mr. Gaetz

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 22, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 304]

AYES--70

Babin
Balderson
Banks
Bean (FL)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brecheen
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Cammack
Carl
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Crane
Davidson
Donalds
Duncan
Ezell
Fallon
Finstad
Fischbach
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Hageman
Harshbarger
Hern
Houchin
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
LaMalfa
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
McClain
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Ogles
Perry
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Self
Stauber
Steube
Tiffany
Van Drew
Weber (TX)
Williams (TX)

NOES--358

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balint
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Carey
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Hayes
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum

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McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Santos
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOT VOTING--11

Cardenas
Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Harder (CA)
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Sessions
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1740

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 304, I mistakenly voted
``aye'' when I intended to vote ``no.''

Amendment No. 23 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 23, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 305]

AYES--95

Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Balderson
Banks
Bean (FL)
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buck
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Cammack
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Davidson
Donalds
Duncan
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Franklin, C. Scott
Gaetz
Garcia, Mike
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Graves (LA)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Grothman
Guest
Hageman
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Houchin
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
LaLota
LaMalfa
Langworthy
LaTurner
Lesko
Loudermilk
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Mann
Massie
Mast
McClintock
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Santos
Schweikert
Self
Stauber
Steube
Tenney
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Zinke

NOES--332

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balint
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Bucshon
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Fry
Fulcher
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (MO)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
Lamborn
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

McCormick
Murphy

NOT VOTING--10

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Feenstra
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Ogles
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1744

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 305, I mistakenly voted
``present'' when I intended to vote ``no.''

Amendment No. 24 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 24, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.

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The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 129,
noes 301, not voting 9, as follows:

[Roll No. 306]

AYES--129

Armstrong
Babin
Balderson
Banks
Bean (FL)
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Brecheen
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Curtis
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Houchin
Huizenga
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kustoff
LaLota
LaMalfa
Langworthy
LaTurner
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Palmer
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Santos
Schweikert
Self
Stauber
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Tenney
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wittman
Zinke

NOES--301

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Arrington
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balint
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Feenstra
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
LaHood
Lamborn
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClellan
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Womack
Yakym

NOT VOTING--9

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Granger
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1748

Mr. STRONG changed his vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 25 Offered by Mr. Ogles

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 25, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Ogles), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 307]

AYES--71

Babin
Balderson
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Cammack
Carl
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Crane
Davidson
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Ezell
Fallon
Finstad
Fischbach
Fry
Gaetz
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Grothman
Guest
Hageman
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Houchin
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
LaMalfa
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Ogles
Perry
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Self
Stauber
Steube
Tiffany
Van Drew
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Williams (TX)
Zinke

NOES--360

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balint
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Bush
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Frost
Fulcher
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)

[[Page H3531]]

Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Santos
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym

NOT VOTING--8

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1751

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 30 Offered by Mr. Roy

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 30, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 308]

AYES--217

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--212

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--10

Cherfilus-McCormick
Evans
Gallego
Gonzales, Tony
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Wexton
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1754

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

personal explanation

Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Chair, I regret that I was not able to be present for
rollcall Nos. 298, 299, and 308 on the Blumenauer, Tlaib, and Roy
amendments to H.R. 2670. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye''
on rollcall No. 298, ``no'' on rollcall No. 299, and ``no'' on rollcall
No. 308.

Amendment No. 31 Offered by Mr. Roy

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 31, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

[[Page H3532]]

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 309]

AYES--227

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moulton
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pappas
Pence
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--201

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

Boyle (PA)

NOT VOTING--10

Cherfilus-McCormick
DesJarlais
Evans
Gallego
Gonzales, Tony
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting Chair (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1757

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Crane

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 32
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 5__. PROTECTION OF IDEOLOGICAL FREEDOM.

Section 2001 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Protection of Ideological Freedom.--(1) No employee
of the Department of Defense or of a military department,
including any member of the armed forces, may compel, teach,
instruct, or train any member of the armed forces, whether
serving on active duty, serving in a reserve component,
attending a military service academy, or attending a course
conducted by a military department pursuant to a Reserve
Officer Corps Training program, to believe any of the
politically-based concepts referred to in paragraph (4).
``(2) No employee of the Department of Defense or of a
military department, including any member of the armed forces
may be compelled to declare a belief in, or adherence to, or
participate in training or education of any kind that
promotes any of the politically-based concepts referred to in
paragraph (4) a condition of recruitment, retention,
promotion, transfer, assignment, or other favorable personnel
action.
``(3) The Department of Defense and the military
departments may not promote race-based or ideological
concepts that promote the differential treatment of any
individual or groups of individuals based on race, color,
sex, or national origin, including any of politically-based
concepts referred to in paragraph (4).
``(4) A politically-based concept referred to in this
paragraph is any of the following:
``(A) Members of one race, color, sex, or national origin
are morally superior to members of another race, color, sex,
or national origin.
``(B) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, color,
sex, or national origin, is inherently racist, sexist, or
oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.
``(C) An individual's moral character or status as either
privileged or oppressed is necessarily determined by his or
her race, color, sex, or national origin.
``(D) Members of one race, color, sex, or national origin
cannot and should not attempt to treat others without respect
to race, color, sex, or national origin.
``(E) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, color,
sex, or national origin, bears responsibility for, or should
be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment because
of, actions committed in the past by other members of the
same race, color, sex, or national origin.
``(F) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, color,
sex, or national origin, should be discriminated against or
receive adverse treatment to achieve diversity, equity, or
inclusion.
``(G) An individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish,
or any other form of psychological distress on account of his
or her race, color, sex, or national origin.
``(H) Such virtues as merit, excellence, hard work,
fairness, neutrality, objectivity, and racial colorblindness
are racist or sexist, or were created by members of a
particular race, color, sex, or national origin to oppress
members of another race, color, sex, or national origin.
``(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as
compelling any individual to believe or refrain from
believing in any politically-based concept referred to in
paragraph (4) in their private and personal capacity.''.

The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Bucshon). Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Crane) and a Member opposed each will
control 5 minutes.

[[Page H3533]]

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, today, I rise before you with a critical
amendment that remedies the harm imposed by political and military
leaders who emphasize social justice, progressive dogma, and climate
issues against the dedicated men and women of our Armed Forces, who
joined to defend our country.
My amendment specifically prohibits DOD from considering race,
gender, religion, or political affiliations, or any other ideological
concepts as the sole basis for recruitment, training, education,
promotion, or retention decisions.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, this week, Republicans are choosing MAGA
extremism over our military, over women's health rights, and over
diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Our military, Mr. Chairman, was founded to fight for the freedom of
all our citizens. House Republicans have threatened democracy with
these divisive amendments, setting us back in history far before civil
rights and taking us back to slavery. The very fabric of our country
stands on equal rights, freedoms, and the decisions of all our
citizens.
They are divisive amendments using the defense bill to undermine the
freedom for us to learn about one another, for us to hire one another,
and for us to understand our cultures.
It would bring us together if we did DEI. Even your own chairman of
the Financial Services Committee said that we would include diversity
and inclusion in our committees because we are stronger when we are
together.
Democrats have long advocated for more rights, not for less, for more
access for those marginalized, and for more freedom for those who are
considered citizens of our beloved country.
Mr. Chairman, this is wrong, and we are better than that. It is very
difficult as a Black woman for me to stand on this House floor and have
my colleagues say that there is no value and no need for diversity,
equity, and inclusion.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I think it is interesting that my colleague
talks about the divisiveness of this amendment. It is not divisive at
all. What is divisive is how the military is becoming a political and
social experiment.
I don't know how many people over there or how many other people in
this Chamber served in the military, but I happened to join the Navy
the week after 9/11. I can tell you this, Mr. Chair: I served with all
sorts of people from all over the country of multiple colors.
Do you know what, Mr. Chair? The people whom I served with were there
not because of what race they were. They were there because they passed
the standards. They were there because they were the best of the best.
Do you know what, Mr. Chair? That made me feel really safe when we
were going into the most dangerous parts of the world.
That is what we need to continue. We need to have a military that
continues to be the strongest military in the world because of
standards and because the people whom we have there are the best of the
best.
The military was never intended to be inclusive. Its strength is not
its diversity. Its strength is its standards. Diversity can be a great
thing, but that should not be our focus.
I can tell you right now that you can keep playing around with these
games of diversity, equity, and inclusion, but there are some real
threats out there, and if we keep messing around and keep lowering our
standards, it is not going to be good.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the
Chair.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
California (Ms. Chu).
Ms. CHU. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to these amendments
to the National Defense Authorization Act, which aren't designed to
protect our national security or support the men and women in uniform
who protect our freedoms.
These amendments are anti-diversity and anti-freedom. They hurt women
and restrict access to necessary abortion care. They are homophobic.
They censor servicemembers. They deny the existence of trans people.
They needlessly undermine our military's readiness and effectiveness.
They even attack our domestic film industry.
Further, these amendments seek to interfere with international
collaboration on research by targeting Asian researchers and scientists
and then peddle conspiracy theories about COVID-19.
As chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, I have
to underscore how these amendments open the door to more hate,
violence, and profiling of Asian Americans, especially after 3 years of
increased anti-Asian hate.
Ultimately, what was a bipartisan bill in committee has become a
vehicle for MAGA Republican extremism.
Vote ``no.''
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Harris).
Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Chair, the gentleman from Arizona has it absolutely
right. When I was in the military as a physician, what you wanted when
you were injured in battle, Mr. Chair, was the best person taking care
of you with the greatest skill. You didn't care what the color of their
skin was. You didn't care what their religion was. You didn't care what
their background was. You wanted a highly trained individual who was
going to keep our fighting force healthy.
Mr. Chair, that is why we need this amendment, to protect our men and
women serving this country. This has nothing to do with other
amendments. It is about having a fighting force that is the best in the
world.

Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Texas (Mrs. Fletcher).
Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment and
to the amendments that this body has debated here today and what they
have done to this traditionally bipartisan process, and, more
importantly, what they do to the members of our armed services,
especially our women in uniform.
In 2021, women made up more than 17 percent of our Active-Duty force,
231,000 members, and 21 percent of our National Guard and Reserves.
More than 23,000 of them are stationed in Texas.
Every day, the women of the United States military fight for our
freedom, yet, today, House Republicans are asking these women to fight
for your freedom while they just voted to take away theirs.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, may I inquire how much time I have remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Ohio has 1 minute remaining.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, in closing, let me just say that this is
difficult today, but let me assure my colleagues on the other side of
the aisle that we are not playing games. Let me assure my colleagues on
the other side of the aisle that we take this very seriously and very
personally.
Let me assure my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that when
we use a defense bill, when we use our military--I am old enough to
remember when Black officers and when women were not allowed to serve--
you are setting us back on this floor on both sides of the aisle.
We have people of color, people who have served, women who have
served on this side of the aisle, and to use it to deny women rights to
their reproductive rights, to use this as an excuse in a political
maneuver, we are so serious that this has become something that is very
difficult for us to stand on this floor and work with you and look at
you for something that is so appalling.
The ACTING Chair. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Members are again reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair.

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Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chairman, that was unbelievably inspiring. My
amendment has nothing to do with whether or not * * * Black people or
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serve. Okay. It has nothing to do with the color of your skin, any of
that stuff.
What we want to preserve and maintain is the fact that our military
does not become a social experiment. We want the best of the best. We
want to have standards that guide who is in what unit, and what they
do.
And I am going to tell you guys right now the Russians, the Chinese,
the Iranians, the North Koreans, they are not doing this because they
want the strongest military possible. I hope my colleagues on the other
side can understand what we are doing.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I was asking to be recognized to have the
words colored people--
The Acting CHAIR. For what purpose does the gentlewoman seek
recognition?
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I would like to be recognized to have the
words colored people stricken from the Record. I find it offensive and
very inappropriate.
The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentlewoman asking for unanimous consent to
take down the words?
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I am asking for unanimous consent to take
down the words of referring to me or any of my colleagues as colored
people.
The Acting CHAIR. For what purpose does the gentleman from Arizona
seek recognition?
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, can I amend my comments to people of color?
Mrs. BEATTY. I have asked unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, to have the
words stricken. I didn't ask for an amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. Is there unanimous consent to have the words
withdrawn?
Without objection, so ordered.
Mr. CRANE. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Crane).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will
be postponed.

Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mr. Norman

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 33
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5__. ELIMINATION OF OFFICES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
INCLUSION AND PERSONNEL OF SUCH OFFICES.

Every office of the Armed Forces and of the Department of
Defense established to promote diversity, equity, and
inclusion is eliminated and the employment of all personnel
of such offices is terminated.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from South Carolina (Mr. Norman) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, again, I cannot believe we are sitting here
debating this issue with all of the problems this country has. The fact
that we are taking up this much time is bizarre to me.
The overview of this amendment is the fact that the military's sole
purpose is to provide for the defense of our Nation. Our military's
focus should be the protection of the American people and our freedoms,
not liberals' feelings.
Therefore, my amendment would eliminate any offices of diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the Armed Forces and the Department of
Defense.
We should be spending our hard-earned tax dollars to focus on
diversity of ideas. We should be focused on diversity of ideas and
opinions, not races and genders. DEI programs tend to be ineffective,
and the cost to the taxpayer is spending more money that we don't have.
To sum this up, a woke military is a weak military. The fact is that
woke ideology undermines military readiness in various ways. It
undermines cohesiveness by emphasizing differences based on race,
ethnicity, and sex.
It undermines leadership authority by introducing questions about
whether promotion is based on merit or quota requirements.
It leads to military personnel serving in specialties and areas for
which they are not qualified or ready. It takes time and resources away
from training activities and weapons development that contribute to the
readiness.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Hawaii is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, I don't get this whole woke reference, but I
am definitely awake after what I have heard on this floor today.
During our markup, we heard repeatedly that the PRC and Russia--even
today we heard it--they aren't spending their troops' time on DEI. I
absolutely agree with you. They aren't.
The strongest military possible, the one we aim to be, the one we
are, is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive one.
When you compare our military with those of our competitors, what is
immediately striking is the diversity of our servicemembers.
Studies have long shown and demonstrated that diversity helps
organizations out-innovate, outperform, out-strategize, outmaneuver
others.
Our diversity is our strength. Our commitment to equality, to
exclusiveness, that is what makes us Americans. It is why we have the
very best military in the world.
Some House Republicans insist on peddling a false choice between DEI
and readiness. Why are they so keen on emulating and becoming more like
the PRC, more like Russia?
Eliminating DEI won't help our military compete more effectively with
the PRC. It will, however, undermine the innovative thinking, the
cultural competency, the inclusive institutional cultures, the
qualitative edge, our ability to win if we need to be agile and ready
and lethal.
This amendment to terminate DEI offices and personnel and all of the
insidious DEI-related amendments we have had to hear and will hear
tonight by my Republican colleagues aren't just harmful to our national
security--they are a major threat.
It is time we set aside the political games that we are seeing and
get serious about our national security and stand by our servicemen and
-women of all backgrounds who have given up so much in defense of our
country and to keep all of us safe.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I would ask my friend and colleague from South Carolina, does he
believe his amendment is intended to impact uniformed personnel who
work in these offices?
Mr. NORMAN. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. I yield to the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. NORMAN. It is not.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. It is not?
Mr. NORMAN. Correct.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. It is not. That is what I was hoping to hear.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, this is not about taking away anybody's
career. This is not about trying to harm people.
The brave men and women who serve in our military do it because they
are a family, and the whole point of this bill, this amendment, is to
get the recruiting where it needs to be. We are 30 percent down.
As of today, we have spent $1.4 billion on an equity action plan, and
nobody has any idea where that money is going. It is high time that we
just cut it out and get back to what the military is supposed to do,
which is to protect this Nation.
As Eli Crane said, who has been on the front lines, this country is
in trouble. This country has other Nations that want to do harm to us.
By eliminating this, we will take the first step in hopefully getting
safety back at the forefront.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Washington (Mr. Smith).

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, it is obvious to me that the
Republican majority doesn't understand what diversity, equity, and
inclusion is, so I am going to attempt to explain it this way.
We need to be intentional in recruiting from populations that have
been historically discriminated against.
I will use myself as an example. I grew up in a neighborhood that was
95 percent White. My friends were White. My family was White. I moved
into a responsible position. I started to hire people.
Typically, you either hire people you know, or you hire people who
you know know. That is where you get it. I looked around, and I was
hiring a bunch of White people, all right. That is who I knew.
What I did is I affirmatively reached out to groups that worked with
Black people or Hispanic people or gay people. When I had openings, I
said, okay, who have you got? I don't have those relationships, and I
built those relationships.
That is what diversity, equity and inclusion is, and it is sorely
needed in a country that at least until about 30 or 40 years ago was
really racist, okay.
To correct that, we have to work with communities, diverse
communities, to make sure that we recruit the people diversely.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
gentleman from Washington.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. We are not missing our recruitment goals
because we are trying to expand the people we are recruiting.
We are missing our recruitment goals primarily because of COVID, and
also, by the way, because a lot of Republicans are running around
talking about how terribly weak our military is. If they would stop
spreading that message, maybe people would believe in our military and
join.
That is what DEI is. Eliminating it is a huge mistake.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Hawaii has 1\1/2\ minutes
remaining.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 2 minutes
remaining.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chair, I would say we do have a difference of opinion on what
diversity is. I believe diversity is diversity of new ideas. Diversity
is not based on your race or your ethnicity.
That is where we are in this country now. We hire the finest to go
into the military not because of the color of their skin and really not
because of their sexual preference.
This is just continuing to try to claim everyone is victimized in
this country. Well, I am sorry. It is time for us to put the priorities
in place.
This administration has been more divisive and is more concerned
about ensuring cadets use the right pronouns. How stupid is that? How
uncaring is that about the men that are serving?
This administration is more concerned about the government forcing
our military to take shots. That is not their role. That is why some of
the recruiting is down.
Yes, it is down. We are weak. Why do you think China is doing what
they are doing? Why do you think Russia is doing what they are doing?
This would have never happened under a strong administration led by
Donald Trump, and to this administration, you don't keep peace by
weakness.
The purpose of my amendment will strengthen the military, and that is
my first and number one goal, which is the security of this country.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Virginia (Mrs. McClellan).
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
First, let me just say, our diversity is our strength. The diversity of
this country is our strength. The diversity of our military is our
strength.
I keep hearing the other side of the aisle say that DEI and critical
race theory is about assigning characteristics to people based on the
color of their skin.
That is not what DEI or critical race theory are. What they are, are
a recognition that for 350 years, from the founding of this country in
Jamestown through the civil rights movement, that our laws, our social
mores assumed different characteristics based on the color of your skin
and made Black people second-class citizens.
DEI is designed to address that and to ensure that our military,
which kept my uncles from serving in combat because of the color of
their skin, to make sure their children and grandchildren want to serve
in that military because it is a welcoming and inclusive place.

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Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
California (Mr. LaMalfa), my good friend.
Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Chair, I hear nonsense. I call it nonsense.
Our strength is not in our diversity. Our strength is in our unity.
We take diverse ideas, diverse talents, and we put them together. With
an offensive football team, where you have all different types and
sizes of people with speeds and talents, they all come together as a
team. They all start to play at the same time.
The same thing for our military. We have the Navajo Code Talkers.
They weren't worried about what color or gender or whatever they were.
We have all sorts of people coming together as a team. Our military
is forced together in recruiting and in training to become a team. You
don't worry about what everybody looks like and this and that or the
other.
That is what we have when we have unity, not diversity, which is
divisive.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, in closing, I just have one question to ask:
What about us scares you?
My grandfather, my father-in-law, and my brother all fought and
risked their lives for this country. Yet, the sacrifices made by so
many who feel marginalized, our communities of color, simply pale in
comparison to the hate and fear that drives this obsession with DEI.
First and foremost, we just heard that under a strong administration
like the Trump administration, you would not have this. However, DEI is
not new. In 2020, the Trump administration established a Defense Board
and a Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion to increase
diversity and ensure equitable opportunity across all ranks.
If you want to be more like China, if you want to be more like
Russia, keep this up. I don't want to be like them. DEI is necessary.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South
Carolina will be postponed.

Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Norman

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 34
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. PROHIBITION ON DISPLAY OF UNAPPROVED FLAGS.

(a) Prohibition.--No member of the Armed Forces or civilian
employee of the Department of Defense may display a flag
other than an approved flag in any work place, common access
area, or public area of the Department of Defense.
(b) Approved Flag.--In this section, the term ``approved
flag'' means any of the following:
(1) The American flag.

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(2) The flag of a State or of the District of Columbia.
(3) A military service flag.
(4) A General Officer flag.
(5) A Presidentially-appointed Senate-confirmed civilian
flag.
(6) A Senior Executive Service and Military department
specific flag.
(7) A POW/MIA flag.
(8) The flags of another country that is an ally or partner
of the United States or for official protocol purposes.
(9) The flag of an organization in which the United States
is a member.
(10) A ceremonial, command, unit, or branch flag or guidon

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from South Carolina (Mr. Norman) and a Member opposed each will control
5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, what my amendment does is codify the Trump
administration's guidance to prohibit the display of unapproved flags.
My amendment prohibits any member of the Armed Forces or civilian
employees of the Department of Defense from displaying a flag other
than an approved flag in a workplace, a public area, a training
facility, or other areas owned or leased by the Department of Defense.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
Instead of debating the very many pressing national security issues
that our country faces, my Republican colleagues are, unfortunately,
using this amendment and many others to continue their needless crusade
against the LGBTQ+ community.
It goes without saying that regardless of sexual orientation or
gender identity, the servicemembers and civilian employees who work at
the Department of Defense provide a great sacrifice and great service
to our great Nation. With this amendment, my Republican colleagues are
once again attempting to erase and censor the LGBTQ+ community in our
Armed Forces and in those workplaces.
For 17 years, Don't Ask, Don't Tell prohibited servicemembers from
being openly themselves without the threat of being discharged. I
served during this time. Since its repeal, our country has made
significant strides to acceptance in our Armed Forces and in the DOD.
With this amendment, anti-equality lawmakers are attempting to take
us backward by prohibiting servicemembers and DOD employees from
displaying the Pride flag, a symbol of strength and acceptance of the
LGBT community, individuals, and the many ongoing challenges that
continue to be faced by that community.
Regardless of whether you are a servicemember serving overseas or a
civilian employee working at the Pentagon, all of our servicemembers
and defense employees should have the opportunity to celebrate their
identity and their truth, and this amendment would take that away.
With the enactment of the Respect for Marriage Act, we saw
possibilities for progress when both Democrats and Republicans came
together in support of the LGBTQ community, yet instead of embracing
this bipartisanship and progress, with this amendment, my colleagues on
the other side of the aisle are espousing an anti-equality and anti-
trans agenda.
At a time when the LGBTQ+ community is facing a deluge of attacks in
States across our Nation, now more than ever, we must come together in
support of that community, their heroes, and those who honorably serve
our country.
Once again, I stand here as a veteran, the mother of a gay daughter,
an ally to LGBTQ servicemembers and DOD employees, and in strong
opposition to this amendment.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, let me reiterate, flags mean something. We
wear flags on our sleeves. We honor it prominently on parade fields. We
carry it in combat. We drape it over the coffins of those who have
given their lives for this Nation.
Approved flags include the American flag; the flag of a State or the
District of Columbia; a general officer flag; a presidentially
appointed, Senate-confirmed civilian flag; a Senior Executive Service
and military department-specific flag; a POW-MIA flag; the flag of
another country that is an ally or a partner of the United States or
for official protocol purposes; the flag of an organization in which
the United States is a member; a ceremonial, command, unit, or branch
flag or guidon.
In the words of former Secretary of the Army Mark Esper: ``Flags are
powerful symbols, particularly in the military community, for whom
flags embody common mission, common histories, and the special,
timeless bond of warriors.''
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Massachusetts (Ms. Pressley).
Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to amendment No. 34.
I rise today on behalf of the servicemembers and their families who
make innumerable sacrifices for our country and our freedoms, yet
today, there are efforts underfoot to deny them their own.
Healthcare is a human right, yet today there are deep disparities
that create barriers to access to care, including today's amendments,
which will only deepen those gaps.
This is especially true when it comes to abortion care and
reproductive healthcare. There has been a daily assault on access to
regular and routine care.
In addition to full-spectrum reproductive care being an essential
human right, it is also a readiness imperative for our military. If you
care about the fitness of our military, then part of that readiness
imperative includes access to the full spectrum of reproductive care.
This is a human right. You should not have to forfeit your right to
medical care when you enlist to serve your nation.
Due to the massive restrictions to abortion care enacted at the State
level, for many of our military families on base, they cannot receive
the care they need, and they must navigate onerous travel to get basic
healthcare. This includes in instances of being raped by a fellow
soldier or a superior.
My colleagues across the aisle are trying to trap pregnant
servicemembers and deny them the care that they seek. This is
dystopian, but unfortunately, it is all too real. Since draconian and
cruel abortion bans have been enacted across our country, pregnant
people have been denied care, and the outcomes have been debilitating
and devastating.
People have been denied miscarriage treatment and care for ectopic
pregnancies. Mothers have lost their ability to have a child because of
convoluted laws that delayed or denied the urgent abortion care they
sought, resulting in lasting health issues and infertility.

It is unconscionable that this military bill will become yet another
blunt instrument to deny women and families across the Nation their
bodily autonomy. This is not the type of exceptionalism that we should
be leading in this country.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, may I inquire how much time I have
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 30 seconds
remaining.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, may I inquire how much time I have remaining?
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 3 minutes
remaining.
Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to
close.
I will just sum this up: Flags have meaning. Flags have purpose.
Flags are a symbol of a great nation, as America is. Flags mean
something. It is not something to be flippant about. It is not
something to take lightly.
To my friends on the other side of the aisle, this amendment has
nothing to do with medical service. It has nothing to do with a lot of
things that have been brought up. This is about having the Department
of Defense approve flags before they go up, pure and simple. Nothing
else.
I would just say that, as we debate this, I am still amazed that we
are spending the time here. I think the diversion that the left wants
to provide in the House is to try to move the ball and get the American
public off the real problems that we are facing, which are a weakness
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this administration, which is a denial of where we are as a country.
It is time to take our country back. It boils down to one issue. We
are going to preserve our freedom, and we are going to fight for it. A
flag represents that.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to
close.
We agree that we should not be spending our time and wasting our time
on this issue. We agree that flags have purpose and flags have meaning.
We agree that we should be flying properly approved flags.
However, what we don't agree on is that we should be taking our
Nation back. This is all of our Nation, not just for some.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South
Carolina will be postponed.

Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mrs. Boebert

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 35
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title VI, add the following new
section:

SEC. 6__. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
BOOKS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 or any
fiscal year thereafter for the Department of Defense
Education Activity may be obligated or expended to purchase
or maintain in a school library any book that contains
pornographic material or espouses radical gender ideology.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentlewoman
from Colorado (Mrs. Boebert) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Colorado.
Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I rise in favor of my amendment, which
prohibits Department of Defense Education Activity schools from
purchasing and having pornographic and radical gender ideology books in
their libraries.
The Department of Defense Education Activity services over 66,000
military-connected children in the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific.
My colleagues on the other side of the aisle will mischaracterize
this amendment as extreme. All the while, the Biden administration has
spent the last 2 years promoting radical gender ideology to
impressionable young children in K-12 schools throughout our country,
including our military schools. Now that is extreme.
Speaking as the mother of four boys, enough is enough. I don't send
my boys to school to receive indoctrination from the woke mob or to be
sexualized by groomers. The same can be said for our servicemembers who
are also parents that send their children to DoDEA schools.
I will take some time to discuss the books that have been found in
DoDEA libraries that contain explicit sexual details not appropriate
for children.

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One book titled, ``All Boys Aren't Blue,'' published in April 2022 is
a book included in DoDEA libraries. It is described as a nonfiction
``manifesto'' by George Johnson that includes lines with sexually
explicit content. The book describes oral sex, ejaculation, anal sex,
pornography, and masturbation.
Another book, ``This Book Is Gay,'' also included in DoDEA libraries,
discusses the casual hookup site ``Grindr'' and includes detailed
information on how to have gay anal sex. This book includes details
about sex parties, orgies, and sex toys.
Another book, ``Gender Queer,'' by Maia Kobabe, again included in
DoDEA libraries, contains explicit imagery of oral sex.
``Middle School Is a Drag'' by Greg Howard, included in DoDEA
libraries, is about a 12-year-old boy who starts a talent agency
business for child drag queen performers. One of the kids he signs is
an 8th-grader named ``Mistress of Madness and Mayhem.''
I see some folks getting uncomfortable in this room right now, and I
would agree that this is very uncomfortable, especially for our
children in K-12 schools.
Another book that is found, ``Some Girls Bind'' by Rory James,
included in DoDEA libraries, explores the journey of a character who
questions whether she is ``genderqueer.'' The teen binds her breasts
every day ``to feel more like herself.'' Chest binding is associated
with some medical risks, which can be permanent.
``Julian is a Mermaid,'' found in DoDEA elementary school libraries,
describes a boy who wants to become a mermaid. During the book, the boy
repeatedly strips down to his underwear. Later he puts on lipstick and
dons a headdress. He is then given costume jewelry before being taken
to the NYC Mermaid Parade where he can freely express himself.
Here is the bottom line: Let's stop grooming our children, including
our military kids. It is gross. It is wrong. I am here to take a stand
against it, and I urge my colleagues to pass my amendment to protect
our military children from obscene content they should not be exposed
to.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania is recognized for
5 minutes.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this harmful and
very misguided amendment; and let's do start with the facts.
This amendment, dare I say, is a naked attempt at discrimination, an
attempt to ban books such as those who depict families with two moms or
two dads. To block those stories is to block the story of my own
daughter and her wife, as an example.
My colleagues on the other side of the aisle like to say that they
are for individual rights and freedom, but it is perhaps more accurate
to say that some of them want the individual right to deny other people
and other families their rights and freedoms, as well.
The Federal Government does not and should not get to choose what my
children or my daughter's children read.
As a parent myself, I also have children, and a former teacher, I
believe that the beauty of books is in its ability to expose us to
worlds and ideas that are outside of our own. Our schools should be
focused on creating environments that support every student, all
students, and not censoring their individual experiences.
Here is where we clearly do agree. Parents across the country want
their children to learn in safe and affirming environments, which is
why I am also in vehement opposition and, frankly, quite disgusted by
some nonstop attempts that seem to be coming from our colleagues on the
other side of the aisle to label content that they don't like as
pornography, as a shield that, frankly, in my opinion is hiding blatant
bigotry.
So I rise on behalf of my daughter and the LGBTQ+ people whose
experiences must be told. This bill, this amendment doesn't stop with
LGBTQ+ people or servicemembers. This amendment also yields other
harmful consequences.
How the text is currently written would allow for further draconian
and out-of-touch interpretations that could ban books simply like Judy
Blume's, one that we have probably all read, those of us of a certain
age and gender, ``Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'' or other
stories that teach young people about puberty, their bodies, or contain
information about health and sexual education.
America is a country of freedom of speech and freedom of ideas, and
yet my colleagues across the aisle want to ban books that enable the
next generation to thrive.
So today I rise, dare I say, to allow people to be able to choose
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read to their children, or what their children read.
As a child in DoDEA schools, I actually got to be exposed to this
exact situation where I had the opportunity to read a lot when I was
growing up in Defense Department schools, and I can't imagine a world
where my parents didn't have the ability or the authority to decide
what it was that I was going to be able to read.
I urge my colleagues to vote against this very harmful amendment and
against all efforts that politicize military and hurt military
readiness and national security.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Chair, I would say that allowing these books in our
DoDEA schools is what is harmful. Saying that I am characterizing this
as pornography, no, I am saying exactly what it is.
As a mom, I am not allowed to show my children triple-X-rated videos,
nor would I. That is illegal. They have to be 18 to watch this. We have
ratings on things.
I am simply saying do not allow this in our children's schools. This
is something that is harmful. It is grooming our children and
indoctrinating them, and I urge adoption of this amendment to put an
end to it in our military schools.

The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, how much time do I have remaining?
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania has 2 minutes
remaining.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman
from Ohio (Mrs. Sykes), my colleague.
Mrs. SYKES. Mr. Chair, I didn't come to Congress to play politics. I
came here to put the needs of Ohio's 13th Congressional District first,
not to vote on bogus, oppressive, extreme, barbaric, erroneous,
ridiculous, time-wasting amendments like this one.
Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for my colleagues who are
choosing to play partisan games with our national security by including
amendments that would strip lifesaving reproductive healthcare away
from our women in uniform.
This is nothing more than the latest attempt by House Republicans to
advance their extreme agenda taking us backward by punishing women and
banning abortion nationwide.
As the vice chair of the Bipartisan Women's Caucus, we just recently
honored and recognized our women in uniform, but today we are
dishonoring those women.
Our military was founded to protect our freedoms. Politicians should
not be making healthcare decisions for any woman, but especially not
for our women in uniform who serve us each and every day.
I cannot support any legislation that impedes on a woman's freedom to
make decisions about her healthcare, even if it is no longer
constitutionally protected.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I would just urge my colleagues please to
vote against this harmful amendment and other amendments that are
similarly working very much to destroy and distract from what I think
is really important, which is the national security of our Nation.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. All time is expired. The question is on the
amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Mrs. Boebert).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Ms. HOULAHAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado
will be postponed.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 36 will not be offered.
The Chair understand that amendment No. 37 will not be offered.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 38 will not be offered.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 39 will not be offered.

Amendment No. 40 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 40
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, insert the following
new section:

SEC. 7__. STUDY AND REPORT ON HEALTH CONDITIONS OF MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES DEVELOPED AFTER ADMINISTRATION
OF COVID-19 VACCINE.

(a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
to assess and evaluate any health conditions arising in
members of the Armed Forces after one year after receiving
the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and each of the two
years thereafter.
(b) Study Parameters.--In conducting the study under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) disaggregate data collected by--
(A) vaccine type and manufacturer;
(B) age group at the time such first dose was administered,
including--
(i) individuals who have attained 18 years of age but who
have not yet attained 30 years of age;
(ii) individuals who have attained 30 years of age but who
have not yet attained 40 years of age;
(iii) individuals who have attained 40 years of age but who
have not yet attained 50 years of age;
(iv) individuals who have attained 50 years of age but who
have not yet attained 60 years of age; and
(v) individuals who are 60 years of age or older; and
(C) health condition developed after receiving such first
dose, regardless of whether the condition is attributable to
the receipt of such first dose; and
(2) assess the prevalence of each such health condition--
(A) by each age group specified in paragraph (1)(B) among
the unvaccinated population; and
(B) among each such age group for each of the years 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.
(c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and each year thereafter for the
subsequent four years, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
and the Senate a report on the results of each study
conducted under subsection (a).
(d) COVID-19 Vaccine Defined.--The term ``COVID-19
vaccine'' means a vaccine licensed under section 351 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or authorized for
emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3) for immunization
against the virus responsible for COVID-19.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Davidson) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, the amendment I have introduced, amendment
No. 40, simply requires that the Department of Defense study and report
the health conditions arising in members of the Armed Forces after
administration of the COVID-19 vaccine.
We have important voids in the data collected afterwards. We moved
development of this vaccine at warp speed, and the Department of
Defense mandated that members get the vaccine, so we have a great
ability to study these members.
They have very consistent health checkups. They have very consistent
requirements for predeployment, postdeployment, during deployment.
There are lots of ways to capture data in the military population, and,
frankly, it is overwhelmingly young, fit, healthy people that make up
our military, so the study could be very important.
It would be important to understand any long-term effects or
healthcare needs in the vaccinated population, and we could learn from
that process to develop future considerations, whether it is risk
assessments as we mandate vaccines, or how to combat future health
emergencies more effectively.
The Biden administration forced our men and women in uniform to take
this vaccine without really knowing the full effects which would have
been great to know in advance. But given the pandemic, they made a
decision that the risk was too great. Lots of us disagreed with that
risk assessment. That is all past.
At this point, we simply want to study how did it turn out? What were
the effects? What have been the results? That is all the study does.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire is recognized
for 5 minutes.

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Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment, and to
all of the amendments that have been added to this bill as a Christmas
tree and a mockery of the men and women who serve in our military. I am
opposed to making this bill into a vehicle for perpetuating the culture
wars of this extreme majority.
In particular, I am opposed to the amendment that would attempt to
enact an extreme, anti-choice agenda, to ban abortion nationwide, and
to interfere with the healthcare of women in our military who are
serving in a post-Dobbs era when their efforts to provide for their
family, to create a family, and to have the full range of reproductive
health will be compromised.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I am inquiring as to whether the gentlewoman
is actually opposed to my amendment. For her to qualify as an opponent
of my amendment she would have to speak in opposition to the amendment;
what it does.
My amendment does nothing about abortion. It simply requires a study
of COVID-19.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will suspend.
Does the gentlewoman from New Hampshire claim the time in opposition
to amendment No. 40?
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I am opposed to amendment No. 40. I am
speaking in opposition to all of the amendments that have been added.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized.
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as she may consume to the
gentlewoman from California (Ms. Brownley), my colleague.
Ms. BROWNLEY. Mr. Chair, this year marks 50 years since our country
stopped drafting citizens into service and began instituting an all-
volunteer force. Unfortunately, today's military is facing significant
recruitment challenges. That can be detrimental to the security of our
great Nation.
Seeking to limit the reproductive rights and freedom of America's
servicewomen only exacerbates the issue. Why would a woman who takes an
oath to defend our Nation do so when House Republicans stand in this
Chamber attacking their bodily autonomy?
Today, women make up about 20 percent of our Armed Forces, and our
military is stronger because of their contribution. It is important to
note that servicewomen experience higher unintended pregnancy rates
than their civilian counterparts, largely due to limited access to
contraceptive services and the inexcusable high degree of sexual
assault.

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It is an appalling reality that nearly one in four female
servicemembers have reported sexual harassment during their careers.
That my Republican colleagues would force a woman raped by her superior
to pay for her own travel to access abortion care is beyond appalling.
This amendment is a shameful politicization of our military, and it
is using our servicemembers as pawns in an ideological debate.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I must say that I consider the opposition to
this amendment, which no one raised an objection to the actual
amendment that I am offering, dilatory. I think it could be objected to
by the Chair and gaveled down, and we could just call the question,
unless they are actually opposed to the amendment.
They are debating something that my amendment doesn't do. It simply
requires a study on the results of COVID-19. It doesn't say what the
outcome has to be. It just says to study it, to come back to us and
tell us: How did it turn out for the people who got vaccinated? Do they
have any other health problems? Do they have better health? What is the
outcome as a result of these folks being vaccinated?
I just want a study of the vaccinated population. It is a very simple
amendment. We are considering hundreds of amendments, so if the other
side is simply looking for a way to filibuster and delay, I would
appreciate them not doing it on this amendment and staying to the rules
of the House. If they have an objection, then state it, but they object
to something else and are using the time inappropriately in my
consideration.
I ask for the consideration of the Chair.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I am opposed to the amendment that has been
offered, but I want to get back to the crux of the matter of the
Christmas tree of cultural war issues that has been added to this bill
to the detriment of our servicemembers.
My own father fought in World War II. He was a hero. He was shot down
in the Battle of the Bulge, and he served for 6 months in a German
prison camp. I have the utmost respect for those who are serving our
country and keeping us safe, but the amendments that have been passed
in this Chamber today are putting the lives of our servicemembers at
risk.
I have a very brief story from a constituent just this week who was
pregnant and very much wanted to carry to birth. She lost that baby at
20 weeks. It was tragic. What was even more tragic in a post-Dobbs era
was that she could not get the healthcare that she needed for herself,
for her family, and she was forced to travel out of State. She was
forced to get care that would save her life, and that is my point about
how horrific we are.
We are in a state in this country where my colleagues across the
aisle would put servicemembers at risk who could have been raped and
molested by members of the military, and we know that to be a very
significant risk.
Now, servicemembers would not be able to travel to get the healthcare
they need for a pregnancy that they very much wanted.
Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr.
Sorensen).
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from New Hampshire has 30 seconds
remaining.
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from
Illinois (Mr. Sorensen).
Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Chair, today, extremists have put our national
security at risk with this partisan National Defense Authorization Act.
I was pleased to work across the aisle with Congressman LaHood to try
to save the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Illinois. We should be
focused on these bipartisan issues, not the extremists who have added
amendments that have nothing to do with national defense and security,
including the extreme restriction on abortion access, which threatens
women servicemembers' ability to make their own healthcare decisions.
We need a clean and bipartisan NDAA.
Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I haven't heard an objection to this
amendment. I hope we can agree to move forward and conduct the study.
We just want to know what the health effects were on the vaccinated
population in the military so that next time we can make a better risk
assessment and hopefully get it right.
We will learn a lot from the military population that can surely help
the rest of the country because they have much more consistent access
to healthcare, much more consistent required checkups. I think the
dataset can be very good. I hope we can get this study done.
Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of this good amendment, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Waltz

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 41
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. AVAILABILITY OF EXCESS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CONTROLLED PROPERTY FOR TRANSFER TO FEDERAL AND
STATE AGENCIES.

Section 2576a(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as
subparagraphs (A) through (D);
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(2) The Secretary shall make available for transfer under
this section all excess controlled property of the Department
of Defense, other than the types of property referred to in
subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1).''.

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The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. Waltz) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my amendment to
allow the Department of Defense excess property 1033 program to be
administered as intended by Congress to assist State and local law
enforcement agencies.
For more than 25 years, this program has often allowed cash-strapped
local law enforcement jurisdictions to get the equipment they need to
help our communities stay safe at a low cost. I am proud this amendment
is supported by the National Association of Police Organizations, the
National Sheriffs' Association, and the Florida Police Benevolent
Association.
Through the 1033 program, the Defense Logistics Agency transfers
unneeded excess military property to State, local, and Tribal law
enforcement agencies. This property ranges from helicopters and
vehicles to computers and medical supplies. This program has been
crucial in allowing State and local law enforcement to acquire items
needed for search and rescue operations, disaster response, active-
shooter situations, and other situations with equipment they otherwise
could not afford.
The 1033 program is not militarization of the police but an important
tool in protecting our communities.
Last May, President Biden issued an executive order titled:
``Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice
Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety.''
Despite what its title indicates, this executive order actually
jeopardizes our public safety by effectively eliminating law
enforcement's access to this vital surplus equipment. The EO institutes
onerous reporting requirements and gives President Biden's politicized
Department of Justice veto power over lawful transfers of equipment.
This effort is a continuation of the Obama administration's policies
that discount the critical needs of police officers in the interests of
political optics, often for the far left's defund the police movement.
This amendment is simple. It rolls back this misguided EO. It
requires the Secretary of Defense to make all excess equipment meeting
the definition of controlled property available for transfer through
the 1033 program.
This is important. Congress has prohibited the transfer of bayonets,
grenades, weaponized tracked combat vehicles, and weaponized drones
under the program. President Biden, however, overruled congressional
intent by implementing this executive order unilaterally barring
additional items from the 1033 program.
The program was authorized by Congress to keep our communities safe
from violent criminals and help local law enforcement respond to
natural disasters. Contrary to the narrative on the other side of the
aisle, access to this equipment is vital to these law enforcement
agencies' ability to protect our communities. There are countless
examples in which this now-prohibited equipment proved vital for law
enforcement.
Our State and local law enforcement put their lives on the line to
keep us safe. Their jobs are tough enough. We cannot seek to demonize
them, defund them, or certainly deprive them of the equipment they
need.
This amendment doesn't fully address many of the burdensome paperwork
and regulations that President Biden has placed on the program. It is a
good first step to get them the equipment they need as Congress
intended.
Mr. Chair, I urge support for this amendment, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. The 1033 program has been around for 30-plus
years. It has been an open conduit through which armaments directly
from battlefields have flowed directly into the hands of State, local,
and Federal law enforcement agencies.
This equipment has operated to militarize police departments without
civilian authority. The 1033 program operates such that a law
enforcement agency, even a school law enforcement agency or university
law enforcement agency can just simply petition the Defense Logistics
Agency for whatever equipment is listed on the website.
They can order it. As long as they can pay for the transportation of
it to their location, they can get the equipment without any civilian
oversight authority approving it.
The rules of the 1033 program require that, once the law enforcement
agency takes possession of the equipment, that it be placed into
service within 1 year of its acquisition or else it has to be returned.
That is a recipe for law enforcement agencies to acquire military-grade
weaponry without county commission or city council approval.
They get it and must put it into use within a year of their receipt
of it. That means that untrained police officers using military
equipment against civilians without civilian authority approval. That
is a pipeline that needs to be shut down. After President Obama shut
the pipeline down to a great extent, President Trump reopened it, and
now President Biden has shut it down.
Now, we have this amendment that seeks to open it to even more
militarized equipment than was allowed in the first place.
If you want large-caliber, .50-caliber weaponry from the battlefields
of Afghanistan and Iraq to flow to your neighborhood, then you support
this amendment.
If you want large-caliber weaponry, artillery, mortar rounds, if you
want that coming onto your property, into your community, then vote for
this amendment.
If you want weaponized drones from the battlefield to flow to your
community without your Representatives' knowledge or consent, then vote
for this amendment.
If you want flamethrowers, if you want missiles, if you want all
kinds of equipment that this amendment opens the door to to come to
your community, then be in favor of this amendment. I stand opposed to
it.
Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms.
Crockett).
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 1 minute remaining.
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Crockett).
Ms. CROCKETT. Mr. Chair, it must be nice to perch yourself upon
privilege. The vast majority of my colleagues across the aisle have
never had to have ``the talk.''
In fact, most of them may not even know what ``the talk'' is, but
let's talk about it. I am going to talk to you about my life
experiences as a civil rights lawyer and urge that we legislate from a
place of compassion instead of a conspiratorial, sunken place.
Let's talk about these weapons. Let's talk about the fact that in the
summer of 2021 when George Floyd was killed, I represented over 600
protesters pro bono. Unfortunately, these were people who believe in
the Constitution and understand that there is more than one amendment
besides just the Second Amendment. They were actually exercising their
freedoms under the First Amendment, but instead what happened is that
they ended up becoming victimized.

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Let me tell you, when I am talking about this, I am not talking about
conjecture. I am talking about what is real. You can Google Brandon
Saenz, a 26-year-old who had his eye shot out.
Let me be clear. You can be injured, and it not necessarily be a
firearm. Honestly, if my colleagues really care about making sure that
we are going to be safe in our streets----
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. CROCKETT. Then maybe we will get some gun reform----
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. CROCKETT. And stop going after women's reproductive rights,
because if you believe in freedom, then kids should be able to go to
school and know that they will be safe.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is no longer recognized.
Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chair, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good).
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Florida
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bringing this important amendment, and I appreciate him allowing me to
speak for a moment to support the amendment.
This amendment would prohibit the Biden administration from
unilaterally issuing any restrictions on the 1033 program, which allows
police departments across the country to have access to lifesaving
military surplus equipment.
It is imperative that our Federal, State, and local law enforcement
maintain access to this equipment used to protect and save the lives of
Americans, especially in circumstances of terrorist attacks, search and
rescue operations, natural disasters or, yes, riots in our cities.
The Obama and Biden administrations put restrictions on the 1033
program that helps police departments across the country. Their
antipolice action would limit the ability for police departments to
obtain equipment needed for border security, counterdrug operations,
and more.
In a time when morale is low in police departments across the Nation,
thanks to antipolice riots and calls to defund the police from my
friends across the aisle, we must take every action possible to ensure
our law enforcement officers have the tools they need to keep
themselves and our communities safe, essentially to do their jobs.
Mr. Chair, I am proud to support the amendment, and I urge my
colleagues to do the same.
Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has the only time remaining.
Mr. WALTZ. Mr. Chair, we talk a lot about misinformation. There are
no instances of artillery, missiles, flamethrowers, or anything else
that has been said about this being passed on to law enforcement that
is prohibited by Congress, and this amendment would not change that.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Waltz).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will
be postponed.
The Chair understands amendment No. 42 will not be offered.
The Chair understands amendment No. 43 will not be offered.
The Chair understands amendment No. 44 will not be offered.

Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 45
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title XII, insert
the following:

SEC. __. REPORT ON ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMON
DEFENSE.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) section 1003 of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 63 Stat. 2241)--
(A) expresses that due to threats that are ever-changing,
Congress must be informed with respect to allied
contributions to the common defense to properly assess the
readiness of the United States and the countries described in
subsection (b)(2) for threats; and
(B) requires that the Secretary of Defense to submit to
Congress an annual report on the contributions of allies to
the common defense;
(2) the threats facing the United States--
(A) extend beyond the global war on terror; and
(B) include near-peer threats; and
(3) the President should seek from each country described
in subsection (b)(2) acceptance of international security
responsibilities and agreements to make contributions to the
common defense in accordance with the collective defense
agreements or treaties to which such country is a party.
(b) Reports on Allied Contributions to the Common
Defense.--
(1) In general.--Not later than March 1, each year, the
Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other Federal
agencies, as the Secretary determines to be necessary, shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
containing a description of--
(A) the annual defense spending by each country described
in paragraph (2), including available data on nominal budget
figures and defense spending as a percentage of the gross
domestic products of each such country for the fiscal year
immediately preceding the fiscal year in which the report is
submitted;
(B) the activities of each such country to contribute to
military or stability operations in which the Armed Forces of
the United States are a participant or may be called upon in
accordance with a cooperative defense agreement to which the
United States is a party;
(C) any limitations placed by any such country on the use
of such contributions; and
(D) any actions undertaken by the United States or by other
countries to minimize such limitations.
(2) Countries described.--The countries described in this
paragraph are the following:
(A) Each member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
(B) Each member country of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
(C) Each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of
Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), done at Rio de Janeiro
September 2, 1947, and entered into force December 3, 1948
(TIAS 1838).
(D) Australia.
(E) Japan.
(F) New Zealand.
(G) The Philippines.
(H) South Korea.
(I) Thailand.
(3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
annex.
(4) Availability.--A report submitted under paragraph (1)
shall be made available on request to any Member of Congress.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Davidson) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, this amendment requires the Secretary of
Defense to submit to Congress a report on allied contributions to
defense spending.
The 1985 NDAA established an annual report from the Department of
Defense on allied contributions to our common defense with the initial
focus on NATO. Of course, the Cold War was going on then, but that
continued until 2004. The DOD stopped producing this report as the
Pentagon's priorities shifted to the global war on terror.
Nevertheless, the report is an important one. NATO allies have an
obligation to provide their own defense. We don't want there to be some
misunderstanding that NATO membership has somehow bought war insurance
and that America will either fight or fund your war. We will help you
fight and win a war under article 5 and only then if Congress
authorizes combat.
We might authorize spending, we might authorize combat, but Congress
is the body that declares our wars. We can do that better when we know
whether our allies are promoting their own defense. If they are
shortchanging their own defense, we might feel differently about the
vulnerability.
Weakness invites aggression. Unfortunately, many of our allies have
invited that aggression. As Donald Trump cautioned Germany, as an
example, you shouldn't be doing business with Russia. Look how it
turned out. Now, this isn't simply the fault of Germany underfunding
their defense or becoming totally dependent upon Russia. Russia took
advantage of it, but Germany was naive enough to fall victim to it. It
hasn't hurt Germany as directly as it has hurt Ukraine, but it all
works together.
Ukraine is not a NATO ally, but they are an ally. They are clearly
paying a high cost for their own defense. Could we have worked
differently and prevented this combat?
Let us look at other areas around the world. As we look at our
allies, whether it is Israel as an ally, Taiwan as an ally, our NATO
allies, or others around the world, I think it is important that this
report gets produced and we understand it.
I think it is also important that, if appropriate, we share it in
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a very strong collective defense and a strong commitment. If we don't
hold people accountable for it, we will inherently be weak, because
their intelligence service will know. It motivates our allies to do the
right thing.
Since 2006, the majority of our NATO allies have consistently failed
to meet their 2 percent GDP defense commitment. Even as a war is taking
place in their own backyard, the United States remains the largest
contributor to the war in Ukraine.
The U.S. should not continue to subsidize the defense of NATO member
countries who choose not to invest in themselves.
Good data makes for good legislation, and this report would supply
Congress with valuable information that is needed to make sound policy
decisions that put America first.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I think it is important to point out in this amendment that our
allies have very much stepped up in the war in Ukraine. This was about
a week ago now. The stats may be a little bit different. The United
States actually ranks 13th in terms of percentage of GDP that we have
committed to help Ukraine. That means of our 53 partners, 12 others
have been doing more than we have.
My biggest concern about this amendment is twofold. One, it
undermines that level of support and seems to imply that our allies are
not doing that. Second, along with several other amendments here, it
can be interpreted as being anti-NATO. I am worried more about the
other amendments than I am worried about this one, but make no mistake
about it, the NATO alliance has served the United States' interests
very, very well for its--quick math off the top of my head--roughly 75-
plus years of existence, and we should not be undermining that.
This particular amendment, not as problematic, but the idea that our
allies are not contributing or the idea that the U.S. doesn't benefit
from our contribution, I think, is mistaken, based on our place in the
world.
Right now, as we look to confront Russia and China, nothing is more
important than our allies and partners. We need to work with them to
build the coalition that is going to be able to stand up for a rules-
based international order and for the peaceful resolution of our
differences. I do not wish to undermine those alliances, and I hope we
do remember the contributions of our allies.

That is basically all I have to say about this. I don't think I have
any speakers.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, the gentleman didn't raise an objection to
understanding how much they are contributing. He implies he already
knows. The world doesn't know, and I certainly don't get access to all
of that information.
I do know they are paying for their own defense, and some of them
quite a lot. I do know that they have helped in the war in Ukraine, and
they have certainly taken on a heavy burden with refugees. All of that
is different in different places around the world.
Our allies stating how much they contribute certainly helps us make
policy. I hope all my colleagues will see through this as an attempt to
avoid accountability for our allies. We shouldn't underappreciate them,
but we shouldn't cover for them either. We should hold them
accountable, and the American people should know they are stepping up,
they are doing really well.
You can state it in percentage of GDP. That is the obligation, 2
percent of their GDP, and yet the biggest countries with the biggest
resources with very little debt, I might add, aren't paying their
defense.
In our case, we are borrowing from China to defend our country and,
frankly, to defend lots of them and people that aren't even part of our
NATO alliance.
It is important that we pass this and we study it. Whether this
amendment passes or not, we need to know it, and we need to hold them
accountable for their failure to honor their obligations.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Alford

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 46
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 40, line 22, insert ``or the Air Force Reserve'' after
``Air National Guard''.
Page 41, line 3, insert ``and the Commander of the Air
Force Reserve'' after ``National Guard''.
Page 41, line 5, insert ``and the Air Force Reserve'' after
``National Guard''.
Page 41, line 9, insert ``and the Air Force Reserve'' after
``Air National Guard''.
Page 41, line 15, insert ``and the Air Force Reserve''
after ``Air National Guard''.
Page 42, line 22, insert ``and the Air Force Reserve''
after ``Guard''.
Page 43, line 4, insert ``and the Air Force Reserve'' after
``Guard''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Missouri (Mr. Alford) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chair, I offer this amendment to simply add ``Air
Force Reserve'' in addition to ``Air National Guard'' to Mr. Bacon's
language that he secured in our National Defense Authorization Act that
directs the Secretary of the Air Force to not terminate fighter flying
missions until the Secretary submits a modernization plan to the Armed
Services Committee with options for replacement of aircraft with more
capable aircraft. This is important not to just my district at Whiteman
Air Force Base and the 442nd Fighter Wing but at several bases across
our great Nation.
As A-10s and other platforms are retired, we must ensure that our Air
Force Reserve and Air National Guard units have follow-on missions.
This amendment will help provide clarity to Congress and Reserve and
National Guard units on how the Air Force will modernize and replace
our fighter squadrons.
I think we all know that the world is changing. Our platforms are
changing. The A-10 is a very lethal aircraft, as we have seen for the
last 30 years.
The 442nd at Whiteman Air Force Base, the men and women there have
served proudly. I feel they and others deserve security in knowing that
a replacement is going to be there at Whiteman Air Force Base, that
they have some answers and security from the Secretary until those
final decisions of modernization are made.
Mr. Chair, I urge support of this amendment, I hope it gets
bipartisan support, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, this is part of a troubling
battle that we have frequently on the Armed Services Committee.
As the military, whether it is the Air Force or some other branch, is
trying to move forward, they discontinue different programs. There are
always people who like those programs, and we step in and block it and
make it difficult for the military to make the decisions they need to
make.
At this particular moment in history, this is enormously important,
because innovation, new weapons technology, is absolutely crucial. Our
information systems, just to give one example, are not where they need
to be in order to manage all of the information that is now flowing,
make sure that it is protected, and it gets to who needs to get it in
real time.
We need to upgrade all of those systems. We need to improve our
unmanned systems, drones, develop counter-drone technology, missiles,
and counter-missile technology. All of that is dependent upon new,
innovative technologies that we need to adopt and implement.
That costs money if we can't discontinue previous programs. We have
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past the point at which they are actually useful, because it impacted
somebody's district somewhere. That is always going to be the case. I
am basically opposed to us stepping in and blocking these things and
tying the hands of the military to upgrade and innovate in the way that
they need. I am in opposition to this.

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Mr. Chairman, I also want to explain something just quickly. I am
going to yield to Ms. Frankel in a minute. She is not going to talk
about this. She is going to talk about something else. For everyone's
information, she can do that. Basically, it is your time and you can
talk about whatever you want. I think you can stand up and mumble
gibberish for 2 minutes if you are so inclined. You have 2 minutes do
it, it is their time, not related to this, but it is still a perfectly
lawful way to handle this.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ALFORD. Mr. Chairman, I am eager to hear what Ms. Frankel has to
say not related to this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for his hard work and
dedication in crafting this bipartisan NDAA.
This amendment is not intended to block in any way the modernization.
We know that the A-10 is the legacy aircraft. A lot of people love the
A-10, and it has performed well in battle. It has seen effective
lethality in several theatres of battle.
The people who operate out of the 442nd have a deep love of their
fighter mission. They have a deep passion for continuing that mission.
They know that new platforms are coming.
Whiteman Air Force Base is going to be home of the new B-21 stealth
bomber. There are going to be complementary aircraft and programs to
that. They know that. They know the world is changing and that the
pacing threat from Communist China has really changed how we view
warfare and deterrence. They get that.
We owe it to them, and they deserve a little security because it is
very easy for them to pick up now and leave and go into the private
sector. There is too much talent in the 442nd and other fighter
squadrons to not have that security. That is all we are asking for in
this amendment, Mr. Chairman, is a little security. We are asking for a
little appreciation and a little respect for the hardworking men and
women who have dedicated their lives in service to America.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Frankel).
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Chairman, my, my, my, the Republican
attacks on abortion never seem to end, and now they are targeting the
servicewomen in the military.
After that extreme decision by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v.
Wade, half of the States in our country are banning or severely
restricting access to legal abortion. Take a look at this poster and
this map. The dark-shaded States are where these abortion restrictions
are now in place. Look at those black dots. Those are the over 500
military bases in our country. Many of them are in States that now ban
or restrict abortion.
Mr. Chairman, that is why, last year, the Department of Defense
established travel transportation allowances for servicemembers and
dependents who need to travel to access abortion. Shamelessly, the
Republicans are now seeking to block this effort.
Our servicemembers leave their homes, their families, their friends,
and are willing to risk their lives to serve our Nation. They train
hard. They have dreams. They have goals. We trust them with Black
Hawks, intelligence operations, and special ops. We should trust them
with their own healthcare decisions, including when it comes to
deciding whether to start or grow a family.
Mr. Chairman, they stand for our freedom; it is time to stand for
theirs.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Good

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 47
printed in the House Report 118-142.
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, insert the following:

SEC.__. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS RELATED TO OPERATIONS OF
COMMISSION ON THE NAMING OF ITEMS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 may be used
to operate the commission on the naming of items of the
Department of Defense that commemorate the Confederate States
of America or any other person who served voluntarily with
the Confederate States of America established pursuant to
section 370 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113
note).

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Virginia (Mr. Good) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment
to the NDAA, which would simply block funds from being made available
to the Naming Commission established by Congress just a few years ago.
The intent of that commission was to try to rewrite our Nation's
history by changing the names of our famous military bases and forts,
tearing down statues, and even putting blankets over monuments with
names not deemed worthy of remembrance by some. What a tragedy.
You only have to look outside my district at the famous Monument
Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, which has recently been desecrated by the
removal of once famous beautiful monuments.
This effort to remove statues and rename bases encourages an endless
cycle of renaming institutions, buildings, and cities across the
country under the destructive ruse of political wokeness.
Historical sites are healthy environments to observe varied
perspectives of historical events, engage diverse viewpoints, and
inspire robust conversation as we remember our Nation's history. We
should protect American memorials to preserve and remember our history.
It has been said that those who do not remember history are condemned
to repeat it.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to consider the precedent being
set by this arbitrary effort to rewrite our Nation's history.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to
support this amendment to preserve our history and fight these reckless
efforts to destroy our country, our Founders, and our history.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in
opposition, and I yield myself 2 minutes.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, this is my favorite amendment.
It sort of drives home the point.
When we talk about history, you have to understand the history of how
these bases were named. We had the Civil War. We got rid of slavery. We
tried Reconstruction. Reconstruction did not go well.
Then there was a concerted movement in this country to make sure that
we continued to establish white supremacy as the way we were going to
approach this country. A lot of fascinating books have actually been
written about this. It was a very well-coordinated effort.
There was an effort to rename all these bases after people from the
Confederate war to celebrate white supremacy. The Ku Klux Klan grew up
all over the place. I can't remember the name of the guy, but a guy
from my area just wrote a fascinating book about the Ku Klux Klan
taking over the State of Indiana and the battle and fight that went
into that.
All of these bases that are named for our history, as you describe
it, are monuments to white supremacy. If you don't support white
supremacy, or if, God forbid, you are Black and not White, and you are
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it is exactly why it was named that. It was named that as part of an
overall concerted effort to establish white supremacy. But we are just
going to let that go.
That is the kind of thing that undermines good order and discipline
in the military. This is the kind of thing that makes people who aren't
White feel like they are not included.
I do not believe for 1 second that the United States of America is an
essentially racist country or that white supremacy is currently the
policy that we are trying to advance. What I cannot understand is why
so many people serving in this body don't want to stand up for that
basic principle and want to continue to celebrate the worst parts of
our history instead of the best parts.
These monuments are supposed to reflect our values. This is not a
value we should be reflecting. Oh, by the way, this is why we still
need diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, to try to educate
people on these very fundamental facts that they ought to know.
Please, if you supported all the others, please oppose this
amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend from Virginia
for yielding. I urge adoption of this amendment. I will remind people
that this commission was established for the purpose of renaming our
major military installations that had been named after Confederate
officers. That mission is complete.
There is no reason for us to continue to spend funding on this
commission to hunt for things to do. We were told it was going to cost
only a million dollars, but they have gone over $30 million. We need to
just let them complete their job, which they have done. Stop this
funding and adopt this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I urge a favorable vote on my colleague's amendment.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. McClellan).
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chairman, I want to personalize the remarks
alluded to by our ranking member because I was born Black in Virginia,
and I was raised there.
I represent the former capital of the Confederacy. My entire family
was raised in the former Confederacy. For my entire life I have lived
in the shadow of Robert E. Lee and his fellow Confederate generals. He
was a looming presence in my hometown of Petersburg where the former
Fort Lee sits.
He was a looming presence in my neighborhood. I want to talk about
the monument that the gentleman from Virginia alluded to. One of the
largest monuments to General Lee stood for 130 years around the corner
from my house, which is ironic because General Lee himself did not
believe monuments to Confederate generals should be erected because he
recognized that countries where there is a civil war, monuments to the
losing side help to foster wounds that haven't healed. That is exactly
what happened in this country.

That monument, and many others, were put up as part of a backlash for
the social, political, and economic gains of formerly enslaved people
during Reconstruction. Another wave of monuments were put up as
backlash to Brown v. Board of Education and the gains of the civil
rights movement.
When that monument came down, I felt a weight off of my shoulders
that I didn't know I was carrying. It was the burden of having to drive
past a man who fought against the country he swore to serve to keep my
ancestors enslaved. He owned people who could have been my ancestors
and was documented to be horrifically cruel to them.
We are trying to recruit a diverse armed services. We need to recruit
the sons and daughters and granddaughters of the descendants of slaves.
Having them walk into a building on a base named for their former
oppressors is not going to create a welcoming environment.
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. The true history of America is that no nation
in the history of the world has rescued more people, freed more people,
fed more people, ministered to more people, and, yes, evangelized more
people around the globe.
No nation in the history of the world has been more welcoming to
people from all nationalities, all races, all ethnicities, and given
more opportunity, more upward mobility to people of all races, all
ethnicities, and all nationalities.
No nation in the history of the world did as the United States did
just some 85 years after declaring our independence, where the Nation
went to war with itself where the majority population suffered great
loss of blood and treasure to free the minority population. No nation
in the history of the world has it happened like it has happened in the
United States of America.
It was our Founding documents and principles that provided the
framework for us to realize our ideals of all men being created equal,
endowed by our Creator by unalienable rights.
The United States is unique among the nations of the world. Our
history is worth preserving. It is worth protecting. It is worth
remembering. It is worth honoring. It is worth learning and growing
from.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I believe we have the right to
close, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, it is time to defund this Naming
Commission. It is time for us to move past these efforts to change our
history. It is time for us to preserve our history and our Founders and
the principles of our Nation, and to defund the Naming Commission.
Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment,
and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my
time.
Mr. Chair, I actually agree with what the gentleman has listed in
terms of what this great country has done.
What is beyond belief is why in the name of God would we choose to
celebrate the particular aspects of our history that don't reflect
those values that the gentleman just explained.
I want to talk about all the great things that the United States of
America has done. I don't want to talk about our history of white
supremacy. I want to understand it and make sure that we don't ever
repeat it.
I have an enormous amount of respect for the chairman of the
committee, but I want to make sure everyone understands what we are
voting on here. This is to prohibit the use of Federal funds to carry
out the recommendations of the base naming commission.
So to say, ``They are done. It doesn't really matter. This is going
to block what they did. This is going to stop the ability to change
those names,'' this commission was passed on a bipartisan basis to make
sure that this is implemented. This amendment would gut that and go
against that bipartisan agreement and the work that they have done.
Please understand what you are doing. As I said earlier, it is
something we should not be doing.
Mr. Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my
time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia
will be postponed.

Amendment No. 48 offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 48
printed in House Report 118-142.
Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XVIII, add the following:

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SEC. 1. PROHIBITION.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
section 614 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2364), no military assistance shall be furnished for cluster
munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions
may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions
technology shall be sold or transferred to Ukraine.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentlewoman
from Georgia (Ms. Greene) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Georgia.
Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise today to address the House
about our National Defense Authorization Act. I want to remind the
House that the National Defense Authorization Act is to fund the
Department of Defense, whose mission is stated on their website. That
says that their mission is to deter war and protect our Nation's
national security interests.
My amendment is to stop cluster munitions or cluster munitions
technology from being sold or transferred to Ukraine. Cluster bombs are
brutal and inhumane weapons that cause lasting harm to civilians in
areas where they are used.
When a cluster bomb is deployed, it launches multiple different
submunitions, which are smaller bombs, in all different directions. The
impact radius of cluster bombs varies but can be as high as several
football fields. This causes more widespread destruction, imposing a
greater risk to civilian areas, which kills lives. It doesn't save
lives.
Also, this is an escalation in war. It doesn't deter war.
The dud rate varies per bomb, and the dud rate is very important.
They can typically be anywhere between 2 percent and as high as 40
percent. These bombs are very unreliable, which makes them very
dangerous.
Congress even passed a law in 2009 that says the U.S. cannot deploy
or transfer cluster munitions with a dud rate higher than 1 percent,
but the President can sign a waiver to bypass this restriction.
The Biden administration says that they will not deliver cluster
bombs to Ukraine with a dud rate higher than 2.35 percent. Again, the
dud rate is known to be anywhere between 2 percent and as high as 40
percent, which means we do not know.
Also, over 120 countries are party to the Convention on Cluster
Munitions banning the use, production, transfer, and stockpiling of
these weapons, including most of the U.S.'s NATO allies, which is
extremely important. I remind the House that Ukraine is not a NATO
member nation.
What is next? Chemical or biological weapons? Nuclear weapons?
Again, this is an escalation of war that does not belong in our
Nation's funding bill for the Department of Defense.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 1\1/2\ minutes.
Mr. Chair, the reality is that Ukraine needs these munitions. Until
the West can meet the full demands of the war in Ukraine, these
munitions will fill the gaps and ensure a successful Ukrainian
counteroffensive and ensure that the Ukrainians are not defenseless.
The goal is to give Ukraine the tools it needs to end this war
quickly. A protracted war will cost more lives and allow Putin to
commit more war crimes.
Mr. Chair, I was in Bucha and stood where some of these crimes were
committed. Ultimately, this amendment was not introduced out of concern
for civilians. No. This amendment exists because a very few Members
across the aisle don't seem to mind if the Russians win, and then we
would see democracy fall and authoritarianism rise.
To ensure a Ukrainian victory, we must continue to make these very
tough decisions that will end this war and ultimately save lives.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
from California (Ms. Jacobs).
Ms. JACOBS. Mr. Chair, cluster munitions maim and kill
indiscriminately, and they often fail to explode on impact, leaving
communities littered with dangerous, unexploded land mines for years if
not decades. Cleaning them up is expensive, dangerous, and takes a long
time.
Despite claims about the dud rates, we know that when actually used
in war, these weapons are unpredictable and kill more civilians than
anticipated. That is why I am opposed to sending cluster munitions to
Ukraine.
Unlike some of my Republican colleagues, I am a strong supporter of
Ukraine. My bipartisan amendment would have banned the transfer of all
cluster munitions to any country, and my amendment would have garnered
strong support across both parties.
It is clear that this amendment is not about cluster munitions at
all. It is about opposing any support to Ukraine.
We shouldn't be transferring cluster munitions at all, and the U.S.
should join 123 other countries in banning this weapon once and for all
and protecting the children who are maimed and killed by these horrific
weapons.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from
South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Chair, I oppose this amendment. As
a 31-year Army veteran myself and a very grateful dad of four sons who
served in Iraq, Egypt, and Afghanistan, I want to reestablish peace
through strength as developed by President Ronald Reagan.
We must support Ukraine to end criminal Putin's war of aggression as
quickly as possible and stop the carnage with Putin's mass murder of
innocent civilians.
Putin's forces are bombing civilians, kidnapping children to Russia,
raping and torturing, and have mined a nuclear plant and blown up a
dam. In light of Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive, which is pitting
Ukrainian defenders against dug-in Russian soldiers, cluster munitions
are an effective new weapon for Ukraine's arsenal.
These weapons will be effective against fortified Russian trenches
and concentrated troops of Putin's soldiers who are being sacrificed to
death by Putin for his own personal gain of oil, money, and power.

The Wall Street Journal has editorialized that Biden is right on
cluster bombs for Ukraine. Cluster bombs are an antipersonnel weapon
that ejects multiple bomblets over a large area. They can be very
effective to promote the Ukrainian cause.
Ukraine is not seeking to use these bombs against civilians. There is
a moral distinction between Russia's aggression and Ukraine's use of
cluster bombs for defense. Those best suited to make the tradeoff
between risks are the Ukrainians whose lives are on the line every day.
Mr. Chair, I urge opposition to the amendment.
Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. Gaetz).
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chair, it is worth acknowledging the great bipartisan
work on this issue with my colleague, Ms. Jacobs, and my colleague, Mr.
McGovern, who have been speaking on these issues with clarity for some
time.
The opponents of the amendment made the principal argument that we
have to do anything for Ukraine to win the war. Why not just send the
nukes? If the standard is we will do anything for Ukraine to win, then
send them tactical nuclear weapons.
Of course, we are not going to do that, which means there has to be a
line somewhere. I would hope that we could draw that line somewhere on
the humane side of the cluster bomb question.
These bombs are indiscriminate. For goodness' sake, we are still
cleaning up cluster bombs in Laos because civilians are being killed.
When my colleagues say, well, civilians won't be killed, tell that to
the people in the places where cluster munitions have been deployed,
and people are still being killed because that is, in fact, the case.
It is also an argument that has been made that Ukrainians are only
going to use this in their own country. How depraved to use these bombs
in your own country? That is not a reason to vote against the
amendment. It is the reason to vote for it.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from
Colorado (Mr. Crow).
Mr. CROW. Mr. Chair, I fully support Ukraine in its existential fight
for freedom and democracy. I have also spent years in this Chamber
addressing the issue of civilian casualties. In fact, I am one of the
founding co-chairs of the Protection of Civilians in Conflict Caucus.
Why? Because I spent the formative years of my life in Afghanistan
seeing the horrific results of war, including cluster munitions.
However, there are times in this Chamber when a measure doesn't do
what we think it does, when it, in fact, does the opposite.
This measure will not stop the use of clusters in Ukraine. I have
written to the administration. I have asked for clarity. I have asked
for assurances and mitigation measures, and I will continue to do that.
What this measure will do is play right into pro-Russian and pro-
Putin propaganda. It will be twisted and contorted by nefarious actors
who say that America doesn't support Ukraine and that Democrats don't
support Ukraine. That is not where we need to be because that is the
history of this bill. That is the history of many of those who are
supporting this bill and who have originated this bill. That is the
context from which this bill originates.
That is not where progressive, pro-Ukrainian Members should be.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this measure vociferously.
Ms. GREENE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I urge the House to pass this
amendment. Our National Defense Authorization Act is for the funding of
the Department of Defense. It is for our Nation, for the United States
of America, and there should be no funding for a foreign war. There
should be no weapons sent that increase war.
As a matter of fact, it leaves bombs behind for generations to come.
That hurts the Ukrainian people.
For anyone to say that this must be done to help the Ukrainian people
doesn't care about the innocent Ukrainian lives that will be killed for
years to come from these cluster munitions.
Mr. Chair, I urge the House to pass my amendment, and I yield back
the balance of my time.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, we hear a lot about humanity here. Let's put
the facts in front of that. The Ukrainians are firing as many artillery
shells in 2 days as we produce in a month. They will run out. They will
be defenseless.
If you are now suddenly worried about civilians, Mr. Chair, watch
what Putin has already done: raped, murdered, and tortured innocent
civilians, targeted civilians. If there are no artillery shells to
defend them, then he will go unabated. Then you will see inhumanity
that we have not seen since the Second World War.
Mr. Chair, vote against this amendment, and I yield back the balance
of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia
will be postponed.

{time} 2000

Amendment No. 49 Offered by Ms. Hageman

The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Curtis). It is now in order to consider
amendment No. 49 printed in House Report 118-142.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 251, line 6, after the period insert the following:
``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
Committee on Armed Services and the Select Subcommittee on
the Weaponization of the Federal Government of the House of
Representatives a report containing all documents from the
Group. The report required under the preceding sentence shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a
classfied annex.''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentlewoman
from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Wyoming.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of my amendment 49, which would
require that all documents and correspondence of the Countering
Extremism Working Group are provided to the Select Subcommittee on the
Weaponization of the Federal Government and the Committee on Armed
Services.
I am offering this amendment to build upon a larger concept and theme
within the House NDAA this year, ending the politicization and
weaponization of the DOD.
I am proud to stand with my colleagues here in the House and fight
for an NDAA which is focused on warfighting, readiness, and lethality
and for an NDAA which conducts meaningful oversight into the political
issues which have infiltrated the DOD in recent years.
Through our work on the Judiciary Committee and on the Select
Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, we have
discovered that rampant abuse of power is not confined to one agency or
department, nor is it limited to one subject area.
In the wake of a partisan political persecution spurred by the events
on January 6, extremism or domestic violence extremism has been
misconstrued to include a wider group of individuals to serve as a
predicate for State surveillance, invasion of privacy, and in some
instances, deprivation of rights.
We first uncovered this within the DOJ with the padding of DVE crime
statistics, which was done to support the political statements of
policymakers.
In my first 7 months in Congress, I have had the opportunity to
uncover some of these abuses. However, there are some legacy issues
which date back to before my time in Congress, to a time when true
oversight for the purpose of the protection of the rights of Americans
took a back seat to the politicization agenda of some influential
leaders on the other side of the aisle.
One such issue was other potential abuses of extremism in the
government, including in the DOD Countering Extremism Working Group.
My amendment would ensure that both committees receive documentation
from the DOD about the work done in the Countering Extremism Working
Group so we can provide proper oversight.
I hope there is nothing there. I hope we find that the DOD abused no
serviceman or -woman's rights and that this was an exercise in
legitimately protecting their own force.
Without confirming this through the evidence, I cannot trust that the
Biden administration and the DOD Under Secretary Austin did the right
thing simply because they have failed to earn the trust of the American
people due to routine exposure of wrongdoing and abuse.
I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve
the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, there are a lot of buzz words, complicated sub-
working groups and weaponization and all of this sort of language that
may hide what is happening here, but I want to be crystal clear about
what this amendment does.
As someone who served in uniform proudly in two combat deployments,
this weakens our military. It weakens our national security because it
essentially tries to sweep back under the rug what is a growing, more
dramatic problem of extremism of many kinds within our Department of
Defense, something that has had bipartisan agreement.
Rather than keeping that bipartisan, sober tenor to the debate, this
amendment hypocritically, in my opinion, actually politicizes it by
referring it to, unfortunately, a subcommittee that is, I think,
broadly known to operate in that way.
Let's be clear about what is happening in our Department of Defense.

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Bias, discrimination, hate, and extremism threaten the safety of all
communities and institutions, and our military is no exception.
I think we can all agree that one extremist in the ranks is one too
many. The U.S. intelligence community's annual threat assessment once
again concluded transnational racially and ethnically motivated violent
extremists continue to pose the most lethal threat to U.S. persons and
interests and a significant threat to a number of U.S. allies and
partners.
The Countering Extremism Working Group has functioned exactly as
intended. It should continue its work to ensure that extremism has no
place in our military. They are doing good, necessary work.
We must continue to, as Members of Congress and Americans, hold the
principle that this work should be nonpartisan. It should not be under
the sort of heated politicized rhetoric that I fear this amendment
would put it under.
I stand in strong opposition and encourage my colleagues to vote
against this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, this bill is nothing more than related to
transparency and oversight. We have had FBI whistleblowers who have
testified before the judiciary and the select committee as to how the
FBI is padding its DVE statistics.
We want to ensure that the Countering Extremism Working Group is not
just another way in which our government has been weaponized against
the American people.
What I cannot understand is why any Democrat would oppose
transparency and good government. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, this is not a Democrat or Republican thing. This
is about the American people having pride in and sending the message to
all members, the millions of members in the Department of Defense, that
we are proud of them, we support them, we support the work that our
Department of Defense is doing, and we are not intending to politicize
it in the way that this amendment does.

I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, again, this bill is about transparency and
oversight. We all support our troops. This isn't about not supporting
our troops. This is about ensuring that the Countering Extremism
Working Group has not been politicized; nothing more and nothing less.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, what is clear when you see how this
weaponization of the Federal Government subcommittee has operated,
sadly, to me as someone who loves our country, it has become a deeply
partisan body. With all due respect to my colleague, I don't agree with
her characterization in any way.
The other piece here that is not being spoken about, anti-Semitism
and violent White nationalism are on the rise in the Department of
Defense, and this working group is directly focused on countering that.
Politicizing that work undercuts that important work, puts our troops
at risk, and puts our national security at risk.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, I would note for the record that the
gentleman on the other side just slandered the men and women in
service, in uniform, by making the accusations that he has.
Again, what I am talking about here is simply providing us with the
documentation. This isn't about interfering in the work that the
working group has done. It is simply to oversee and make sure that that
particular working group is not being weaponized against our men and
women in service.
As I said, we may not find anything at all. They may have done
exactly what they were required to do, but at the same time, there is
nothing wrong with this body overseeing and ensuring that these types
of groups are operating the way that they should.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I am prepared to close and wrap this up.
Ms. HAGEMAN. Mr. Chair, the word of the day is transparency. Any
group that is within the Department of Defense we should have oversight
of, and that is all that this bill does.
I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, in brief, while I understand the spirit of what
my colleague is saying, there has to be reasonable lines at which we
cannot say there is unlimited resources to dedicate to unlimited
oversight of every conspiracy theory that may be out there.
I would reassert in closing, dealing with extremism cannot be about
political or ideological litmus tests but practical threats to the
operations and values of our military.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wyoming
will be postponed.

Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 50
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Strike section 217.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Davidson) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chair, my amendment strikes section 217 which authorizes funds to
NATO for the joint fund established for the Defence Innovation
Accelerator for the North Atlantic Initiative with the acronym DIANA.
NATO has suffered from major mission creep and bureaucratic bloat
while separate entities like DIANA are tied closely to the innovation
fund that was to launch in NATO in 2022.
There are 22 allies listed as participants, and the United States
isn't one of them. Meanwhile, there are numerous countries that are
participating in this fund; Germany, Turkiye, Italy, Spain, et cetera,
who already do not meet their 2 percent GDP commitment to fund their
own defense.
Why would we expect them to contribute fully to DIANA when they won't
contribute the basic amount to their own defense, which is NATO's
purpose, to defend. It is a defensive alliance.
We have colleagues who support a new strategic purpose for NATO. It
doesn't need a new strategic purpose. It isn't even accomplishing its
own purpose to focus on its own defense.
You have countries like Germany who have literally no debt. There is
very little debt in their country. Meanwhile, the United States is
borrowing money to fund things like this.
We could fund it for our own country, but I don't know that we need
to fund it on behalf of NATO. This program adds one more financial
burden to the United States within NATO while European countries take a
free ride off our efforts.
There is no focus from the United States Government to make these
countries pay for the commitments they made as part of being members of
the NATO alliance.
Since 2006, they have all avoided their basic financial
responsibility. There is no reason to expand the financial obligations
within NATO until they follow through and honor their commitments.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Meeks), the ranking member of our Foreign Affairs Committee.
Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment.

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This is a poorly conceived and ill-intentioned attempt to kill the
United States' support for the Defence Innovation Accelerator of the
North Atlantic program, otherwise known as DIANA, which is a
cooperative NATO effort to outsmart and out-innovate our adversaries.
The DIANA program was set up by NATO as an effort to spur increased
defense research and development funding to rapidly adapt to a new era
of strategic competition by bringing key defensive experts together
with the NATO alliances, leading entrepreneurs, and academic
researchers.
The DIANA initiative is specifically designed to leverage breaking
developments and critical advances and next-generation defense
capabilities such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing,
hypersonics, space domain, as well as advanced materials and
manufacturing sciences for the benefit of all NATO allies.
With U.S. adversaries such as Russia in its brutal, unprovoked war of
aggression in Ukraine and our global competition with China where China
in its efforts to outpace the United States in technological
superiority and undermine international norms and freedoms continue
their malign efforts, it is more important than ever that we work
closely with our NATO allies to out-innovate and out-compete at the
leading edge of defense technology.
Eliminating funding from the DIANA program is precisely the opposite
of what we should be doing--the opposite. We should be working together
with our NATO allies in a collective way. Therefore, I encourage all
Members to oppose this amendment.

{time} 2015

Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I agree that we should be working
collaboratively with our NATO allies. In fact, we do.
I was fortunate to get to serve in Germany at a time when the Cold
War was at its height. I saw the wall fall while I was there, and I got
to see people rushing to our side. They were not asking for more
government. They were asking for more freedom.
Germany is reunified, things we never thought we would see, but they
are also spending their money on all sorts of things except their own
defense. Now, they spend something. They are helpful. I don't want to
underappreciate the good things they do, but we shouldn't continue
funding initiatives together unless they honor their commitment.
In fact, only 7 countries out of these 23 countries are paying 2
percent of their GDP. If we don't hold them accountable, why are they
going to step up? They are not. Meanwhile, we are bankrupting our own
country, making us weaker, less free, less safe, more burdened by debt,
and we are not holding our allies accountable for paying their fair
share.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Washington State (Mr. Larsen).
Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the
Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic and ask my
colleagues to oppose this amendment.
The Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic helps the
United States and its NATO allies counter Russia and China through the
accelerated development of innovative technologies to defend the U.S.
and our NATO allies.
These innovative technologies include artificial intelligence,
quantum computing, and hypersonic missiles and defense, all valuable
tools to give the U.S. and its NATO allies leverage over Russia and
China.
Continued U.S. leadership and collaboration with NATO allies on
emerging technologies will lead to greater innovation and ensure the
U.S. will have a direct influence on the modernization of the NATO
alliance.
Earlier this year, an American was elected chair of the board of the
Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, and two
Americans currently serve on the board. The U.S. will lead this new,
necessary NATO national security effort, and Americans will continue to
work alongside its allies to build a stronger alliance and a safer
world.
In addition, the language that is in the underlying bill is actually
the language to authorize the U.S. to begin funding its part. That is
why the U.S. doesn't currently fund its part. We had to write
legislation to get the U.S., the DOD, to get its authorization to fund
its part in DIANA.
In addition to that, in the next 5 years, the U.S. commitment is
about $47 million, while NATO allies will contribute about $1.1
billion, so I would say we are going to get our money's worth, Mr.
Chair.
The U.S. must continue to support the Defence Innovation Accelerator
for the North Atlantic. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting
this effort, support U.S. participation in NATO, and to oppose this
amendment.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, this is an important signal to send to all
our allies. We are, indeed, your allies, but we are not going to fund
or fight your wars. You are not buying insurance for America to carry
the load. We are a participant. We would love a collaborative
relationship. The idea that they are doing something better in DIANA is
encouraging, but they are not honoring the fundamental nature of the
agreement, and that is a problem. We have to hold them accountable for
doing just that. I don't understand why my colleagues object to doing
that.
I understand people are passionate about the DIANA program, and that
is why I hope they are passionate about it. You have something maybe
they care about. I don't know. We have got to send the message that you
can't just underinvest in your own defense and count on America to bail
you out.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Chairman, with respect to my colleague and alum of a United
States military academy, I respectfully disagree. I think at this
moment when our allies and our entire alliance is engaged in direct hot
war is a moment where we have to have our allies' backs, where we have
to lead by assuming some risk and hoping and pushing and nudging our
allies to follow.
I do respect the spirit of what my colleague is saying, but in the
heat of battle is not the time to question our allies or to back away
from our allies. In fact, as my colleagues have said, it is the moment
to lean in and strengthen our alliance, bolster our alliance, bolster
innovation, and bring to bear the resources of the DIANA effort.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, it is precisely the time to lean in and have
your allies' back. If our allies won't do that now, when will they do
it? There is a war on their borders, and they will not invest at the
levels they have committed to as part of the treaty.
If they won't do it now, when will they? How do we not hold them
accountable for this?
We have no defined mission, we have no accountability, no defined
strategy. We just have an open checkbook. How in the world does this
encourage a stronger alliance? It doesn't.
I ask my colleagues to please support this amendment. Please hold our
NATO allies accountable for doing what they said they would do.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be
postponed.

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Amendment No. 51 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 51
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I rise to offer amendment No. 51 as the
designee for Mr. Roy.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XII, insert
the following:

SEC. __. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON BURDEN SHARING WITHIN NATO.

Congress--
(1) recognizes that the 2014 Wales Summit Defense Spending
Benchmark ensures the NATO Alliance can maintain the best
common defense to safeguard its members in the event a mutual
military response is warranted;
(2) asserts that for far too long the majority of NATO
member countries have relied on the financial contributions
and military capabilities of the United States and have
failed to fully invest in their own defense;
(3) praises Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and
the United Kingdom for meeting the minimum 2 percent GDP
defense spending obligations in 2022;
(4) denounces Croatia, France, Slovakia, Romania,
Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Albania, Bulgaria,
Italy, Germany, Hungary, Denmark, Portugal, Turkey,
Montenegro, Czech Republic, Canada, Slovenia, Belgium, Spain,
and Luxembourg's failure to meet the minimum 2 percent GDP
defense spending obligation in 2022 and strongly urges these
nations to fulfill the commitment they pledged to meet;
(5) maintains that European countries in NATO should be
chiefly responsible for safeguarding the European continent
and should not delay in meeting the 2 percent defense
spending obligations;
(6) expresses that the United States should not continue
subsidizing NATO member countries who choose not to invest in
their own defense by meeting the 2014 Wales Summit Defense
Spending Benchmark; and
(7) calls on NATO leaders to make the 2 percent defense
spending pledge binding for all NATO member countries at the
Vilnius Summit

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Ohio (Mr. Davidson) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, this amendment expresses a sense of
Congress. This doesn't even have teeth on it. It just asks nicely,
please, NATO allies, would you contribute the amount that you said you
would, please? It is a kind ask. It is a sense of Congress that you
should do what you said you would do.
NATO countries who choose not to invest in their own defense,
specifically meeting the 2014 Wales Summit Defense Spending Benchmark,
better known as the 2 percent GDP commitment, should be held
accountable for that. That is all it is saying, you should actually do
what you said you would do.
In 2006, NATO defense ministers agreed to annually commit a minimum
of 2 percent of their Nation's GDP on their own defense. According to
NATO, this spending threshold ``serves as an indicator of a country's
political will to contribute to NATO's common defense. . . . ''
In 2014, the NATO alliance adopted the ``defense investment pledge.''
At that time, only 3 of NATO's 28 NATO member countries were meeting
their 2 percent defense spending commitment. At that time, the NATO
alliance issued the statement: We agree to reverse the trend of
declining defense budgets, to make the most effective use of our funds,
and to further a more balanced sharing of costs and responsibilities.
Our overall security and defense depend both on how much we spend and
how we spend it.
They recognized the problem, and they committed to change course back
in 2014. The Senate ratified this pledge in 2014 with a ``yes'' vote
97-2.
In 2022, NATO's annual report showed that only 7 of now 30 NATO
member countries meet the 2 percent GDP defense spending level.
Numerous NATO member countries use the United States security umbrella
to evade their financial commitments to their own defense.
There is a war raging on their borders, and they are still not
stepping up. If not now, when? This amendment that I am offering now on
behalf of Mr. Roy that I have cosponsored doesn't cut anything. It just
says, it is a sense of Congress that you should do what you said you
would do. It is a sense of what the Senate said 97-2 when they ratified
it that, yeah, we agree with this pledge.
The United States is doing it. Why in the world shouldn't our own
countrymen expect the members of their alliance to do what they said
they would do as a part of the alliance?
Failing to do this makes our alliance weaker, it makes our alliance
less secure, and it sets a horrible standard for any future ally.
Mr. Chair, I urge support for this amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York
(Mr. Meeks).
Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Chairman, this week, NATO leaders held a summit in
Lithuania to discuss, address, and prepare for the alliance's future.
It was done with the United States at the table, leading the efforts to
galvanize ambitions in the face of multiple threats, most notably those
related to Russia's unjust and tragic war against Ukraine.
In Lithuania, allies agreed to continue to ramp up support for
Ukraine and use the 2 percent of GDP amount as a floor. Some of our
strongest allies in the alliance are set to move even beyond that
threshold in the coming years. We have not seen NATO stronger, NATO
working closer together, NATO speaking together.
Now, I know that the former President thought that NATO had outlived
its usefulness and that we should not be a part of it. This amendment
would lend itself to that type of mentality. We know that the strength
of NATO is its unity. We know that what Mr. Putin was after was to
divide NATO. We don't need to utilize any language or have any language
that would accelerate that thought.
What we need to do is to make sure that we continue with the spirit
of what took place at the NATO summit. The language of this amendment
seeks to create disunity at a time when NATO's unity is being actively
tested by Vladimir Putin. So, no, we should not agree to denounce our
allies in the NDAA, as this amendment does. We should not look to
reignite some of the disunity and disruption that previous America
First policies promoted.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman
from New York.
Mr. MEEKS. As I said, we should not look to reignite some of the
disunity and disruption that America First or America only promoted. We
don't need to call out in an amendment our strongest of allies. This
amendment calls out and criticizes and denounces Canada, Italy, the
Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Denmark, France, and many others in the
middle of war.
I surely would not want to be fighting a war in a bunker saying we
are allies and then someone is denouncing me. That is not the way
allies stick together and fight an unjust war that is currently taking
place in Ukraine where you have Russia taking land from a sovereign
country.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chair, I would just point out that Ukraine is not a
member of NATO. I know some of my colleagues want to make them that,
maybe so that we could already go to war with a country that would
inherently involve Article V, or they would be admitted today because
they are in a state of war today. However, they are not, so we aren't
having NATO allies in bunkers right now hunkered down and having allies
call them out.

{time} 2030

The surest way to wind up there is to continue to under-invest in our
defense, and that is exactly what more than 75 percent of our NATO
allies are doing. They said they would invest in their defense and they
are not doing it.
Do they have no shame? They expect us to carry the load? Are we going
to fight and fund their wars?
I mean, we did help a lot in World War I. We helped a lot in World
War II. There were a lot of people that fought and died, not just
Americans, to get there. But America is a great ally, and

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we are simply asking that they too become great allies. That is all
this amendment does. It doesn't cut funding. It doesn't bail on them.
It simply says, we expect you to do what you said you would do. We
are just calling it out. You are not doing it. Please do it.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I remind my colleagues that the word, as my
colleague from New York has said, the word ``denounces'' is a strong
word especially to use in the heat of battle and the heat of an
unprecedented and unjust war.
I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks).
Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Chair, what NATO has done when they have seen the
taking of property from a sovereign country is stick together. The one
thing that Mr. Putin did think would happen was that we would be
divided. That has not happened, and NATO has been stronger because they
see the inhumanity and the criminal activity that is now taking place
by Vladimir Putin. One voice, standing together, to stop that.
While it is the Ukrainian people who are fighting, it is the allies
in NATO who are giving the ammunition that is necessary to win. But for
that, this war would have been over in 2 weeks or less. It is that
unity that has continued until Ukraine will win this fight. We must
stand together, not giving any weakness of disunity.
Mr. DAVIDSON. Mr. Chairman, this amendment doesn't deal with Ukraine,
it deals with NATO. It doesn't say anything bad. It denounces people
that don't do what they said.
I denounce people that don't keep their word. Shame on you. You said
you would do something, and you didn't do it. You should be held
accountable for that. That is all we are saying.
Seventy-five percent of NATO countries, the biggest, strongest,
biggest economies, they are the ones that are underinvesting. There are
some heroes out there like Poland or Estonia that are spending more
than their share of their GDP. But the biggest, wealthiest countries in
Europe are underinvesting, and it is time to hold them accountable.
I urge our colleagues to support this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, again, in closing, I reiterate the points of Mr.
Meeks. At the moment when NATO is headed in the right direction, when
we are seeing the greatest strength, unity, cohesion, results, and
success, back to the founding charter of the organization, now is not
the time to take steps backwards and denounce our allies.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Ohio will be
postponed.

Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Gaetz

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 52
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Add at the end of subtitle G of title V the following new
section:

SEC. 5__. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR TRAINING ON
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
may be obligated or expended for training on diversity,
equity, and inclusion.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Florida (Mr. Gaetz) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Florida.
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chair, there is a time in every debate where
everything has been said but not yet by everyone and that may be where
we are in the DEI debate. But what I bring to the House now is the most
fulsome amendment to completely remove DEI from the DOD.
Even if my amendment doesn't pass, I want my colleagues to know that
this NDAA, in the base bill, takes a meat cleaver to DEI. The
amendments that we have adopted in the last round of voting have
certainly ensured that DEI, regardless of the passage or not of my
amendment, will not be a principal feature of our military service if
this bill becomes law, and that would be a great thing for our
military.
That said, it is important to note that in the name of DEI our
military has done some pretty strange things. Secretary Austin, in his
first act, ordered a 24-hour stand-down so that everyone could reflect
on their extremism.
The reality is even majority-minority units in the military found
this divisive. They complained to my office and certainly it did not
create a more lethal force.
Also, in the name of DEI, we have hired some rather strange people in
the government. There is one DEI officer named Kelisa Wing and she
actually, if you can believe this, worked in the DEI's Department at
DoDEA, the education system within DOD. She put out the following
inclusive tweet:
``I'm so exhausted at these white folx in these PD [professional
development] sessions this lady actually had the CAUdaacity to say that
black people can be racist too . . . I had to stop the session and give
Karen the BUSINESS . . . ''
This was the person that we had hired to create a more inclusive
environment, and I think it is indicative of the inherently divisive
culture that has permeated radical racial ideology. My amendment gives
us the opportunity to pull it up by the root, and I hope my colleagues
support it.
I would add this final point before yielding back. We have standards
in the military that allow the military to expel racists and white
supremacists completely in the absence of DEI programs. We have had
those standards in the military for quite some time.
So even if my amendment were to become law, I don't want anyone in
the body to think that we would be stuck with people in the military
that didn't meet longstanding preexisting standards of personal
conduct.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chairman I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Virginia is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman
from Nevada (Mr. Horsford).
Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong opposition to this
amendment.
Mr. Chair, the previous speaker, the maker of this amendment, talked
about being exhausting. This issue that he has brought before this body
and the committee is exhausting.
Just this week, the sponsor of this amendment called diversity,
equity, and inclusion in the military a ``failed experiment.'' He has
called it cancerous.
Just this week, a Senator from Alabama stated that it was his opinion
that white nationalists are not necessarily racist and refused to
denounce white nationalists serving in the military; all of this with
the backdrop of the same Senator holding up hundreds of military
nominations, which is actively hurting our national security, something
that this NDAA bill would address.
To what end? The U.S. Marine Corps does not have a confirmed
commandant, as we speak.
Yet, just an hour ago, on this very floor, one of the Members on the
other side of this body said that his amendment had nothing to do,
whether colored people or Black people can serve.
Mr. Chairman, these comments show exactly why we need diversity,
equity, and inclusion initiatives. Every day our military grows more
diverse, more and more reflecting the diversity of our Nation.
This amendment does nothing to address the recruitment shortfalls
that our services are facing and, instead, it will only make it more
difficult to recruit Americans of diverse backgrounds representing the
true makeup of our Nation.

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The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. HORSFORD. What are you so afraid of? Why do you keep bringing
these divisive issues to the body of this floor. You are out of order.
You are exhausting.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is out of order. The gentleman is no
longer recognized. The gentleman is no longer recognized.
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chair, excuse me. I demand a ruling on my point of
order.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Point of Order

Mr. GAETZ. Excuse me. Point of order, Mr. Chairman.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized.
Mr. GAETZ. No, Mr. Chairman, I made a point of order. You have to
rule on the point of order.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his point of order.
Mr. GAETZ. The gentleman has an obligation to address the Chair, not
other Members. He did not do that. He was out of order, violating the
decorum of the House.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman has not stated a timely point of
order.

Parliamentary Inquiry

Mr. GAETZ. Parliamentary inquiry then. I seek recognition to make a
parliamentary inquiry.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Mr. GAETZ. What is the parliamentary mechanism that requires an
individual to address the Chair because if it is not that, we can
address each other, let's do that for the rest of the debate.
The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will not engage in this dialogue. Would
the gentleman like to be recognized for his time?
Mr. GAETZ. I want to be recognized for a parliamentary inquiry.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is not recognized. Would you like
to----
Mr. GAETZ. I am not recognized for a parliamentary inquiry? I am not
recognized for a parliamentary inquiry?
The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will not engage with the gentleman.
Mr. GAETZ. I have a parliamentary inquiry.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for his 5 minutes.
Mr. GAETZ. Parliamentary inquiry.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman will state his inquiry.
Mr. GAETZ. Will the Chair--will the Chair encourage Members to
address the Chair and rather than one another?
The Acting CHAIR. The Chair will remind all Members to address their
remarks to the Chair.
Mr. GAETZ. Very well. I seek recognition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized. The gentleman from
Florida is recognized for his amendment.
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chairman, the childish antics that we just observed
indicate that we have got a lot of work to do both in this House and
the military, not to have radical, racial ideology governing our
discourse and governing the policy choices that we make in these bills.
The policy choice that my amendment seeks to make ensures that we do
not have the cancer of DEI harming our military.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs.
Luna).
Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Chair, I would just like to remind people that whether
you are White, Black, Brown, we all bleed the same, so to have this
completely divisive ideology being pushed, to have Members from across
the aisle making it about race when some of these Members have not even
served, it is completely to me, not only a foreign ideology, but I
would like to remind people when you are getting shot at, okay, when my
husband was shot in Afghanistan, do you think he was sitting there
asking what color the person that was evacuating him was?
Do you think he was sitting there wondering about diversity, equity,
and inclusion? No. The only thing he cared about was making sure that
someone who was evacuating him knew how to do their job. That is what
the military needs to be focusing on.
So to have it about race just goes to show that maybe more Members,
maybe more Members across the aisle need to be serving in our military
because that is not something that we focus on. What we focus on is
mission readiness. That is what it is all about.
I don't care if you guys think that I am racist. I am a minority
woman. Maybe I am the wrong color of minority for you, but I am a
minority woman.
I support this for those reasons because I have lost friends.

The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the
Chair.
Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chairman, I reserve and I thank the Chair for that
acknowledgement.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Hawaii (Ms. Tokuda).
Ms. TOKUDA. Mr. Chair, you know, it has been said once already on
this floor, but I don't think it can be said enough. If we ever, ever
needed a reason to support DEI training, you need look no further than
the debates, the antics that we have seen on this floor today, the
childish, yes, actions that we have heard from the other side.
In fact, from the backwards, racially insensitive comments spoken on
this floor, it seems DEI training would be good right here in the Halls
of Congress.
Mr. Chair, we have spent hours in markup already debating DEI, but
apparently it wasn't enough. So here we are again forced to debate yet
another bad amendment.
Never mind that 40 percent of our servicemembers identify as members
of minority groups, or that 42 percent of servicemembers of color turn
down assignments because of concerns about racism and discrimination
that they have experienced.
Never mind that almost half of all servicemembers in a recent survey
said they have been the subject of racial slurs or jokes in their
communities.
To say that we do not need DEI is to say racism and discrimination
does not exist in our military and in our society.
For the sponsor of this amendment to be proud of taking a meat
cleaver to DEI flies in the face of all Americans and the diversity
that we represent.
What this reckless amendment and this obsession over DEI really
exposes is a callous disregard for these servicemembers and their
experiences. They deserve better. America is better than this, and I
strongly urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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Mr. GAETZ. Mr. Chair, I can answer the gentlewoman's question. If her
question is, when will we stop debating DEI, the answer is when we get
rid of DEI in the military. We will be here fighting this fight each
and every day because what fashions itself as an inclusive ideology is,
in fact, inherently divisive and harmful.
I acknowledge that we have many minorities that serve in our
military, and we are so grateful for their patriotism, but it is the
very minority groups, it is the very minority servicemembers in my
district, who come and complain about these initiatives.
This isn't an affront to our servicemembers. It is something we are
doing for our servicemembers.
Do you know what they really complain about? A lot of this DEI
training takes away from their jumps, their live fire time, their time
in the cockpit.
We need to spend more time ensuring that we can protect the homeland
and less time on pronoun training and the rest of this nonsense.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to the time remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Virginia has 2\1/2\ minutes
remaining.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chair, I think this debate today demonstrates
exactly why diversity, equity, and inclusion are necessary, not only in
the military, but we probably need some training here in this body.
I am going to limit my remarks to the armed services. I want to break
down what DEI training actually is because most of the comments I have
heard today are not an accurate definition of what DEI is. I am going
to take those words one at a time.
Diversity training and diversity efforts recognize that we need to
have a military, servicemembers, and an officer corps that reflects the
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the country that they protect. For a wide variety of reasons, it
doesn't.
We need to recognize that our diversity is our strength and that our
unity is our power, but we can only have unity when we recognize and
respect the diversity of this country and the people who serve.
Equity recognizes that despite the fact the first casualty of the
Revolutionary War was a Black man, Black men weren't allowed to serve
in the military until the Civil War. Until 1948, the service was
segregated and Black men like my uncles were not allowed combat duty.
My uncles were only allowed to cook when they served during World War
II.
My uncles brought back home stories of the names they were called, of
the threats they received, not from the enemy but from their fellow
servicemembers. Their children and grandchildren, who heard those
stories, didn't want to serve in a military that was unwelcoming to
them.
Inclusion means we are creating an atmosphere and a workplace that is
inclusive of the full diversity of everyone who serves.
Mr. Chair, whether we like it or not, the history of this country is
complicated. The history of this country is rooted in the original sin
of slavery and 100 years of Jim Crow when Black Americans were treated
as second citizens, if they were treated as citizens at all.
We have to teach that history, and most of the amendments we have
seen today have either tried to whitewash that history or ignore that
it ever happened. We cannot do it. I urge the body to reject this
amendment.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mrs. McCLELLAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will
be postponed.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 53 will not be offered.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 54 will not be offered.

Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Biggs

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 55
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Add at the end of subtitle A of title XVIII insert the
following new section:

SEC. ___. EXCLUSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS FROM THE ENDANGERED
SPECIES ACT OF 1973 FOR DEFENSE-RELATED
OPERATIONS.

(a) Exclusion of Military Institutions as Critical
Habitat.--Section 4(a)(3)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
``(B)(i) The Secretary shall not designate as critical
habitat--

``(I) any military installation or a State-owned National
Guard installation, or any portion thereof, as such terms are
defined in section 100 of the Sikes Act; or
``(II) any other lands, waters, or geographical area that
is otherwise designated for use by the Secretary of Defense
including by any contractor of the Department of Defense, if
the Secretary of Defense determines in writing and submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior that such area is necessary
for military training, weapons testing, or any other reason
determined appropriate by such Secretary of Defense.

``(ii) The Secretary of Defense shall not be required to
consult with the Secretary of the Interior, under section
7(a)(2) of this Act with respect to agency action, regardless
of whether the area described in clause (i) is subject to an
integrated natural resources management plan prepared under
section 101 of the Sikes Act.''.
(b) Additional Exclusions and Exemptions From the
Endangered Species Act for Defense-related Operations.--
Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1539) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
``(h) Exclusion for National Defense-related Operations.--
``(1) Exclusions.--The prohibitions under section 9 shall
not apply with respect to military personnel engaged in a
national defense-related operation, unless such prohibited
act is the purpose of such operation.
``(2) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subsection--
``(A) The term `national defense-related operation' means--
``(i) research, development, testing, and evaluation of
military munitions, other ordinance, and weapons systems;
``(ii) the training of members of the Armed Forces in the
use and handling of military munitions, other ordnance, and
weapons systems;
``(iii) general training and military preparedness; or
``(iv) any action or duty that the Secretary of Defense
determines necessary to support the Department of Defense in
its mission.
``(B) The term `military personnel' means--
``(i) a member of the Armed Forces; and
``(ii) a civilian employee or contractor (including a
subcontractor at any tier) of the--

``(I) Department of Defense (including a nonappropriated
fund instrumentality of the Department); or
``(II) any other Federal agency, or any provisional
authority, to the extent such employment relates to
supporting the mission of the Department of Defense
overseas.''.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Arizona (Mr. Biggs) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.
Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak in support of my amendment,
which exempts defense-related activities from the Endangered Species
Act.
This amendment would end the Endangered Species Act application in
areas used for national defense-related operations and prohibits the
Secretary of the Interior from designating areas necessary for military
operations as crucial habitats.
I have been listening to my colleagues now for quite a while this
afternoon and this evening on both sides. Where there was comity and
concord, it was always arguing over how much we need to be ready and
prepared. I will give you an example of what is happening here, the
Yuma Proving Ground and the Barry M. Goldwater Range, where you can
fire live fire missiles, are booked literally months, almost a year, in
advance. Why? It is one of the most remote areas in the country that
allows us to do it, but can we do it all the time? No. They are closed
at least 12 percent of the time. That means contractors and the
military can't complete their mission and prepare for their mission.
Why is that? Compliance with environmental laws has created
restrictions on how DOD manages plants and conducts training exercises
on its installations, not just at YPG or at Goldwater.
According to DOD, 85 percent of Army installations have threatened or
endangered species present. Two million acres of Army training and
testing lands have training restrictions in place related to ESA
compliance requirements. These restrictions hinder our readiness and
our mission.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Huffman).
Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Chairman, this is an extreme solution in search of a
problem that does not exist. The Department of Defense is not asking
for this huge loophole from the Endangered Species Act. They have never
asked for this, and they don't need it.
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
Since its enactment, the ESA has provided that all agencies of the
Federal Government, including the Department of Defense, should
conserve threatened and endangered species.
This amendment undermines that commitment, essentially writing the
Department of Defense out of the ESA. It broadly excludes all DOD
activities, including activities of defense contractors, from ESA
requirements.
It also constrains other Federal agencies from designating critical
habitat, one of the most essential tools under the Endangered Species
Act. This is habitat that is necessary for the recovery of an
endangered or threatened species.
There is zero evidence that the ESA is negatively impacting military
activities. In fact, in many cases, setting aside areas around military
bases for conservation actually helps the military by limiting other
types of development and uses around essential military areas.

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Further, the Department of Defense already has a lot of flexibility
on how they can comply with the ESA.
We are in the midst of a biodiversity crisis, and the Endangered
Species Act continues to be an essential, visionary, and critical tool
for keeping species from going extinct. It is a sad testimony to the
extremism of the House Republican majority that they are turning this
historically bipartisan NDAA into a bonfire of hate, bigotry, and
ignorance, and this amendment throws another log on that fire by trying
to use NDAA to gut one of our most vital and essential environmental
laws.
Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this terrible
amendment.
Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Chairman, to oppose this amendment is an example of
hate, bigotry, and ignorance. This is a longstanding issue, and you
stand there and have the audacity to say there is zero evidence.
Explain then why officials have to report that on the Goldwater Range
they had to cancel 8 percent of their F-16 training exercises. What is
this for? It is for the Sonoran pronghorn, which doesn't inhabit that
range? It inhabits the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in the Cabeza
Prieta Refuge.
However, anytime that pronghorn gets within 3 miles of this massive
range that we have expended--by the way, you all just voted to give Mr.
Grijalva from Arizona more money to expand and improve that. Guess
what? It won't be able to be used a significant portion of the time.
If biologists determine that the Sonoran pronghorn is present within
3 miles of the training range, they shut it down.
We can't bomb in certain places. We can't test missiles in certain
places. Why? For the acuna cactus.
I am telling you, when you say this isn't necessary, it is necessary.
It is not extremist to say we need to help get our military ready in
one of the most unique training ranges in the country, the Goldwater
Range off Luke Air Force Base and the Yuma Proving Ground.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia
(Mr. Beyer).
Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, as co-chair of the Endangered Species
Caucus, I rise today in strong opposition to amendment No. 55 of the
National Defense Authorization Act offered by Mr. Biggs of Arizona.
We are facing a biodiversity crisis in America and around the world.
We should be discussing how better to protect our Nation's wildlife
instead of these unconscionable, extreme, MAGA Republican attack on
efforts to protect our endangered species.
As my friend Mr. Huffman said, this is one of the most successful
bills in American history, and this is an absolutely baseless attack on
the Endangered Species Act that the Department of Defense has not asked
for. No colonels, no generals, no admirals, no captains have said that
they have trouble fulfilling their mission because of the Endangered
Species Act.

The Department of Defense already has a strong natural resources
program. They work very closely with the Fish and Wildlife Service, and
they have been part of delisting many of the species earlier listed,
including, most importantly, the American bald eagle.
In the midst of a biodiversity crisis, we need an ESA that remains
strong. We need all Federal agencies, especially the Department of
Defense, to continue to collaborate with each other to protect our
endangered wildlife.
Actions to protect these species do not hinder our national security.
Managing endangered species in balance with their mission is something
that the Department of Defense already does very well.
By the way, the Goldwater Range is actually managed not by the
Endangered Species Act but by the Department of Defense's own resource
management plan.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to reject this unwanted,
unnecessary, and destructive amendment.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Chairman, I think that it is interesting when we talk
about protecting wildlife. How about protecting the homeland? How about
protecting our military by allowing them to be ready and prepared? How
about protecting the development of new military capabilities through
the research and development that goes through both the Barry M.
Goldwater Range, which, by the way, is impacted by the ESA, and also
the Kofa range. That is why DOD responds.
Mr. Chairman, I urge the passage of this amendment. I think it is
necessary if you want to keep advocating for preparation, which
everybody has been talking about. That is the only thing everybody has
been in harmony about until you get to this. Then we are told that if
you want that, somehow you are a bigot, somehow you are ignorant.
That is audacious, offensive, and childish, and it doesn't warrant
the worthiness of the debate that should be going on about a real
issue.
If you want to talk about it, let's talk about it, but you don't need
to throw out ad hominem attacks. That is really a shame.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. RYAN. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will
be postponed.

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Amendment No 56. Offered by Mr. Perry

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 56
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle B of title XII:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR AND REMOVAL OF SANCTIONS
AGAINST THE TALIBAN.

(a) Prohibition on Funding.--None of the funds authorized
to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2024 may be
used to provide any kind of support to the Taliban or any
Taliban affiliate, including financial, humanitarian, or
materiel assistance.
(b) Prohibition on Removal of Sanctions.--Any sanctions,
financial or otherwise, imposed by the United States against
the Taliban or any Taliban affiliate on or before August 18,
2021, may not be waived or in any way mitigated except by
enactment of a law after the date of the enactment of this
Act specifically providing for such waiver or mitigation.
(c) Affiliate Defined.--In this section, the term
``affiliate''--
(1) has the meaning given such term in section 230.405 of
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the
date of enactment of this Act);
(2) means a person that is closely associated with another
person typically in a dependent or subordinate manner; or
(3) means a person that has a common purpose or shared
characteristics with another person.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, for nearly two decades, brave American
servicemembers gave their blood, sweat, tears, and many made the
ultimate sacrifice, to the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, fighting terror
and ensuring our national security. In a few short days of abject
incompetence from President Biden and his administration, those gains
were erased.
After 3 long years, the Biden administration has yet to take any
accountability for its despicable withdrawal of American troops from
Afghanistan. I still struggle to grasp the level of abdication of
leadership and sheer dereliction of duty that occurred in Afghanistan
on that day.
To this very day, it should infuriate every single American to see
the hateful and terrorizing Taliban regime regain control of Kabul once
again, touting our American weapons, aircraft, and machinery in a
mockery of our longstanding fight for the freedom of Afghanistan.

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While the underlying bill does have a section prohibiting the
transport of currency to the Taliban, which I applaud, by the way, this
amendment goes further by prohibiting any funding to the Taliban.
I mean, truth is actually stranger than fiction. We fought these
people for 20 years. In their mind, we surrendered. In the world's
mind, we walked out, abandoned the fight that Americans gave their
blood, sweat, and tears for, and now we are paying them. It would be
some kind of clown show if it weren't so sad.
I ask my fellow colleagues to support this amendment to refuse any
kind of support to this hideous regime, especially since the special
inspector for Afghanistan reconstruction recently confirmed to the
Oversight Committee that he cannot assure that American taxpayer
dollars are not going to fund the Taliban.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, I claim time in opposition to this
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. This ties the
administration's hands in how it can best support the people of
Afghanistan living under Taliban rule. It prohibits the use of any
funds authorized via this bill to be used, even tangentially, to aid in
our support of the millions of Afghan women and girls suffering under
Taliban rule or to those Afghans living in poverty and in need of
humanitarian relief.
The administration already jumps through many hoops to ensure that
aid is not moving through Taliban hands. This amendment also removes
the President's ability to issue waivers or licenses to allow for
humanitarian need. This amendment counters our own interests to prevent
humanitarian crises, to assist with detained Americans, and to continue
our ongoing work to relocate all those Afghan allies who worked
alongside the United States over the course of our 20-year war in
Afghanistan.
The amendment strives to be tough on the Taliban without any regard
for the Afghan people, which will just embolden the Taliban and create
further discord and distrust between the United States and Afghanistan.
The amendment is a red herring. The bogeyman word in this amendment
is the Taliban. What this amendment does is ties the hands of the
administration by requiring sanction mitigation to go through Congress.
That is the job for the administration. With the dysfunction of this
Congress, you should not even ask us to put toilet paper in the
bathroom. This amendment would make that humanitarian aid illegal and
people would die.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Mrs. Luna).
Mrs. LUNA. Mr. Chair, I couldn't help but pull out my pocket
Constitution, and I couldn't seem to find anywhere in here where it
says we need to fund programs for humanitarian aid for women and
children in Afghanistan. I just wanted to point that out.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, the text is not in the Constitution; it
is in the bill.
Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr.
Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I can't say it any better than my
colleague said it, so I will primarily associate myself with her
remarks.
The bottom line is, we have interests in Afghanistan. She mentioned a
lot of the humanitarian interests. There are also national security
interests. ISIS is present in Afghanistan. We have considerable concern
about what they might do in terms of posing a transnational threat. We
have taken strikes against there.
There are many conceivable situations where we might need to work
with Afghanistan in focusing on this issue, on humanitarian needs or
national security needs. If it requires Congress to do it, it ties the
hands of the President to basically be able to implement the policies
that we will need to protect our interests. There is no need to have
this requirement.
Mr. Chair, I join my colleague in urging a ``no'' vote on this
amendment.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I remind everybody that this is the National
Defense Authorization Act. It has to do with the military. If you want
to keep spending money and sending money to Afghanistan, God bless you.
Then do it in State and Foreign Ops or do it in Intel. Do it somewhere
other than in the National Defense Authorization Act.
This is about the defense of our country, about what is important to
us and our military, not spending money in Afghanistan that should be
spent on troops from the United States.
Yes, we absolutely do want to tie the hands of this Commander in
Chief. He has absolutely no clue what he is doing. He is the one that
walked out of the battle, gave everything to Afghanistan, gave
everything to the Taliban, gave premier weaponry to the number one
terrorist organization on the planet.

You want to send them more money? If you want to do that, you can
vote for that, but don't do it in the National Defense Authorization
Act. People wear the uniform with the flag on their shoulder in defense
of this country, in defense of our ideals, not so that you can spend
money on whatever quixotic crusade that you are on in Afghanistan that
you have already failed at and now you are trying to make amends for.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the
Chair.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to the time remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Smith).
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, let's be clear. There is no money
in the authorizing bill for Afghanistan, so the gentleman's worries are
misplaced. In fact, if he wasn't bringing up this amendment, we
wouldn't even be talking about it. So that last little bit there was
completely wrong, totally confusing, some big, impassioned plea about
how dare we pass an authorizing act that funds the Taliban.
I assure all Members there is no money in this bill for funding the
Taliban. This amendment has got nothing to do with the authorizing
bill. It goes way beyond that. We are not doing what the sponsor of
this amendment just said we are doing.
I don't know. Maybe he wishes to withdraw the amendment at this point
since it is pointless to his argument, but I just want to be clear to
the Members who will have to vote on this, it is not in the bill. This
amendment has nothing to do with that.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, let me speak to that. If there is no funding in
here and no authorization for spending any American tax dollars in
Afghanistan, then you certainly won't mind an amendment that does
nothing.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Will the gentleman yield?
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentleman.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, this prohibits the President from
funding anything, including all of that other stuff, so it goes beyond
what is in the bill. He implied that in the bill we are funding this.
The executive branch is a different thing. His amendment would prohibit
the administration from doing anything. That is the objection to it.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, reclaiming my time.
I don't think the American people trust this President to spend any
of their money in Afghanistan on the Taliban. This is about the Taliban
and spending tax dollars.
People get up in the morning, while it is still dark out, and they
pack their lunchbox. They don't even see their kids before they go to
school, and they go out to work to make a living and pay their taxes.
They dutifully do that. They want to support their country, including
the national security of their country.
I bet this is what they don't want to do: Spend their hard-earned tax
dollars on the Taliban to persecute women and children and not let them
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and hang up their adversaries on poles and crucify them and all of
those kinds of things. That is what they don't want to pay for. They
don't trust this President to make the right decision, because the last
time he had the opportunity to do that, he screwed it up.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chair, the last election proved that the
majority of the people did trust the President. They voted for him.
I just restate that we don't send money to the Taliban. We send money
to USAID and charitable organizations. They use the money to help the
people directly.
This amendment would make that work, that very important critical,
diplomatic, strategic work illegal, and then people would die. They
would die with that red blood.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, that money is being spent right now on the
Taliban and people are dying. Americans don't want this blood on their
hands. They don't want to spend their tax money on the Taliban. Yet, 20
years to defeat the Taliban, and they walked away.
Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chairman, may I inquire how much time I have
remaining?
The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 1 minute and 15 seconds
remaining.
Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Chairman, I want to say how important it is to
read bills and to read amendments. Once again, this amendment removes
the President's ability to issue waivers or licenses to allow for
humanitarian need.
This amendment counters our own interests to prevent humanitarian
crises, to assist with detained Americans, and to continue our ongoing
work to relocate all of those Afghan allies who worked alongside the
United States over the course of our 20-year war in Afghanistan. Mr.
Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania
will be postponed.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 57 will not be offered.

Amendment No. 58 Offered by Mr. Perry

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 58
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I have got an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle F of title XXVIII,
insert the following:

SEC. 28__. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR USE OF SUSTAINABLE
BUILDING MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 may be
obligated or expended for the promotion of, or preference
for, sustainable building materials (including low-embodied
or no-carbon concrete or asphalt) or ``net-zero emissions''
in military construction.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, this amendment simply prohibits the
obligation of funds for promotion of, or preference for, sustainable
building materials, including low-embodied concrete or asphalt, or net-
zero emissions in military construction.
Let me be clear: this does not prohibit the use of those materials.
You can still use them. It ensures a fair playing field for all types
of construction materials, including ones that we have a long history
of knowing about and knowing what their integrity is without the
government's thumb on the scale.
We don't need the government's thumb on the scale. We know what
works, and we don't need to be experimenting with things that might be
unsafe.
The Biden administration is already demanding so-called green
concrete and asphalt standards across the whole of government. They
have committed to a governmentwide effort to buy clean, including
through construction materials. I don't know, buy clean? I don't know
what you think is dirty about concrete, it comes out of the ground,
there is aggregate in it--Portland cement.
I don't know what is unclean about stick-built construction made of
wood grown all across the country. Hopefully, it is grown across this
country and not coming from China.
Despite GSA issuing the first nationwide green concrete and asphalt
standards, according to their 2022 sustainability plan, environmentally
preferable paving hasn't saved any money at the initial six job sites.
Furthermore, it is unclear whether the technical changes in concrete
mixtures, in other words, replacing Portland cement with things like
fly ash and hemp, are durable enough for any and all scenarios.
Even the loudest voices advocating these technologies worldwide
acknowledge the inability for the free market to adopt these
technologies on its own.
I am going to quote the World Economic Forum because we love them so
much, they are for America. In their 2023 report, it said: ``It is a
chicken and egg situation: If . . . firms and their clients as well as
policymakers don't prioritize''--put their thumb on the scale for--
``the use of low-carbon concrete in buildings and infrastructure
projects, many manufacturers will be loath to allocate capital
expenditures for materials production. And until low-carbon cement and
concrete products are produced at greater scale, their availability and
cost will be a concern for the industry.''
You know what the answer is?
The Federal Government is going to demand it. That is the answer.
Again, if green construction materials somehow become more cost
effective than traditional building materials, they will be used in
private and public projects alike.
I am going to give you a scenario in my hometown where they used fly
ash underneath the asphalt at new government construction. After about
6 months, when the asphalt on top of it all cracked because it was
expanding and contracting due to heat and moisture, they tore it all
back out and put the old stuff in that works.
I am not saying that we shouldn't endeavor to find new things that
are better. What I am saying is that the market will figure these
things out without the Federal Government forcing us to accept things
that we don't know about, cost more, and we are unsure about the long
term viability.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chairman, that was a most interesting argument
presented by our colleague.
Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Alabama
(Mr. Rogers), the chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I thank my friend from
California. I support the gentleman's intentions, but I have concerns
with the impacts if this amendment were enacted as written.
Lumber is a sustainable building product. Innovative timber products
are currently being used in military construction projects throughout
the country. I don't think anyone wants to limit the use of these
timber products.
The American Wood Council and the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers
Association are opposed to this amendment.
Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose it.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, this amendment doesn't prohibit the use of
any of this material--not what the chairman said and not what my friend
from California is going to state. It

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doesn't prohibit any of that. All we are saying is that the Federal
Government shouldn't put its thumb on the scale and demand and require
that we use these products. The market will work it out. The engineers
will work it out.
The sustainability over time of using these products will ensure the
cost effectiveness and the integrity of the construction. We can't
wait, we are going to force this on everybody whether they want it or
not, and when it fails, they are going to come back to this place and
say: Well, we need more money to fix these things that we screwed up 10
years ago by using this stuff that wasn't ready for prime time. I am
going to remind you when the time comes because I am going to be voting
against all that funding.
Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Smith), the ranking member of the Armed Services
Committee.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, the point of all this is
whether or not sustainability should be an objective that we work
toward in our building materials. What this amendment does is it
undermines the ability to get to that goal of sustainability.
Now, sustainability can mean a lot of different things. Mr. Rogers
focused on the aspect of how timber can be used. There is an aspect of
sustainability that focuses on whether or not what you are building
will enable us to sustain the planet. It is sort of widely accepted
that the way we are using carbon-emitting--all kinds of different
issues--is jeopardizing the health of the planet long term. That is
something that we ought to think about and we ought to be concerned
about.
If this amendment passes, you are putting your thumb on the scale in
a different way, saying the sustainability isn't important, you are
going to focus on other issues.

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Actually, Mr. Garamendi is very good on other issues. As the chairman
of the Readiness Subcommittee, he always pointed out: Don't look at the
upfront cost. Look at the sustainability costs.
What does it cost to maintain what you are doing? What is the long-
term cost going to be?
The market may be very good at figuring out what is going to be
cheapest right now today in this second, but then we pay over the long
term.
This amendment basically guts our ability to contemplate that long
term, to contemplate what sustainability would look like and what those
long-term costs are.
It is good to be on the same side as the chairman on an amendment. I
am with him. We should reject this amendment. Please vote ``no.''
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chair, may I inquire as to how much time is
remaining.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from California has 3 minutes
remaining. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 30 seconds remaining.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 2 minutes.
Mr. Chair, I am curious here about the history of the United States
Government putting its finger on the scale. Let's think for a moment
about the way in which the railroad industry was created in the United
States. We are talking not only a finger, a thumb, but the
extraordinary weight of the Federal Government creating it.
Let's talk about nuclear energy. Let's talk about aircraft. Let's
talk about the airline industry.
When we talk about anything in modern America today, in one way or
another, the Federal Government led and caused in part, together with
the private sector, for the industry to develop.
What we are doing here in the NDAA is to set out a mechanism using
the military to bring into the economy new technologies that are
sustainable and that reduce greenhouse gases.
If you want to buy steel from several American steel companies, this
amendment would make it impossible for the military to buy that steel
because they are using sustainable methods of creating the steel.
Throughout the entire system, we find the military moving toward
sustainability, reducing costs, and, I might add here, maintaining the
standard that is necessary for that particular steel structure. It
could be sustainable, using hydrogen rather than coal to create the
steel. It could be wood, cross-laminated wood products, which
previously were not used by the military because they weren't
considered. What we have done is to say consider using these
sustainable materials.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I know my good friend is from California so
I have to restate things over and over again, but this prohibits the
obligation of the preference--the preference--for sustainable building
materials. It does not prohibit the use of these materials. They can be
used. It just doesn't say that the government is going to put its thumb
on the scale.
By the way, all we are doing in this NDAA without this amendment is
saying the taxpayers are going to bear the burden. You folks up there
are going to bear the burden of seeing if this stuff works, how long it
works, and how expensive it is.
The railroads, yes, absolutely, because there wasn't a railroad.
Nuclear energy did not exist without the government. That is a little
different from things that already exist and things that already work.
Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Chair, it is always interesting to listen to my colleague, and I
often find that he is incorrect, Mr. Chairman. However, let's consider
for a moment what we really have here.
We have an entirely new system being developed within the United
States and really around the world, and that is new materials that are
being developed every day.
This amendment would make it difficult, if not impossible, for the
military to engage in the purchase of these new materials. It is, in
fact, the military that has throughout the history of the United States
brought into the American economy new systems and new materials. We can
go through a long list of those, but I won't spend all my time to do
that.
What I will simply say is that what we are doing with the NDAA is to
make sure that we have resiliency and that we are reducing the impact
of carbon in our society and in the climate of this world. We are also
requiring that those new materials meet the highest standards used in
all of the United States.
I am afraid that I am out of time. We will continue this in the back
room.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
The amendment was rejected.

Amendment No. 59 Offered by Mr. Perry

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 59
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title II, add the following:

SEC. 227. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN
PROJECTS.

None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the
Department of Defense for research, development, test, and
evaluation may be obligated or expended for projects
involding electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, or
photovoltaic technology.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, this amendment prohibits the use of research
development, testing, and evaluation funding for electric vehicles,
electric vehicle charging, and photovoltaic technology in the NDAA.
For the past decade, the Department of Defense RDT&E funding has been

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squandered on wasteful, ineffective green technologies at the expense
of enhanced readiness and lethality.
This misguided push by the left and this administration has only
worsened this misallocation of resources in their dangerous efforts to
force the American people to abandon the forms of energy and
transportation that allow for our prosperity and security.
This effort has now moved in a dangerous direction toward the
procurement of electric tactical vehicles without regard to the
numerous drawbacks of EVs compared to the internal combustion engine
vehicles.
What happens when the batteries die on the battlefield and our
soldiers, sailors, and marines are stuck for hours while the battery is
recharging in a sandstorm? How does prioritizing the green energy cult
over the safety and lethality of our warfighters promote our national
security?
More concerningly, the component minerals necessary for these
technologies are almost entirely controlled by our enemies in Beijing.
That is great. The supply chain for our military comes from China,
giving our literal enemies complete control over our military supply
chains and our ability to disrupt the defense of our Nation.
Mr. Chair, I urge support of this amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5
minutes.
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chair, prohibiting funds for electric vehicles,
electric chargers, and photovoltaic technology?
Over the past 4 years, every Army and every Marine Corps uniformed
officer who testified before our Tactical Air and Land Forces
Subcommittee has been crystal clear: electrification of combat and
tactical vehicles has tremendous operating promise and value. That is
what they, the experts, tell us.
This capability is needed sooner rather than later.
In every meeting I have had with military leaders on electrification,
they talk about electric vehicle operational value, that this is a
proven tactical capability that will make our ground forces more
mobile, lethal, and survivable.
This is about fighting and winning. This is not a climate issue. This
is about giving our warfighters the best equipment.
Mr. Chair, when you walk down the street, do you hear those electric
cars? No, you don't. That is exactly why they want this. It is because
they are quiet. They don't put out the heat signature of combustion
engines.
This isn't made up accidentally. This is the testimony from military
leaders over the last 4 years, starting with the Trump administration
and now continuing with the Biden administration.
This is important. Our military leaders say they support
electrification. It is not for climate change. It is about operational
value for our warfighters.
It is insane that we want to take away from our warfighters a vehicle
that can be safe to sneak up on somebody, not to say: Hey, I am here,
folks.
By the way, they charge. That is great. Mr. Chair, do you know what
happens to vehicles? They run out of gas. The very first prisoner of
war during the Iraqi invasion was from a fuel truck that made a wrong
turn.
We understand those challenges, but this is about giving our
warfighters what they need, the operational need, the equipment. Not to
mention that by pulling down photovoltaic, we are shutting down any
satellite in the future because, do you know what, Mr. Chair? They
don't have extension cords in space. They need solar panels, and you
are trying to shut it down. It is unbelievable.
Mr. Chair, I urge so strongly the opposition to this amendment, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the
Chair.

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Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
As someone who did serve and did use the vehicles for over 3 decades,
I rose from the bottom to the general ranks, so I would say at some
level, when you are a GO, you are in top leadership.
Not one person in those over 3\1/2\ decades ever told me--not one--we
are not going to be able to win this fight without an electric tactical
vehicle. Not one.
As for the first prisoner in Iraq who made a wrong turn driving a
fuel truck, it wasn't because they ran out of fuel. It was because they
made a wrong turn. I know where the wrong turn was made because I
served in Diwaniyah. It has nothing to do with the issue at hand.
The issue at hand is that we shouldn't be spending our R&D money from
the military on things that can be bought off the shelf once they are
proven.
If the military does want to buy this stuff, let the contractors
prove it to them so that the taxpayers don't have to pay for all the
failures along the way, and even more importantly, so the
servicemembers in contact don't have to pay with their lives for the
failures along the way.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chairman, I would just remind everybody that we
used to ride horses into battle. It doesn't make them wrong, but I
don't think they work too well today. There are certainly plenty.
Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr.
Rogers), the chairman of the committee.
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, this amendment would prohibit the
Department of Defense from spending any research and development
funding on solar cells and other technologies on Earth or in orbit.
Most people who know me know that I spend a lot of time on national
security space. Mr. Chair, 100 percent of our U.S. satellites, both
government and commercial, rely on secure communications. Missile
warning and global positioning are powered by solar cells.
Ending research and development on cutting-edge solar technology does
not advance national defense. In fact, it would limit our ability to
confront China in space as they seek to challenge our superiority.
I agree that DOD shouldn't waste time on fake green initiatives, but
advancing key space capabilities with these technologies makes our
military more lethal. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment.
Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the chairman's remarks, and I
certainly live better because satellites exist in space. Unfortunately,
I have to live with the fact that the satellites in space are powered
by Chinese-made solar panels.
When the chairman can tell me that the solar panels are all going to
be made in America without slave labor from the Congo or from East
Turkestan, then maybe this wouldn't be germane, but I don't think we
should be dependent on our enemy for our power or our satellites.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chair, I remind everybody that we do not allow
Chinese-made solar panels on our satellites, and that facts do count.
Mr. Chair, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Washington
(Mr. Smith), the ranking member of the committee.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I really would just associate
myself with Chairman Rogers' remarks. These technologies are crucially
important to developing the capabilities that we need to be able to
compete with China, deter our adversaries, and have a strong military.
I understand that there are controversial decisions that are made;
what is the right technology going forward? We will never be perfect
about this. We have gone through this in DOD in many instances.
Gosh, we spent a lot of money on the F-35 that didn't quite work out.
We spent a lot of money on a lot of different programs that didn't work
out perfectly.
Targeting electric, solar, new green energy I realize is being done
because of the politics around it, but I would hope that we could put
aside those political debates on that to recognize the crucial need
that we have for these technologies in the military.
If the gentleman's amendment passes, I guess we would have to take
down the satellites. I mean, how is this going to work, exactly? This
is a really, really bad idea, and I hope we will vote ``no.''

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Mr. PERRY. Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of the amendment, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Chairman, I would just remind everybody, this is an
operational need that came from the experts, those who testified before
our committee over the last 4 years, that they want this, they need
this, and they understand.
It is a proven technology to give our warfighters that tactical
equipment that they need, and I strongly urge opposition to this
amendment.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry).
The amendment was rejected.
The Chair understands that amendment No. 60 will not be offered.

Amendment No. 61 Offered by Mr. Issa

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 61
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk; No. 61,
oddly enough.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. REPORT AND TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS ON WITHDRAWAL
OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES FROM AFGHANISTAN.

(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
certain Department of Defense actions during the withdrawal
of the United States Armed Forces withdrawal from Afghanistan
and the subsequent noncombatant evacuation operations.
(b) Elements.--The report described in subsection (a) shall
include the following elements:
(1) A discussion of the strategy that led to the withdrawal
of the United States Armed Forces from Bagram Airfield,
Afghanistan, including--
(A) the anticipated effect of withdrawal on potential
operations in the final phase of the overall withdrawal of
the United States Armed Forces and persons from Afghanistan;
(B) the extent to which considerations of the timing of
such withdrawal were incorporated into such strategy in light
of--
(i) the impending collapse of the Afghan National Army; and
(ii) the potential need for noncombatant evacuation
operations to evacuate citizens and lawful permanent
residents of the United States and individuals potentially
eligible for special immigrant visas;
(C) a description of how such strategy included plans for
contingencies arising from operational constraints at the
Hamid Karzai International Airport; and
(D) a description of how such strategy accounted for the
risk of jailed ISIS-K fighters, or any other combatants or
terrorists, being released from Bagram.
(2) A summary of the information known about the Abbey Gate
suicide-bomber, including a description of what was known
before the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from
Afghanistan and what is known now, including information on--
(A) the suicide bomber;
(B) known threats to Hamid Karzai International Airport and
actions taken to mitigate or respond to the threat; and
(C) actions taken to retaliate for the bombing.
(3) In consultation with the Secretary of State, an
analysis of persons not employed by the United States
Government who were evacuated in the airlift from Hamid
Karzai International Airport, including--
(A) the number of such persons;
(B) the percentage of such persons whose biometrics were
recorded;
(C) the percentage of such persons who were checked against
appropriate databases and terror watch lists;
(D) a description of the vetting process for such persons,
including the percentage of such persons who had legitimate
and accurate government documentation and the process by
which such documentation was verified;
(E) a description of the procedures applied to such persons
who failed entry vetting criteria, including--
(i) how many such persons are no longer under United States
or partner government supervision;
(ii) where such persons have been housed since the
evacuation; and
(iii) plans for the future care, release, or incarceration
of such persons; and
(F) a description of the procedures for individuals who
passed vetting procedures, including--
(i) the number of such persons who have been brought to the
United States; and
(ii) rhe number of such persons awaiting resettlement and
plans for resettlement of such persons.
(c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(d) Publication.--The report described in subsection (a)
shall be published on a publicly available Department of
Defense internet website.
(e) Transmission of Documents.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of State shall transmit to the
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate copies of all documents
(including all records, communications, correspondence
(including email), messages (including text and instant
messages), transcripts, summaries, agendas, written
agreements, notes, memoranda, diplomatic cables, reports,
legal opinions, analytical products, briefing materials,
intelligence assessments, white papers, nonpapers, meeting
readouts, and other materials, regardless of electronic or
physical format), both classified and unclassified, in the
possession of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
State that refer or relate to--
(1) the decision to withdraw the Armed Forces from Bagram
Airfield, including the decision to withdraw without
notifying the Afghan Government;
(2) the decision to rely on Hamid Karzai International
Airport for operations following the withdrawal from Bagram
Airfield;
(3) the transfer, and potential escape, of prisoners held
at Bagram Airfield;
(4) the Abbey Gate suicide-bomber, including referring and
relating to actions taken to mitigate or respond to the
threat to operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport
and actions taken to retaliate for the bombing;
(5) the consequences of air lifting large numbers of
persons with unknown backgrounds and intentions out of
Afghanistan; and
(6) communications with nongovernmental groups of United
States persons attempting to extract persons from
Afghanistan, including those that refer or relate to--
(A) the lists of persons delivered to the Department of
State by Operation Pineapple Express;
(B) attempts by United States Government personal to
prevent or assist such groups in the movement of persons
within, into, or out of Afghanistan, including between Kabul
and Mazar-i-Sharif, between Kabul and the borders of
Afghanistan, between Kabul and to airstrips in neighboring
countries, and within Kabul to the Hamid Karzai International
Airport;
(C) any monetary support the United States Government
considered offering; and
(D) whether there were intelligence or surveillance
activities directed at those groups, and the purpose and
extent of such activities.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from California (Mr. Issa) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from
Alabama (Mr. Rogers).
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chairman, I support the amendment and
believe it will help the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees
in their ongoing investigations of the war in Afghanistan.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Crow).
Mr. CROW. Mr. Chairman, I do a lot of good work with my friend from
California, and we have agreed before, but I have to vehemently
disagree with him on this particular amendment.
It is framed as an Afghanistan oversight amendment, an issue that is
very important to me and which I have worked very hard on over the last
couple of years, both before the withdrawal from Afghanistan and after
the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
It lists a number of efforts and a number of data points and
information and documents that it wants the government to turn over.
If only somebody had thought of this before. If only we thought about
doing oversight of Afghanistan before; like maybe the Special Inspector
General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, SIGAR, or maybe the Abbey Gate
investigation, or maybe the thousands of documents that CENTCOM already
has on its website, or maybe the Oversight and Accountability
Subcommittee that Foreign Affairs actually just created that I am the
ranking member of, or maybe the DOD, State Department, and CIA after-
action reviews that exist, or maybe the General Accountability Office
investigations, or maybe the IG investigations, or maybe the bipartisan
Afghanistan War Commission

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that we have supported that has eight Democrats and eight Republicans
that many of my friends on the opposite side of the aisle won't even
agree to fund now, or maybe the 20 pieces of legislation that I and
others have supported to make sure that we learn lessons and do this
right, or maybe the Afghan Allies Protection Act that I am moving
forward to do right by our SIVs, or maybe the Afghan Adjustment Act to
make sure that we are helping those Afghans that we evacuated.
I could go on and on about all the efforts that I have worked on, and
others have worked on that I would fully support and hope that you
would do the same, but this is just a political effort, right?
There is all this other stuff going on that I support that are good,
bipartisan efforts. This is duplicative which makes it gratuitously
political, and I urge my colleagues not to support this measure.

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Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I wish my colleague had stayed for a little longer because I would
like to change his mind as to why I am doing it, what I am doing, and
what the purpose would be.
My office has been in pretty constant contact with many of the
families--more than 10 of them--of the 13 who lost their lives in the
withdrawal from Afghanistan. Many of the individuals, the family
members have asked specific questions that have never been answered,
and they continue to want to have specific questions answered,
particularly and including, obviously, individuals, what we knew about
them, how they came to be released, a lot of the activities that went
on.
Now, some of it will have to be transmitted on a classified basis,
but most of it can be given to the committees of jurisdiction openly.
Those families, the families of the 13 and the families of all of the
others who have lost their lives, deserve closure. I believe that
although the special IG and lots of other organizations have done a lot
of good work, much of it is not yet available to Congress, and as a
result, not available to the families or to the American people.
For that reason, I crafted this multipage amendment specifically and
narrowly to ask for information that to a great extent has not yet been
granted, which the Department of Defense has.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I
may consume.
The gentleman's amendment requires the DOD to generate a report and
provide all documentation to Congress on the decision to withdraw from
Afghanistan, the attack at Abbey Gate, in coordination with State,
provide the number and immigration status of those evacuated from
Afghanistan, and U.S. support or interference with nongovernmental
groups assisting with the evacuation.
There is nothing particularly narrowly crafted about this. It is very
broad. The larger problem, this is all information, as Mr. Crow
indicated, that has been turned over repeatedly to multiple different
commissions and multiple different entities.
I do not doubt that the families still have questions. To the extent
they have questions, we should try to answer them. Those questions are
not going to be answered in the documentation that the gentleman is
asking for, and I know this because these documents have already been
turned over, already been made available; and as the gentleman just
said, the families still have questions. I completely respect that. We
should find ways to answer those questions.
This amendment isn't going to do that. It is not going to answer
those questions. It is simply asking for documentation that has already
been provided in multiple forums. I will grant you that it depends on
the forum, but we have got the inspector general. Mr. Crow went through
the list of all the different people who have seen this.
And remember, right now, the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs
Committee, which is not being remotely shy about pursuing this
information, is leading an investigation on precisely that issue.
Therefore, this is duplicative and will not answer the questions that
the gentleman just raised, so I don't support this amendment. I agree
with Mr. Crow that there is no apparent purpose for it. This
information has been provided, and if we pass this amendment, it
implies that it hasn't. That is wrong, dishonest, and we shouldn't do
it.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I wish that the gentleman would come with me. On Monday night, I will
have more than two dozen of the family members for dinner after votes,
and you are invited. My treat.
The fact is, those unanswered questions are not because voluminous
documents haven't been requested, and in some cases, many have been
received. It is because when committees ask--and I have plenty of
experience on oversight. When committees ask, they get told we will
provide you such information as is appropriate to your request and we
determine should be granted. That is short of when you pass a law.
The weight of this amendment in this act will, in fact, have a weight
of law for compliance. That is a weight of law which is higher than a
committee requesting or even a committee subpoena. That is the reason
that this is different.
This will ensure that if someone says, look, we have already granted
it all, they can either push a button and duplicate it, they can give
us stacks from other reports or, in fact, they can look one more time
for the information we have been asking for and be more complete,
compliant with a law that will ultimately be signed by the President.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself 30 seconds. The
weight of law is important if the information hasn't been turned over.
That is what the weight of law does. It compels them to do it.
Again, I will emphasize, the answers that the gentleman seeks--and I
applaud you for having those conversations with the victims. I hope you
can answer those questions. I hope somebody can, but this amendment
does not advance that conversation at all.
I appreciate the fact that the gentleman has had some time to talk
about this very important issue, but the amendment is simply seeking
information that has already been provided.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield myself an additional 15
seconds.
As far as the opportunity to have it again, as I understand it, that
subcommittee on Foreign Affairs is still going. They are very, very far
from done, so those questions have a very obvious forum and multiple
other forums in which to continue to answer those questions.

Again, this amendment implies the Department of Defense is
withholding something. They are not.
Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. ISSA. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let
me tell a quick story. Some years ago, we subpoenaed information from
the Department of Justice. The Attorney General himself, then Eric
Holder, came before me both in committee and personally up to and
including the moment in which he was held in contempt, met with us in
the Speaker's office, and assured us that if we would just take the 279
pages that was fully meeting all of our requests and accept that as a
complete record and be done with it, that he would give them to us.
Otherwise, he would withhold them.
We held him in contempt. We went to court, and many months later, Amy
Berman Jackson, a Federal judge, said: Let me see the documents you are
withholding, and all of them that you are claiming the executive
privilege. All of them that, in fact, are responsive to his request.
We received thousands of pages that never went to Amy Berman Jackson
because they had no merit. Then we received more than 10,000 more pages
that did go through a review process; 279, 2,000, 10,000. The fact is,
it is not new for administrations to give you some documents and not
look thoroughly until there is a compelling law.

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I do not want to go back through the process of going to a Federal
judge or holding someone in contempt. This is a way to ensure that they
either comply or honestly tell us they have already complied. I cannot
take the word this lightly of any administration. I have been down that
road before.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield the balance of my time to
Mr. Crow.
Mr. CROW. My friend from California, I will always accept an offer to
meet with our families of the fallen. I served in Afghanistan, as you
know, and some of my friends and people that I served with made the
ultimate sacrifice, but this is not the way to advance this mission and
get this done.
As the ranking member of the Oversight and Accountability
Subcommittee, I will work with you to do it the right way.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from California (Mr. Issa).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 62 Offered by Mr. Burlison

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 62
printed in House Report 118-142.
Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 531, after line 11, add the following:
(c) Repeal of Inspector General Oversight of Diversity and
Inclusion in Department of Defense.--Section 554 of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 141
note) is repealed.
(d) Prohibition on Establishment of New Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion Positions; Hiring Freeze.--On or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may
not--
(1) establish any new positions within the Department of
Defense with responsibility for matters relating to
diversity, equity, and inclusion; or
(2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Department with
responsibility for such matters.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 583, the gentleman
from Missouri (Mr. Burlison) and a Member opposed each will control 5
minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri.
Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my colleagues to support
this amendment to eliminate the diversity and inclusion deputy
inspector general to prohibit the establishment of new diversity,
equity, and inclusion positions within the DOD and to prohibit the
Secretary from filling any vacancies for DEI positions.
For years, the left has forced radical and unpopular ideas into our
very institutions that are under the cover of DEI policies.

{time} 2150

DEI initiatives and policies are not about making everyone feel like
they belong. It is a smokescreen. Instead of uniting us, it is about
dividing us. It is about dividing our country into separate groups that
are based on identity, and conforming to a radical agenda that replaces
our shared American identity instead with a tribalism, with a tribal
collectivism.
And you know what? It is a disgrace to our political and military
leaders who have allowed this to occur in the Department of Defense.
You see, the DOD's mission is not that. Its mission, instead, is to
provide the military forces that are needed to deter war and ensure the
Nation's security.
Dividing our troops and the DOD employees by race and identity does
nothing but distract from the mission of addressing real and imminent
threats to the U.S. national security. In reality, woke indoctrination
serves as only one of these very threats.
DEI in the military breeds hostility among the enlisted by focusing
on identity-driven grievances instead of bringing people together,
instead of unity. It undermines that shared American identity and a
patriotic love of country that compelled our dedicated servicemembers
to join in the first place.
The U.S. military is one of our last great merit-based institutions
that is still standing. Millions of selfless patriots serve our
country, but their service is exploited by the wokeness and the
religion of DEI.
Instead of judging our servicemembers based on merit, they are judged
by identity. Instead of having a unified body of men and women who are
ready to defend our Nation, we have a group of people who are
fragmented into the belief of their gender identities.
Instead of men and women in the armed services being trained in
readiness, their time is wasted learning whatever new woke ideology
comes out of leftist universities. This is not acceptable, and we have
to stop this madness before it is too late. That is why I filed this
amendment.
This amendment repeals the DEI inspector general at the DOD and
prohibits the establishment of new DEI positions. Specifically, it
prohibits the Secretary from establishing any new DEI positions at the
DOD.
The DOD will not be able to fill any DEI vacancies that might come
up. This amendment simply eliminates these unnecessary taxpayer-funded
positions, and that is it.
I urge my colleagues to adopt this amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.
The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the
gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Strickland).
Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Chair, this amendment will eliminate the
inspector general position responsible for overseeing diversity and
inclusion efforts in the military.
My colleagues across the aisle must understand the full purpose of
this office. Number one, it is tasked with supporting effective,
evidence-based programs on diversity and inclusion. Number two, it is
responsible for responding to extremism and criminal gang activity
within our Department of Defense.
This amendment eliminates the investigators who are responsible for
weeding out criminal efforts in our government, the same investigators
who keep our military accountable to the people we serve.
Mr. Chair, is it my colleagues' intent to support these criminal
activities? Because eliminating the deputy inspector position is
exactly the message this sends to our department and the American
people.
Researchers at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and
Responses to Terrorism looked at three decades of extremist attacks in
the U.S., and they found that a military background is the most
commonly shared characteristic among extremists who committed or
plotted mass casualty attacks from 1990 through 2022.
Offenders with military backgrounds were 2\1/2\ times more likely to
be classified as a mass fatality perpetrator than extremists who don't
serve in the Armed Forces.
Through December 2021, 120 individuals with U.S. military backgrounds
were identified as participants in the violent failed coup on January
6.
This is unacceptable. For our safety, for the security of our
military, the U.S. must make it a priority to root out extremism in our
Armed Forces. Eliminating this office and deputy inspector general sets
us back.
The NDAA that we passed out of committee was broadly supported in a
bipartisan manner. This suite of amendments attacking DEI and
validating extremism, undermines our safety and our security.
Instead of putting housing, childcare, military families and their
needs first, my friends across the aisle are choosing to fail them. I
strongly oppose this amendment.
Mr. BURLISON. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
the great State of Texas (Mr. Roy).
Mr. ROY. Mr. Chairman, earlier today the ranking member of the House
Rules Committee accused me of offering a racist amendment. It was
racist and that was because it said that we shouldn't have policies
under DEI encouraging that any race is inherently superior or inferior
to any other race, color, or national origin; the United States being a
fundamentally racist country, the Declaration of Independence or
Constitution of the United States are fundamentally racist documents;
an individual's moral character or worth is determined by the
individual's race, color, or national origin; an

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individual, by virtue of the individual's race is inherently racist or
oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; or that an
individual, because of the individual's race, bears responsibility for
the actions committed by other members of the individual's race, color,
or national origin.

The fact is we have DEI positions like that held by Kelisa Wing where
she talked about ``CAUdacity'' to say that Black people can be racist
too. That is what is happening. We are inculcating racist positions at
the Department of Defense.
I support my friend's amendment to strike these racist positions. The
Department of Defense should be colorblind so we can defend the United
States of America instead of having social engineering experiments that
are wrapped in a uniform.
The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the
gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell).
Ms. SEWELL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this
amendment.
Like so many of the Republican amendments that were shockingly made
in order, this is yet another tragic attempt to gut DOD of any efforts
to increase diversity and decrease extremism.
Let me be clear: This provision will only hurt our national security
and readiness. Some 41 percent of our military members are minorities,
and that number will continue to grow. So it is unbelievable to me why
my colleagues across the aisle are so opposed to ensuring that nearly
half of our servicemen and -women feel seen, heard, and supported as
they defend our country.
As we continue to face recruitment and retention challenges, we
should be using every tool in the toolbox to recruit the best and the
brightest. That means recruiting people of diverse backgrounds.
As a Black woman standing before you today, hear me when I say that
this amendment is as harmful as it is hurtful.
We simply should not have to defend why diversity is our Nation's
strength and yet, here we are. It is maddening, and it is dangerous.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to the
gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Strickland).
Ms. STRICKLAND. Mr. Chairman, Congress must support an inspector
general position that ensures military equal opportunity programs work
and sounds the alarm when extremism takes root in our military.
What we are seeing here today is a small group of MAGA extremists
holding the NDAA hostage in their efforts to politicize the Department.
I urge my moderate colleagues across the aisle who don't want to fire
criminal investigators, who don't want to tell our servicemembers that
they don't belong, who don't want to leave military families high and
dry to please vote ``no'' on this amendment. Use your conscience.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of
my time.
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what DEI is, and
there are certainly examples and there are many anecdotes of bad DEI,
of DEI that goes too far in the opposite direction, as has been
described over and over and over again.
But the basic idea that we need to make sure that our military is
inclusive and focus on diversity and equity, as we have argued
throughout the day today is inarguable.
There is a history of racism. There is a history of sexism. There is
a history of bigotry.

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As was pointed out, we wouldn't even allow trans or gay people to
serve in many instances. Now that we have allowed Black people to serve
in the military, they are not getting promoted at the same level.
If we are going to recruit from the diverse population that we have
in this country, we have to at least focus on it. If folks want to
focus on some minor bad aspect of it, we can talk about that, but what
you are doing is you are completely eliminating like 10 times--talk
about shooting a dead horse. We have now shot this thing like 15 times
in the course of the day. You are completely eliminating any
consideration of this Nation's history and how we are going to recruit
and retain members of the military.
These amendments are terrible ideas for the national security of this
country, and I, once again, urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment.
Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Burlison).
The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further
proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri
will be postponed.

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings
will now resume on those amendments printed in House Report 118-142 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 32 by Mr. Crane of Arizona.
Amendment No. 33 by Mr. Norman of South Carolina.
Amendment No. 34 by Mr. Norman of South Carolina.
Amendment No. 35 by Mrs. Boebert of Colorado.
Amendment No. 41 by Mr. Waltz of Florida.
Amendment No. 47 by Mr. Good of Virginia.
Amendment No. 48 by Ms. Greene of Georgia.
Amendment No. 49 by Ms. Hageman of Wyoming.
Amendment No. 50 by Mr. Davidson of Ohio.
Amendment No. 51 by Mr. Davidson of Ohio.
Amendment No. 52 by Mr. Gaetz of Florida.
Amendment No. 55 by Mr. Biggs of Arizona.
Amendment No. 56 by Mr. Perry of Pennsylvania.
Amendment No. 62 by Mr. Burlison of Missouri.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the time for any electronic vote
after the first vote in this series.

Amendment No. 32 Offered by Mr. Crane

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 32, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Crane), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 214,
noes 210, not voting 15, as follows:

[Roll No. 310]

AYES--214

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Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--210

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--15

Crenshaw
Evans
Gallego
Garbarino
Johnson (GA)
Kelly (PA)
LaTurner
McGovern
Meuser
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Valadao
Waltz
Williams (NY)

{time} 2220

Mses. BUSH, CROCKETT, Messrs. DAVIS of Illinois, CUELLAR, and VICENTE
GONZALEZ of Texas, changed their vote from ``aye'' to ``no.''
So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 33 Offered by Mr. Norman

The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Womack). The unfinished business is the demand
for a recorded vote on amendment No. 33, printed in House Report 118-
142 offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 311]

AYES--216

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--216

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Bacon
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar

[[Page H3563]]

Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--7

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2229

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the
Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Womack) having assumed the chair, Mr. Curtis, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported to the
House that during consideration of the bill (H.R. 2670) to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the
Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, pursuant to
House Resolution 583, the votes cast by the Delegates and the Resident
Commissioner were decisive on a recorded vote on the amendment offered
by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman).
The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The Clerk designated the amendment.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule XVIII, the
Chair will put the question to the House de novo.
The question is on the amendment.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 214,
noes 213, not voting 6, as follows:

[Roll No. 312]

AYES--214

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--213

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Bacon
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--6

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

{time} 2238

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Curtis). Pursuant to clause 6(h) of rule
XVIII, the committee will resume its sitting.

{time} 2244

In the Committee of the Whole

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 2670), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024
for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes, with Mr. Womack in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The Acting CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today,
the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman)
had been rejected on a recorded vote on which the votes cast by the
Delegates and the Resident Commissioner were decisive.
That result has since been rejected by the House.

Amendment No. 34 Offered by Mr. Norman

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 34, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

[[Page H3564]]

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 313]

AYES--218

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--213

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Molinaro
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
McHenry
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2243

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 35 Offered by Mrs. Boebert

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 35, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado (Mrs. Boebert), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 314]

AYES--222

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--209

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Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Evans
Gallego
Gonzalez, Vicente
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2246

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 41 Offered by Mr. Waltz

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 41, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Waltz), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 315]

AYES--234

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Caraveo
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harder (CA)
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moskowitz
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pappas
Pence
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Scholten
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Swalwell
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Titus
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Vasquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wild
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--198

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Burchett
Bush
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--7

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2249

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr. Good of Virginia

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 47, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Good), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

[[Page H3566]]

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 177,
noes 253, not voting 9, as follows:

[Roll No. 316]

AYES--177

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Curtis
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
LaTurner
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Self
Sessions
Smith (NE)
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--253

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Bacon
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Burgess
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Huizenga
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
LaLota
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Molinaro
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Womack

NOT VOTING--9

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Van Drew
Williams (NY)
Williams (TX)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2252

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 48 Offered by Ms. Greene of Georgia

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 48, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Greene), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 317]

AYES--147

Arrington
Babin
Balderson
Balint
Banks
Bean (FL)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bonamici
Bowman
Brecheen
Buchanan
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Bush
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (TX)
Casar
Castro (TX)
Chu
Clarke (NY)
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Connolly
Crane
Crawford
Curtis
DeGette
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Duncan
Emmer
Finstad
Fischbach
Frost
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Garcia (IL)
Garcia, Robert
Gomez
Good (VA)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Houchin
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Jayapal
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kamlager-Dove
Khanna
Kildee
Kim (CA)
LaMalfa
Larsen (WA)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Loudermilk
Luna
Luttrell
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
McCaul
McCollum
McGovern
Meng
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Neal
Nehls
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Ocasio-Cortez
Ogles
Omar
Owens
Palmer
Perry
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Ramirez
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Sablan
Salinas
Santos
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Self
Smith (NJ)
Stauber
Stefanik
Steube
Stewart
Takano
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Tlaib
Tokuda
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Underwood
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Vargas
Velazquez
Waltz
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Williams (TX)
Zinke

NOES--276

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Barr
Barragan
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bost
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, C. Scott
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Guthrie
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Ivey
Jackson (IL)

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Jackson (NC)
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McClain
McClellan
McClintock
McCormick
McGarvey
McHenry
Menendez
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Obernolte
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Quigley
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Steel
Steil
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Timmons
Titus
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Trone
Turner
Valadao
Vasquez
Veasey
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym

ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

Jackson Lee
Kaptur

NOT VOTING--14

Allred
Bishop (GA)
Evans
Gallego
Goldman (NY)
Jacobs
Kelly (PA)
Meeks
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Van Orden
Wild
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2255

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Stated against:
Mr. ALLRED. Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have voted ``no''
on rollcall No. 317.
Mr. VAN ORDEN. Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have voted
``no'' on rollcall No. 317, Amendment 48.

Amendment No. 49 Offered by Ms. Hageman

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 49, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Hageman), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 318]

AYES--218

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--213

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Van Drew
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2259

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 50, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote.

[[Page H3568]]

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 79,
noes 353, not voting 7, as follows:

[Roll No. 319]

AYES--79

Arrington
Babin
Biggs
Bishop (NC)
Bowman
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Bush
Cammack
Carey
Carter (TX)
Cline
Cloud
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crenshaw
Davidson
DesJarlais
Donalds
Duncan
Emmer
Fallon
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hunt
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Jordan
LaMalfa
Lee (PA)
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
Mast
McClintock
Miller (IL)
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Nehls
Norman
Ogles
Omar
Perry
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rosendale
Roy
Self
Steube
Tiffany
Tlaib
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Williams (TX)

NOES--353

Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amodei
Armstrong
Auchincloss
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Balint
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Boebert
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Bucshon
Budzinski
Calvert
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crawford
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Duarte
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Ezell
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Fry
Gallagher
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houchin
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Moylan
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Pence
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Ross
Rouzer
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Santos
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Stevens
Stewart
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Timmons
Titus
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wenstrup
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOT VOTING--7

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2302

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 51 Offered by Mr. Davidson

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 51, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Davidson), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 320]

AYES--212

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Omar
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--218

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Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamborn
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Rogers (KY)
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--9

Buck
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
McCaul
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2305

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 52 Offered by Mr. Gaetz

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 52, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 321]

AYES--210

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--221

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Bacon
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Molinaro
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Arrington
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2308

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 55 Offered by Mr. Biggs

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 55, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Biggs), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[[Page H3570]]

[Roll No. 322]

AYES--193

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Good (VA)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mann
Massie
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Mills
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Santos
Scalise
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--237

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gonzalez-Colon
Gooden (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Joyce (OH)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
LaLota
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Manning
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Miller-Meeks
Molinaro
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Nunn (IA)
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salazar
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Van Drew
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Wittman

NOT VOTING--9

Cammack
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Schweikert
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2311

So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mr. Perry

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 56, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), on which
further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by
voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 323]

AYES--247

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Caraveo
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Collins
Comer
Correa
Craig
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (NC)
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Mann
Manning
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moskowitz
Moylan
Mrvan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pappas
Pence
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Ryan
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Spartz
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--185

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)

[[Page H3571]]

Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Connolly
Costa
Courtney
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Stansbury
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--7

Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2314

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 62 Offered by Mr. Burlison

The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a
recorded vote on amendment No. 62, printed in House Report 118-142
offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Burlison), on which further
proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice
vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

[Roll No. 324]

AYES--218

Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bean (FL)
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fleischmann
Flood
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia, Mike
Gimenez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez-Colon
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harris
Harshbarger
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kean (NJ)
Kelly (MS)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Langworthy
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Lesko
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McHenry
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moran
Moylan
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Owens
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Santos
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Strong
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke

NOES--213

Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bush
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dingell
Doggett
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Robert
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McClellan
McCollum
McGarvey
McGovern
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nickel
Norcross
Norton
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Ross
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Ryan
Sablan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)

NOT VOTING--8

Casar
Evans
Gallego
Kelly (PA)
Peltola
Radewagen
Smith (MO)
Williams (NY)

Announcement by the Acting Chair

The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 2318

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Chair, had I been present, I would have
voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 304 (Gaetz Amendment 22 to H.R. 2670),
``aye'' on rollcall No. 305 (Greene Amendment 23 to H.R. 2670), ``aye''
on rollcall No. 306 (Davidson Amendment 24 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on
rollcall No. 307 (Ogles Amendment 25 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall
No. 308 (Roy Amendment 30 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 309
(Roy Amendment 31 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 310 (Crane
Amendment 32 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 311 (Norman
Amendment 33 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 312 (Norman
Amendment 33 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 313 (Norman
Amendment 34 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 314 (Boebert
Amendment 35 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 315 (Waltz
Amendment 41 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 316 (Good Amendment
47 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 317 (Greene Amendment 48 to
H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 318 (Hageman Amendment 49 to H.R.
2670), ``aye'' on rollcall No. 319 (Davidson Amendment 50 to H.R.
2670), ``aye'' on

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rollcall No. 320 (Davidson on behalf of Roy Amendment 51 to H.R. 2670),
``aye'' on rollcall No. 321 (Gaetz Amendment 52 to H.R. 2670), ``aye''
on rollcall No. 322 (Biggs Amendment 55 to H.R. 2670), ``aye'' on
rollcall No. 323 (Perry Amendment 56 to H.R. 2670), and ``aye'' on
rollcall No. 324 (Burlison Amendment 62 to H.R. 2670).
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now
rise.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr.
Fry) having assumed the chair, Mr. Womack, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2670) to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, had
come to no resolution thereon.

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