[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H612-H616]
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   CONDEMNING RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY HAMAS IN ITS WAR 
                             AGAINST ISRAEL

  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
resolution (H. Res. 966) condemning rape and sexual violence committed 
by Hamas in its war against Israel.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 966

       Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated 
     Israel and brutally murdered 1,200 men, women, and children, 
     injured thousands, and took 240 hostages including babies and 
     children;
       Whereas Israeli police have gathered thousands of 
     testimonies from eyewitnesses of Hamas violence on October 7, 
     2023, including countless instances of rape, gang rape, 
     sexual mutilation, and other forms of sexual violence, and 
     are continuing to gather evidence;
       Whereas photographic evidence, forensic medical units, and 
     morgue workers have identified bodies subjected to mutilation 
     and trauma consistent with sexual assault and rape, including 
     shattered pelvises;
       Whereas eyewitness accounts from survivors of the attacks 
     and Hamas body camera footage in Israel's southern 
     communities and the Nova music festival in Re'im document 
     gang rape and genital mutilation;
       Whereas terrorists captured by Israeli security forces 
     admitted they had been ordered by Hamas leaders to carry out 
     sexual violence against Israeli civilians;
       Whereas it has been reported that many victims of rape and 
     sexual assault on October 7th, were murdered by the Hamas 
     perpetrators and are unable to provide testimony;
       Whereas released Israeli hostages have reported instances 
     of sexual assault or abuse that occurred while held hostage 
     by Hamas;
       Whereas Israel's police, in coordination with Shin Bet, 
     Israel's internal security service, has launched 
     investigations to build cases on charges of mass murder, 
     rape, torture, and bodily mutilation of civilians during the 
     Hamas attacks;
       Whereas human rights lawyers, criminologists, and 
     researchers leading the ``Israeli Civil Commission on October 
     7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children'' have 
     concluded that Hamas terrorists ``weaponized violence against 
     women'' to inflict physical and psychological trauma;
       Whereas rape and sexual violence have, throughout history, 
     been used as weapons of war around the world to terrorize and 
     subvert populations;
       Whereas rape and sexual violence have serious and difficult 
     mental, physical, and emotional impacts on victims, their 
     families, and communities; and
       Whereas some international bodies have been slow to condemn 
     Hamas brutal actions on October 7th, and in some cases, 
     failed to explicitly mention instances of sexual and gender-
     based violence against women: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns all rape and forms of sexual violence as 
     weapons of war, including those acts committed by Hamas 
     terrorists on and since October 7th;

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       (2) calls on all nations to criminalize rape and sexual 
     assault, and hold accountable all perpetrators of sexual 
     violence, including state and non-state armed groups;
       (3) calls on all international bodies to unequivocally 
     condemn the barbaric murder, rape, sexual assault, and 
     kidnapping by Hamas and other terrorists on and since October 
     7th, and hold accountable all perpetrators;
       (4) reaffirms the United States Government's support for 
     independent, impartial investigations of rape and sexual 
     violence committed by Hamas on and since October 7th; and
       (5) reaffirms its commitment to supporting survivors of 
     rape and sexual violence, including those brutalized on and 
     since October 7.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Self) and the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.


                             General Leave

  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 966. On October 7, Israel 
suffered one of the worst days in its history as over 1,200 innocent 
people were slaughtered in cold blood and more than 220 people taken 
hostage.
  In the days following the initial attack, Israeli police began 
gathering evidence of the atrocities committed that day.
  Since then, eyewitnesses from survivors and captured terrorists have 
confirmed that Hamas terrorists were ordered and encouraged to commit 
disgusting acts of sexual violence against Israeli civilians.
  These gruesome assaults did not end on October 7. The Hamas 
terrorists that perpetuated this attack dragged innocent men, women, 
and children away from their families into dark, cold, underground 
tunnels where they were kept hostage in brutal conditions.
  Only recently has it become clear what kind of horrors the hostage 
faced in their captivity. Survivors have described the awful conditions 
they were kept in and the abuse they suffered underground, including 
instances of rape and sexual abuse.
  The U.N. and other international bodies have glossed over these 
atrocities and failed to fully condemn Hamas for its rape and sexual 
assault, despite purporting to stand for human rights.
  Today, we will unequivocally condemn sexual violence as a weapon of 
war by Hamas and all other depraved aggressors.
  I thank Congresswoman Frankel for introducing this resolution, which 
I am proud to support and which deserves our unanimous support.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 966 
condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war 
against Israel, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.

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  I was proud to join my dear friend and colleague, Representative Lois 
Frankel of Florida--one of the strongest champions for the rights of 
women and girls around the world--in introducing this important, 
bipartisan resolution.
  I am also grateful to our colleagues, Representatives Mario Diaz-
Balart and Jen Kiggans for their leadership and commitment to raising 
awareness of the sexual and gender-based violence committed against 
Israeli women.
  Mr. Speaker, on October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, going 
house to house, murdering civilians, executing parents in front of 
their children, and massacring hundreds of young people at a music 
festival. In addition to the 1,200 people Hamas killed that day, it 
took an estimated 250 innocent civilians into Gaza, including women and 
children.
  Since that day, we have only begun to understand the full scale of 
the horrific sexual violence that Hamas used as a weapon of war against 
Israeli women in its attack.
  Just this morning, I heard firsthand testimony of witnesses and saw 
photographs of Israeli women of all ages who were raped, mutilated, 
brutalized, burned, and killed in horrific and unimaginable ways. Every 
day, more and more evidence is surfacing of the widespread and 
deliberate sexual violence that is almost unspeakable in its brutality.
  This weaponized sexual violence should shock the conscience of the 
entire world. Despite all the evidence, however, some have minimized or 
outright denied the fact that Hamas used rape as a weapon of war on 
October 7.
  The collective silence about this heinous sexual violence from groups 
around the world who purport to stand up for women's rights has been 
devastating--groups including UN Women, which took months to issue a 
statement clearly condemning these despicable acts as evil.
  We are here today because we cannot and will not allow these horrific 
crimes to be denied. We must confront the terrible reality of what 
Hamas did in these attacks and the trauma inflicted on so many women 
and men.
  That is why this resolution unequivocally condemns these atrocities, 
calls on all international bodies to denounce them, and reaffirms that 
the U.S. House of Representatives stands with these victims just like 
we stand with all women who are survivors of rape and sexual violence.
  We remain deeply concerned for the women who are still among the 
hostages being held by Hamas. There is deep concern that these women 
are continuing to be sexually abused and may be pregnant. This House 
and this Congress must continue to do everything we can to get every 
single one of the remaining hostages released and home to their 
families.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).
  Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, on October 7, 2023, Hamas infiltrated 
Israel and brutally attacked and murdered thousands of men, women, 
children, and babies, taking 240 hostages, including those that were so 
unbelievably innocent.
  Women were beaten. Women were raped. They were paraded around covered 
in blood. Some were so brutally raped that their pelvises were broken. 
They begged for mercy, but none was given. They begged to die, but 
Hamas would not allow that until they were first dehumanized, beaten, 
and raped.
  Hamas celebrated. They celebrated, and they took photos and videos of 
these horrific crimes. Families were forced to watch videos of their 
loved ones, their daughters, their babies, their wives, their mothers 
being brutalized, raped, and killed. Babies were decapitated. They were 
put in ovens.
  This was not a military operation. Hamas is not a military group. 
They are not freedom fighters. They are not fighting against 
oppression. They are nothing more than the face of evil.
  This vote is not complicated. You can vote to stand against rape, 
torture, and murder of women. You can vote to stop the innocent from 
being harmed. You can vote to stand alongside those who committed these 
horrific, evil crimes, or you can vote to say that it is awful.
  It is up to the men and women in this Chamber. It is a simple choice. 
Every single Member of Congress should acknowledge that these actions 
are despicable, barbaric, disgusting, and evil. Every single Member of 
Congress should stand on this House floor and vote to condemn these 
violent acts and show your support for the innocent victims of these 
terrorists. Every single Member of Congress must stand on the right 
side of history.
  I stand with Israel. I stand with these women, with these babies, and 
with these mothers. I hope that we all do.
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), my friend, the chair of the Democratic 
Women's Caucus, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Women, Peace, and 
Security Caucus, and the author of this resolution.
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am rising today not only 
as a Member of this Congress but as a mother and a grandmother.
  Mr. Speaker, there are some subjects that are so difficult to talk 
about, but it is our responsibility to do so.

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  Today, we shine a light on something very terrible: sexual violence 
used as a weapon of war. Today, our usually divided House, with the 
support of our Speaker, the Democratic leaders, and my friends, Kathy 
Manning, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Jen Kiggans, are presenting with 200--
let me repeat that, 200--cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, from 
all philosophical bents, a bipartisan resolution condemning sexual 
violence as a weapon of war and Hamas' despicable acts of rape and 
sexual violence in its war against Israel.
  I send a special shout-out to my good friend from Florida, Mario 
Diaz-Balart, for his exceptional leadership for standing up for Israel 
and for the girls and women of this world.
  Mr. Speaker, today we mark 131 days since October 7 when Hamas 
terrorists attacked Israel, mercilessly killed 1,200 people, tortured 
and maimed thousands of others, taking 240 hostages.
  War is never nice, but some actions in war are so awful and so devoid 
of humanity, they are considered crimes.
  Hamas terrorists' actions on October 7 and continuing are almost too 
difficult to speak about--raping, mutilating, burning, and assaulting 
victims to inflict physical and psychological pain, unleashing trauma 
that continues to plague a grieving Israel.
  This is what Raz Cohen, a survivor who witnessed Hamas' brutal 
rampage remembers. He said that five men came out of a van. They 
captured a woman, ripping off her clothes as they formed a circle 
around her. One raped her and killed her with a knife. Then he raped 
her again. He said that he still remembers her voice, screams without 
words--while Hamas just laughed.
  Raz' story is just one account of the widespread, unimaginable crimes 
Hamas committed.
  A well-known Israeli activist and actress, Noa Tishby, put it this 
way, saying that these rapes were not spontaneous. They were planned. 
They were calculated. In fact, they were a priority.
  In their interrogations, captured Hamas terrorists calmly shared 
their orders to soil the women. They gang-raped women to death. They 
shot them in the head while they were raping them. They stabbed them 
and shot them while raping them. They raped them next to bodies of 
those who already had been slaughtered. They sliced off their breasts. 
First responders found bodies with nails driven inside girls' vaginas.
  Mr. Speaker, together with colleagues, I recently met with the 
parents of two young women kidnapped by Hamas. They are 19 and 20 years 
old. They are both musicians. They, along with 20 other young women, 
are feared to be held captive underground in Gaza where air and food 
are scarce and abuse is abundant.
  They have been there 131 days.
  It is excruciating to imagine the horrors they are experiencing each 
day and the emotional torture of their families.
  We must bring these hostages home now.
  Shockingly and alarmingly, Hamas' brutal violence has been met with a 
shrug from many corners of the world. Some even deny it.
  Sexual violence as a weapon of war has been used throughout history 
and around the world to terrorize and traumatize victims, but that 
doesn't make it okay. It must never be normalized.
  Our resolution makes it clear: Sexual violence is a crime against 
humanity. Our resolution condemns all rape and sexual violence as a 
weapon of war, including those acts committed by Hamas. It calls on all 
nations to criminalize rape and sexual assault. It calls on all 
international bodies to condemn Hamas' barbaric actions. It reaffirms 
our support for an independent investigation of rape and sexual 
violence committed by Hamas and reaffirms our commitment to supporting 
survivors of rape and sexual violence.
  I urge all our Members to join us in supporting this important 
amendment in a statement of humanity.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, all acts of sexual violence are horrific. We 
should all be fighting to end it here at home and all around the world.
  So, while the resolution on the floor today rightfully denounces any 
sexual violence by Hamas, I am disturbed that it completely ignores and 
erases any sexual violence and abuse committed by Israeli forces 
against Palestinians, especially children.
  War crimes cannot justify more war crimes. We must stand up for 
everyone's safety and human rights, no matter their faith, no matter 
their ethnicity.
  There are numerous, well-documented reports of sexual violence, 
including rape, committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians in 
their custody; children detained and stripped to their underwear in 
public for the world to see.
  Mr. Speaker, I call your attention to a Haaretz article titled: 
``Cigarette Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault: Settlers and 
Soldiers Abuse Palestinians,'' which can be found at: https://
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-21/ty-article-magazine/.premium/
beatings-burns-attempted-sexual-assault-settlers-and-soldiers-abused-
palestinians/0000018b-530f-d1d7-ab8b-7f5fca1d0000.
  The U.N. and human rights groups have raised alarms for years, but 
Congress did nothing. They never cared.
  We all have a responsibility to denounce sexual violence in all 
forms, regardless of who is responsible. This resolution falls well 
short of that responsibility, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New 
Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer).
  Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Manning for 
yielding me time and for her leadership. I thank Representative Frankel 
for her phenomenal leadership on this issue and so many other issues.
  I rise today to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join 
me in supporting a bipartisan resolution which forcefully condemns 
Hamas' use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on and since 
October 7.
  On October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and committed horrific 
and repulsive acts of violence, murder, and torture, including sexual 
assault, rape, and genital mutilation on babies, children, women, men, 
and the elderly, including Americans.

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  These deliberate and targeted acts on civilians have been verified 
through the testimony of first responders, eyewitness accounts, CCTV, 
pictures, and forensic evidence. If that wasn't enough, Hamas 
terrorists even recorded their acts using cameras and the phones of 
their victims, and cheered and celebrated as they did it. Then, these 
terrorists proceeded to post these videos online and send them to the 
families of their victims, who they mutilated and murdered.
  These terrorists didn't even try to cover up their heinous acts 
because they wanted the world to know what they did. They wanted the 
world to know what they think is an acceptable way to treat Jewish 
people. Since then, they have promised more waves of violence and 
second, third, and fourth October 7s. Who would do this?
  As a Member of Congress, the House Intelligence Committee, and 
someone who has traveled to Israel since October 7, I have seen these 
gut-wrenching videos and heard the testimony of survivors of the 
horrific acts of sexual violence and torture. These stories and images 
will stay with me forever. I will never forget seeing them.
  That is why I continue to wear this dog tag around my neck. It 
symbolizes the hostages who are still being abused and held by Hamas 
terrorists, including the Americans still kidnapped and all of those 
who were victims on October 7 and experienced the most gruesome acts 
imaginable.
  Sexual violence, assault, and rape have no place in our world, and I 
am shocked by those who continue to deny that these acts were used by 
Hamas as weapons of war against innocent civilians on October 7.
  There are those who equivocate about Hamas and the terrors they have 
committed. There should be no equivocation. Any equivocation is 
despicable. Hamas is designated by the United States of America as a 
foreign terrorist organization. They are terrorists, period. There is 
no argument to be had.
  In the past, the biased United Nations and its affiliated 
organizations have been quick to condemn acts of brutality, sexual 
violence, and rape

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around the globe. However, the response from UN Women, whose job is to 
defend and promote women's rights anywhere and everywhere, was 
egregiously late. I cannot fathom why an organization that exists for 
the sole purpose of advancing women's rights would hesitate, even a 
single second, to condemn the use of rape as a weapon of terror. There 
is no excuse.
  There are those today who try to deny what Hamas did on October 7. We 
see people constantly pumping misinformation on social media, including 
TikTok, which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Government, to 
further spew anti-Semitic, anti-Israel rhetoric and even denial of acts 
of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists. Sexual violence is 
a recognized war crime that must always be condemned.
  The silence and lies from those who continue to deny acts of sexual 
violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists and those who vote against 
this resolution is unacceptable. To deny the events of October 7 is an 
insult to the many victims of extreme sexual violence in Israel that 
day and to those who remain hostage today, including Americans we must 
bring home.
  Mr. Speaker, today, my colleagues have a chance to recognize the 
horrific sexual violence from Hamas terrorists on innocent civilians 
131 days ago. I urge them all to vote for and help pass this bipartisan 
resolution.
  Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for 
the purpose of closing.
  Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to my colleagues who have spoken out and 
condemned the brutal sexual violence committed against Israeli women 
and girls on October 7.
  With the passage of this important bipartisan resolution, we send a 
clear message that rape is wrong, the rape of Israeli women is wrong, 
the rape of all those brutalized during war is wrong. It must be called 
out, and it must be condemned. The United States stands firmly against 
gender-based violence and sexual abuse of women by Hamas.
  Once again, I thank Representative Lois Frankel for her extraordinary 
leadership on this issue, and I urge all my colleagues to join me in 
support of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
  Mr. Speaker, Hamas' barbaric attack on Israel on October 7 can never 
be forgotten. The brutal torture, murder, and rape of innocents will 
forever go down as one of the worst terrorist attacks in the world's 
history. We, as the United States, must stand against the use of sexual 
violence in any form as a weapon of war. We must continue to work for 
the safe return of all remaining hostages.
  It is essential that Congress stands united to show the world that we 
will not turn a blind eye while terrorists slaughter, torture, and rape 
innocents.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this resolution. I ask all of my 
colleagues in this House to support it, and I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Murphy). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self) that the House suspend 
the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 966.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 966 
will be followed by 5-minute votes on:
  Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1009;
  Adoption of House Resolution 1009, if ordered;
  Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 994;
  Adoption of House Resolution 994, if ordered; and
  The motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3202.
  The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 418, 
nays 0, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 12, as follows:

                             [Roll No. 44]

                               YEAS--418

     Adams
     Aderholt
     Aguilar
     Alford
     Allen
     Allred
     Amo
     Amodei
     Armstrong
     Arrington
     Auchincloss
     Babin
     Bacon
     Baird
     Balderson
     Balint
     Banks
     Barr
     Barragan
     Bean (FL)
     Beatty
     Bentz
     Bera
     Bergman
     Beyer
     Bice
     Biggs
     Bilirakis
     Bishop (GA)
     Bishop (NC)
     Blumenauer
     Blunt Rochester
     Boebert
     Bonamici
     Bost
     Bowman
     Boyle (PA)
     Brecheen
     Brown
     Brownley
     Buchanan
     Buck
     Bucshon
     Budzinski
     Burchett
     Burgess
     Burlison
     Bush
     Calvert
     Cammack
     Caraveo
     Carbajal
     Cardenas
     Carey
     Carl
     Carson
     Carter (GA)
     Carter (LA)
     Carter (TX)
     Cartwright
     Casar
     Case
     Casten
     Castor (FL)
     Castro (TX)
     Chavez-DeRemer
     Cherfilus-McCormick
     Ciscomani
     Clark (MA)
     Clarke (NY)
     Cleaver
     Cline
     Cloud
     Clyburn
     Clyde
     Cohen
     Cole
     Collins
     Comer
     Connolly
     Correa
     Costa
     Courtney
     Craig
     Crane
     Crawford
     Crenshaw
     Crockett
     Crow
     Cuellar
     Curtis
     D'Esposito
     Davids (KS)
     Davidson
     Davis (IL)
     Davis (NC)
     De La Cruz
     Dean (PA)
     DeGette
     DeLauro
     DelBene
     Deluzio
     DeSaulnier
     DesJarlais
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Donalds
     Duarte
     Duncan
     Dunn (FL)
     Edwards
     Ellzey
     Emmer
     Escobar
     Eshoo
     Espaillat
     Estes
     Evans
     Ezell
     Fallon
     Feenstra
     Ferguson
     Finstad
     Fischbach
     Fitzgerald
     Fitzpatrick
     Fleischmann
     Fletcher
     Flood
     Foster
     Foushee
     Foxx
     Frankel, Lois
     Franklin, Scott
     Frost
     Fry
     Fulcher
     Gaetz
     Gallego
     Garamendi
     Garbarino
     Garcia (IL)
     Garcia (TX)
     Garcia, Mike
     Garcia, Robert
     Gimenez
     Golden (ME)
     Goldman (NY)
     Gomez
     Gonzales, Tony
     Gonzalez, Vicente
     Good (VA)
     Gosar
     Gottheimer
     Granger
     Graves (LA)
     Graves (MO)
     Green (TN)
     Green, Al (TX)
     Greene (GA)
     Griffith
     Grijalva
     Guest
     Guthrie
     Hageman
     Harder (CA)
     Harris
     Harshbarger
     Hayes
     Hern
     Higgins (LA)
     Hill
     Himes
     Hinson
     Horsford
     Houchin
     Houlahan
     Hoyer
     Hoyle (OR)
     Hudson
     Huffman
     Huizenga
     Hunt
     Issa
     Ivey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson (NC)
     Jackson (TX)
     Jackson Lee
     Jacobs
     James
     Jayapal
     Jeffries
     Johnson (GA)
     Johnson (LA)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jordan
     Joyce (OH)
     Joyce (PA)
     Kamlager-Dove
     Kaptur
     Kean (NJ)
     Keating
     Kelly (IL)
     Kelly (MS)
     Kelly (PA)
     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
     Luna
     Luttrell
     Lynch
     Magaziner
     Malliotakis
     Maloy
     Mann
     Manning
     Massie
     Mast
     Matsui
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     McClain
     McClellan
     McClintock
     McCollum
     McCormick
     McGarvey
     McGovern
     McHenry
     Meeks
     Menendez
     Meng
     Meuser
     Mfume
     Miller (IL)
     Miller (OH)
     Miller (WV)
     Miller-Meeks
     Mills
     Molinaro
     Moolenaar
     Mooney
     Moore (AL)
     Moore (UT)
     Moore (WI)
     Moran
     Morelle
     Moskowitz
     Moulton
     Mrvan
     Mullin
     Murphy
     Nadler
     Napolitano
     Neal
     Neguse
     Nehls
     Newhouse
     Nickel
     Norcross
     Norman
     Nunn (IA)
     Obernolte
     Ocasio-Cortez
     Ogles
     Owens
     Pallone
     Palmer
     Panetta
     Pappas
     Pascrell
     Payne
     Pelosi
     Peltola
     Pence
     Perez
     Perry
     Peters
     Pettersen
     Pfluger
     Pingree
     Pocan
     Porter
     Posey
     Pressley
     Quigley
     Ramirez
     Raskin
     Reschenthaler
     Rodgers (WA)
     Rogers (AL)
     Rose
     Rosendale
     Ross
     Rouzer
     Roy
     Ruiz
     Ruppersberger
     Rutherford
     Ryan
     Salinas
     Sanchez
     Sarbanes
     Scalise
     Scanlon
     Schakowsky
     Schiff
     Schneider
     Scholten
     Schrier
     Schweikert
     Scott (VA)
     Scott, Austin
     Scott, David
     Self
     Sessions
     Sewell
     Sherman
     Sherrill
     Simpson
     Slotkin
     Smith (MO)
     Smith (NE)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Smucker
     Sorensen
     Soto
     Spanberger
     Stansbury
     Stanton
     Stauber
     Steel
     Stefanik
     Steil
     Steube
     Stevens
     Strickland
     Strong
     Swalwell
     Sykes
     Takano
     Tenney
     Thanedar
     Thompson (CA)
     Thompson (MS)
     Thompson (PA)
     Tiffany
     Timmons
     Titus
     Tokuda
     Tonko
     Torres (CA)
     Torres (NY)
     Trahan
     Trone
     Turner
     Underwood
     Valadao
     Van Drew
     Van Duyne
     Van Orden
     Vargas
     Vasquez
     Veasey
     Velazquez
     Wagner
     Walberg
     Waltz
     Wasserman Schultz
     Waters
     Watson Coleman
     Weber (TX)
     Webster (FL)
     Wenstrup
     Westerman
     Wexton
     Wild
     Williams (GA)
     Williams (NY)
     Wilson (FL)
     Wilson (SC)
     Wittman
     Womack
     Yakym
     Zinke

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
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                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chu
     Gallagher
     Gooden (TX)
     Grothman
     LaMalfa
     Mace

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     Omar
     Phillips
     Rogers (KY)
     Salazar
     Spartz
     Williams (TX)

                              {time}  1649

  Messrs. SCHWEIKERT and THANEDAR changed their vote from ``nay'' to 
``yea.''
  So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and 
the resolution was agreed to.
  The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Stated for:
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted 
``yea'' on rollcall No. 44.

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