[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 26, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D662-D668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 8837-
8853; and 3 resolutions, H. Res. 1322-1324, were introduced. 
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Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Alford to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, June 27th.     
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Recess: The House recessed at 3:17 p.m. and reconvened at 3:31 p.m. 
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  Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025: The House 
considered H.R. 8752, making appropriations for the Department of 
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 27th. 
                                            Pages H4167-H4208, H4208-16
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-38, modified by the 
amendment specified in section 17 of H. Res. 1316, shall be considered 
as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
                                                  Pages H4158, H4171-82
Agreed to:
Amodei en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following amendments 
printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-559: Bacon (No. 3) that increases and 
decreases the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology 
account by $2,000,000 to implement the committee's report directing 
research on threats to public officials at the Federal and SLTT levels 
by the Department's National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, 
and Education Center; Buchanan (No. 6) that provides $2 million in 
funding to the United States Secret Service to bolster investigations 
for missing and exploited children; Buchanan (No. 7) that provides $4 
million in funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to increase 
physical technology, like drones and security cameras, along the border 
wall as well as the use of AI to ensure cutting edge technology is used 
to monitor our border; Buchanan (No. 8) that provides an increase of $3 
million to the Science and Technology Directorate to increase research 
into the prevention of cyberattacks; Castor (FL) (No. 10) that 
emphasizes the need to robustly fund the Nonprofit Security Grant 
Program, especially as the U.S. gets ready to host world class events 
like the FIFA World Cup; Garbarino (No. 13) that expresses support for 
providing the FY25 President's Budget Request for the Nonprofit 
Security Grant Program ($385M); Gottheimer (No. 16) that increases and 
decreases funding for FEMA Operations and Support to improve access, 
outreach, and transparency for Nonprofit Security Grant Program 
applicants; Gottheimer (No. 17) that Increases and decreases funding by 
$1 million from U.S. Customs and Border Protection Operations and 
Support to support CBP's focus on global auto theft rings that use U.S. 
ports to export stolen cars to other countries; James (No. 21) that 
moves funds from the Office of the Secretary to the Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements fund under the Coast Guard for the 
purpose of acquiring a new United States Coast Guard

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(USCG) Great Lakes Icebreaker and protecting the $4 billion Great Lakes 
maritime economy; Kim (CA) (No. 22) that increases and decreases 
funding by $5 million to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
submit a comprehensive strategy of the current security risks present 
along the southern border, including relating to deficiencies along the 
physical border, aerial and maritime vulnerabilities, and the presence 
of illegal tunneling; LaLota (No. 23) that increases and decreases 
funding for the Coast Guard by $10 million to improve recruitment and 
retention efforts; LaLota (No. 24) that increases and Decreases funding 
for the Coast Guard by $10 million to emphasize the need to 
expeditiously repair and upgrade infrastructure, such as HVAC systems 
and security, at Coast Guard Stations; LaLota (No. 25) that increases 
and decreases funding for the Transportation Security Administration by 
$35 million to emphasize the need to procure new aviation security 
checkpoint technology, such 30 as Computed Tomography (CT) and 
Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) systems, at a faster rate to 
keep up with emerging threats; Levin (No. 26) that reinforces the 
importance of including strong funding for U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to prioritize hiring additional personnel; Levin (No. 27) 
that reinforces the importance of including strong funding for Non-
Intrusive Inspection (NII) technology; McCaul (No. 28) that increases 
and decreases funding to highlight the need for the Veterinary 
Emergency Teams (VETs), as authorized in P.L 115254 sec 1218, 
throughout the country to support FEMA's response and recovery efforts 
in coordinating veterinary-specific planning, training, and recovery 
efforts to deploy to disasters and provide crucial veterinary care; 
Molinaro (No. 31) that increases funding for FEMA by $5 million to 
assist those with disabilities during emergencies and takes from the 
Office of the Secretary; Moylan (No. 33) that increases and decreases 
the Coast Guard, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account 
to emphasize the importance of incoming vessels to the Indo-Pacific, 
including Fast Response Cutters; Moylan (No. 34) that increases and 
decreases the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Procurement, 
Construction, and Improvements, account to emphasize the importance of 
ongoing FEMA reconstruction efforts and their timelines for completion; 
Moylan (No. 35) that increases and decreases the Transportation 
Security Agency, Procurement, Construction, and Improvements, account 
to emphasize Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency's need for TSA 
assistance; Moylan (No. 36) that increases and decreases the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Procurement, Construction, and 
Improvements, account to emphasize Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency's 
need for CBP assistance; Norman (No. 40) that increases and decreases 
Customs and Border Patrol funding emphasize the need for CBP to report 
to Congress on results from DHS's April 2024 enhanced strategy to 
combat illicit trade and level the playing field for the American 
textile industry; Norman (No. 41) that increases and decreases Customs 
and Border Patrol funding to emphasize the need for CBP to report to 
Congress on its de minimis data pilot programs, the Section 321 Data 
Pilot and the Entry Type 86 Test; Pascrell (No. 47) that increases 
Assistance to Firefighter Grants by $7.5 million and Staffing for 
Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants by $7.5 million; Peters 
(No. 49) that increases and decreases the executive management for 
operations and support's budget to highlight the effects of cross-
border sewage flows on Border Patrol operations in the San Diego 
region; Radewagen (No. 51) that seeks an increase of $1,650,000 to 
Coast Guard, Operations and Support, to fund the Indo-Pacific Planning 
and Communications project that would fund fleet liaisons, a regional 
public affairs team, and country clearance team, all of which are 
necessary to support increased Coast Guard presence in the region; 
Wagner (No. 60) that increases funding for ICE child labor law 
enforcement by $4 million, offset with a reduction to the Management 
Directorate Operations and Support account; Wagner (No. 61) that 
increases funding for the ICE Human Exploitation Rescue Operative 
(HERO) Child-Rescue Corps by $2 million, offset with a reduction to the 
Management Directorate Operations and Support account;   
  Pages H4182-83
  Armstrong amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that defunds the implementation of COVID-19 era guidance reducing the 
hours of operation for CBP at certain Northern Border Ports of Entry to 
respond to a massive increase in border encounters and non-marijuana 
drug seizures in North Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota, and Western New York 
between FY21 and FY23, with adequate staffing and hours of operation to 
support interdiction and enforcement efforts at Northern Ports of 
Entry;                                                   
Pages H4183-84
  Biggs amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits the use of funds to implement the DHS rule titled ``Public 
Charge Ground of Inadmissibility'';                      
Pages H4185-86
  Cammack amendment (No. 9 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that 
has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the 
economy of $100 million or more;                         
Pages H4186-88
  Feenstra amendment (No. 12 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that increases and decreases the

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Secretary's operations budget by $1 million to call for the Department 
of Homeland Security, and its subsidiary agencies, to put all funds 
seized at the Southern border from transnational drug cartels to 
construction of the Southern border wall;                    
Page H4189
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 19 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that prohibits funding for DHS to partner with the State Department to 
establish Safe Mobility Offices;                         
Pages H4191-92
  McCormick amendment (No. 29 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that prohibits any funds made available by this Act from being used to 
dismantle, demolish, remove, or damage, barriers placed by State 
governments along the U.S.-Mexico border;                
Pages H4193-94
  Molinaro amendment (No. 30 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that increases funding for ICE by $5 million and takes from the Office 
of the Secretary;                                        
Pages H4194-95
  Moore (AL) amendment (No. 32 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that increases and decreases TSA's Operations and Support account to 
highlight opposition of further deployment of facial recognition 
technology for domestic travel at TSA checkpoints;           
Page H4195
  Mullin amendment (No. 37 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
decreases $18,168,000 from the Management Directorate operations and 
support and increases $18,168,000 for FEMA operations and support for 
the National Urban Search & Rescue Response System;      
Pages H4195-96
  Norman amendment (No. 38 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding for the purchase of electric vehicles; 
                                                         Pages H4196-97
  Norman amendment (No. 39 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding for TSA's Inclusion Action Plan;       
Pages H4197-98
  Ogles amendment (No. 42 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
reduces funds for the Office of the Secretary by $10 million and 
transfers funds to the spending reduction account;           
Page H4198
  Ogles amendment (No. 44 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds from use to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate; 
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  Ogles amendment (No. 46 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds to develop or implement any Department of Homeland 
Security Environmental Justice Strategy;                 
Pages H4200-01
  Gottheimer amendment (No. 48 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that increases Nonprofit Security Grant Program by $30 million; 
                                                         Pages H4201-02
  Roy amendment (No. 50 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds from being used to implement Remain-in-Texas policies; 
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  Roy amendment (No. 55 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds in this act from being used to carry out Biden 
Executive Order 13990 (relating to Protecting Public Health and the 
Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis), 
Executive Order 14008 (relating to Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home 
and Abroad), Section 6 of Executive Order 14013 (relating to Rebuilding 
and Enhancing Programs To Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact 
of Climate Change on Migration), Executive Order 14030 (relating to 
Climate Related Financial Risk), and Executive Order 14057 (relating to 
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal 
Sustainability);                                         
Pages H4204-05
  Amodei amendment (No. 56 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
reduces the salary of Nejwa Ali, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services Adjudication Officer, to $1;                        
Page H4205
  Biggs amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding to be used for the salary of the DHS Secretary, 
Alejandro Mayorkas (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 173 noes, Roll 
No. 285);                                      
Pages H4184-85, H4208-09
  Ogles amendment (No. 43 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce 
Executive Order 14019, except sections 7, 8, and 10 (by a recorded vote 
of 207 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 289);           
Pages H4198-99, H4211
  Ogles amendment (No. 45 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds to administer, implement, or enforce the Memorandum on 
the Deferred Enforced Departure for Certain Palestinians, issued by the 
President on February 14, 2024 (by a recorded vote of 204 ayes to 203 
noes, Roll No. 291); earlier, votes of the Delegates and Resident 
Commissioner were decisive on the previous vote (by a recorded vote of 
206 ayes to 208 noes, Roll No. 290) and a separate vote in the House 
was required; and                           
Pages H4199-H4200, H4211-13
  Steube amendment (No. 57 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits any funds from being spent to compensate the Department of 
Veteran Affairs for processing medical claims on behalf of individuals 
detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (by a recorded vote of 
235 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 294).           
Pages H4205-06, H4214-15
Rejected:
  Robert Garcia (CA) amendment (No. 14 printed in part C of H. Rept. 
118-551) that sought to cut the $600 million for the Border Wall and 
the $100 million plus-up for ICE transportation and reallocates this 
$700 million to FEMA for states, cities, and non-profits to provide 
immigrant shelter and services;                          
Pages H4189-91

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  Clyde amendment (No. 11 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
sought to maintain FY24 enacted funding for CISA (by a recorded vote of 
94 ayes to 302 noes, Roll No. 286);               
Pages H4188-89, H4209
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 18 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that sought to use the Holman Rule to reduce the salary of Secretary 
Mayorkas to $1 (by a recorded vote of 200 ayes to 208 noes with one 
answering ``present'', Roll No. 287);             
Pages H4191, H4209-10
  Grothman amendment (No. 20 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that sought to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being 
used for the parole program entitled ``Processes for Cubans, Haitians, 
Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans'' (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 218 
noes, Roll No. 288);                           
Pages H4192-93, H4210-11
  Rosendale amendment (No. 53 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that sought to prohibit funding from the Act to be used to carry out 
the Department of Homeland Security's memorandum titled ``Worksite 
Enforcement: The Strategy to Protect the American Labor Market, the 
Conditions of the American Worksite, and the Dignity of the 
Individual'' (by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 
292);                                          
Pages H4202-03, H4213-14
  Roy amendment (No. 54 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
sought to prohibit funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
this Act may be made available to carry out, enforce, or implement the 
process entitled, ``Process to Promote the Unity and Stability of 
Families'', announced by the Department of Homeland Security on June 
18, 2024 (by a recorded vote of 193 ayes to 216 noes, Roll No. 293); 
                                                  Pages H4203-04, H4214
  Tiffany amendment (No. 58 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
sought to prohibit the use of funds to extend ``Temporary Protected 
Status'' to any national of El Salvador (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes 
to 222 noes, Roll No. 295); and                
Pages H4206-07, H4215-16
  Tiffany amendment (No. 59 printed in part C of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
sought to prohibit the use of funds to extend ``Temporary Protected 
Status'' to any national of Honduras (by a recorded vote of 191 ayes to 
222 noes, Roll No. 296).                          
Pages H4207-08, H4216
  H. Res. 1316, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8774), (H.R. 8771), and (H.R. 8752) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 207 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 284, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 152 nays, Roll No. 283. 
                                                  Pages H4157-66, H4167
Committee Election: The House agreed to H. Res. 1322, electing a Member 
to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--Communication: Read a 
letter from Chairman Graves wherein he transmitted copies of ten 
resolutions included in the General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Programs. The resolutions were adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 26, 2024. 
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  Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2025: The House considered H.R. 8771, making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. 
Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, June 27th. 
                                                      Pages H4262-H4319
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-39 shall be 
considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
                                                         Pages H4171-82
Agreed to:
Diaz-Balart en bloc amendment No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-559: Burgess (No. 7) on 
page 206, line 11 of the underlying bill, strike ``60 percent'' and 
insert ``80 percent''; Connolly (No. 10) that increases and decreases 
funding by $5 million to support civil society in Tunisia and express 
concern for Tunisia's authoritarian trajectory and an intensified 
crackdown against political opponents which has dissolved parliament, 
annulled the existing constitution, and disbanded the independent 
judicial system; Connolly (No. 11) that increases and decreases funding 
by $10 million to support the Georgian people in their future Euro-
Atlantic aspirations, based on democratic institutions, the rule of 
law, accountability for those who engage in corruption, an independent 
and impartial judiciary, and opposition to the `Foreign Agents Law'; 
Foster (No. 12) that increases and decreases funding by $10 million for 
Diplomatic Programs to support the Key Verification Assets Fund, which 
promotes the development of new technologies to enhance verification of 
existing and future arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament 
agreements; Issa (No. 25) that decreases and increases the funding for 
USAGM to contradict agency messaging at Voice of America that budget 
cuts in FY24 and FY25 are due to the budget environment and not, in 
part, to performance and a lack of adherence to the Charter (including 
staff discipline issues and an unwillingness to call Hamas members 
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Jackson Lee (No. 26) that increases by $1,000,000 and decreases by 
$1,000,000 to combat the trafficking of endangered species; Jackson Lee 
(No. 27) that increases and decreases funding by $1,000,000 for the 
Global Health Programs account to highlight and support the fight 
against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation; James (No. 28) that 
increases the Prevention and Stabilization Fund (which funds the Global 
Fragility Act) by $15 million to counter Wagner's growth through the 
Sahel; Keating (No. 29) that increases and decreases funding by 
$30,000,000 for the Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia 
account to support Belarusian civil society and ensure accountability 
for the Lukashenka regime; LaLota (No. 30) that increases and decreases 
funding by $1 million for the Diplomatic Programs Account, which funds 
the Office of Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, to strengthen efforts 
to bring American citizens wrongfully detained in China home; Lawler 
(No. 31) that increases and decreases funding by $1 million the 
Diplomatic Programs account, which funds the Office of Economic 
Sanctions Policy and Implementation, to direct funding toward 
implementing SHIP Act sanctions; Lawler (No. 33) that increases and 
decreases funding by $1 million for the International Military 
Education and Training (IMET) account to direct funding toward 
programming in Moldova; Lawler (No. 34) that increases and decreases 
funding by $30 million for the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) account 
to direct FMF funding and European Recapitalization Incentive Program 
(ERIP) funding toward Moldova; Miller-Meeks (No. 41) that increases and 
decreases funding by $1,000,000 to express support for nationals of 
Afghanistan who meet the requirements for admission to the United 
States and have aided the U.S. mission in Afghanistan during the past 
20 years; Molinaro (No. 42) that increases the funding made available 
for food security and agricultural development programs by $5 million; 
Molinaro (No. 43) that transfers $5 million to increase Consular and 
Border Security Programs to expedite passport processing, hire 
additional personnel, and cut down on wait times; Moore (No. 44) (WI) 
that increases funding by $1 million for U.S. global efforts to combat 
female genital mutilation; Moylan (No. 46) that increases and decreases 
funding by $5 million for the Department of State, International 
Military Education and Training account to emphasize the importance of 
Joint Combined Bilateral Exercise Programs and partner nations in the 
Indo-Pacific; Ogles (No. 51) that transfers $2.7 million from the Peace 
Corps appropriation, and provides that funding to the Peace Corps 
Office of the Inspector General; Ogles (No. 52) that increases Foreign 
Military Financing (FMF) program funding for Taiwan by $10 million; 
Ogles (No. 53) that prohibits the use of funds from being used to 
display maps that inaccurately depict the occupied country of Tibet as 
part of the People's Republic of China; Pfluger (No. 55) that increases 
and decreases funding by $1 million to require the Department of State, 
in consultation with the Department of Defense, NTIA, and Federal 
Communications Commission, to provide a report within 90 days of 
enactment to the Committees on Appropriations, Energy & Commerce, Armed 
Services, and Foreign Affairs on the preparatory process and strategy 
for advocating for international positions at the 2027 World 
Radiocommunications Conference (WRC); Schweikert (No. 58) that 
transfers $1 million in funding to bolster the National Human 
Trafficking Victim Assistance Program to focus efforts on child 
exploitation and child sacrifice; Steil (No. 60) that increases and 
decreases funding by $1 million for the International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement account to direct funding to stem the flow of fentanyl 
coming into the United States; Thompson (PA) (No. 65) that increases 
and decreases funding by $500,000 to emphasize support for the 
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program; Tiffany (No. 66) that 
prohibits the funds from this Act from being used in contravention of 
Section 221 of Public Law 103-416, which calls for the President of 
Taiwan and other high-ranking officials from Taiwan to be admitted to 
the United States at any time to discuss trade, national security, 
nuclear proliferation, environmental protection and other bilateral 
issues; Titus (No. 69) that increases and decreases funding by $30 
million for the Complex Crises Fund to support the goals of the Global 
Fragility Act of 2019; Vasquez (No. 70) that increases and decreases 
funding by $5,000,000 to prioritize hiring additional personnel to 
address passport backlogs; Waltz (No. 71) that inserts language to 
highlight Iran's domination and subversion of Iraq's top legal body; 
Wilson (SC) (No. 73) that increases and decreases funding by $15 
million to ESF funds at USAID to express the congressional intent that 
$15 million in ESF funding go to the White Helmets in Syria to save the 
lives of the victims of Assad regime, Russian, Iranian and Hezbollah 
attacks and help prevent refugee flows by helping Syrians stay in their 
homes; and Wilson (SC) (No. 74) that requires stabilization funding 
required in the bill be provided to Northwest Syria as well to counter 
Al-Qaeda, Russia, Iranian backed militias, Hezbollah and the Assad 
regime;                                                  
  Pages H4297-99
  Burchett amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media;      
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  Burchett amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits the funding of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate; 
                                                         Pages H4302-03
  Burlison amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding for the World Economic Forum;          
Pages H4303-04
  Issa amendment (No. 23 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funding for documents, statements, or other communications 
that refers to the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by 
the title of ``President'';                              
Pages H4312-14
  Issa amendment (No. 24 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
prohibits funds appropriated by this Act from being made available to 
support the implementation or negotiations toward an extension of the 
Scientific and Technological Cooperation Protocol Between the United 
States of America and China; and                         
Pages H4314-15
  Lawler amendment (No. 32 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
increases funding for the Peace Corps account by $20 million to match 
the FY24 enacted level and decreases funding for the Office of the 
Secretary of State, through the Diplomatic Programs account, by $20 
million.                                                 
Pages H4315-16
Proceedings Postponed:
  Brecheen amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to reduce funding for educational and cultural exchange programs 
to FY2019 levels;                                            
Page H4299
  Brecheen amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to reduce funding for the Global Environment Facility by 
$139,575,000;                                         
Pages H4299-H4300
  Brecheen amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to reduce funding for the U.S. Institute of Peace to FY2019 
enacted levels;                                          
Pages H4300-01
  Burchett amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to reduce the salary of the Special Assistant to the Director of 
Programming at Voice of America to $1;                   
Pages H4301-02
  Burchett amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds from being used to finalize any rule or 
regulation that has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual 
effect on the economy of $100 million or more;               
Page H4304
  Gosar amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds for the TechCamp public diplomacy program of 
the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs;            
Pages H4304-05
  Gosar amendment (No. 14 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds to approve of Foreign Military Sales to 
Ukraine;                                                 
Pages H4305-06
  Gosar amendment (No. 15 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds for the Bilateral Security Agreement Between 
the United States of America and Ukraine;                
Pages H4306-07
  Gosar amendment (No. 16 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds for the Special Representative for Ukraine's 
Economic Recovery;                                           
Page H4307
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 18 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Samantha Power, Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, to $1; 
                                                         Pages H4307-08
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that seeks to prohibit funding for Ukraine;              
Pages H4308-09
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 20 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that seeks to prohibit funding for USAID;                
Pages H4309-10
  Hageman amendment (No. 21 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds for the Food and Agriculture Organization; 
                                                         Pages H4310-11
  Hageman amendment (No. 22 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funding for the International Organization for 
Migration's activities in the Western Hemisphere;        
Pages H4311-12
  Mace amendment (No. 35 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to prohibit funds made available by this Act from being 
obligated, expended, or otherwise made available to the United Nations 
High Commissioner for Refugees;                          
Pages H4316-17
  Mace amendment (No. 36 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) that 
seeks to reduce Migration and Refugee Assistance funding by $500 
million and increases International Narcotics Control and Law 
Enforcement funding by $500 million; and                 
Pages H4317-18
  Moskowitz amendment (No. 45 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-551) 
that seeks to prohibit funds appropriated by this act to be made 
available for the State Department to cite statistics obtained from the 
Gaza Health Ministry.                                    
Pages H4318-19
  H. Res. 1316, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 
8774), (H.R. 8771), and (H.R. 8752) was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 207 yeas to 201 nays, Roll No. 284, after the previous question was 
ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 188 yeas to 152 nays, Roll No. 283. 
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Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and twelve recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4165-66, 
H4167, H4208-09, H4209, H4210, H4210-11, H4211, H4212, H4212-13, H4213, 
H4214, H4214-15, H4215, and H4216.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. 8752--Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025. Complete consideration 
of H.R. 8771--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2025.