House Debate on House Resolution 1017 and H.R. 7120, June 25, 2020 — Congressional Record
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated June 25, 2020, beginning at page H2430. After one-minute tributes to a girl marking her 10th birthday during the pandemic, Colonel Brian Laidlaw of Tyndall Air Force Base and Dr. Leslie Lamar Wilkes, Jr. of Savannah, Mr. Hastings calls up House Resolution 1017, which provides for consideration of H.R. 51, H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90, and which changes dates in House Resolution 967 to July 31, 2020. He says the pandemic has taken the lives of over 121,000 Americans. The page then prints a roll call listing 180 nays, a bill ordered engrossed and passed, a recess, and Mr. Nadler calling up H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020.
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H2430 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 25, 2020
Please join me in congratulating Dr. He used every area of his life to help H. RES. 1017
Richard Michel on his lifelong career others, including his patients, commu- Providing for consideration of the bill
as a doctor, mayor, cattle rancher, and nity, fellow church members, friends, (H.R. 51) to provide for the admission of the
airman. family, and his country. State of Washington, D.C. into the Union;
His family, friends, and all those im- providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.
f
pacted by him will be in my thoughts 1425) to amend the Patient Protection and
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BELLA Affordable Care Act to provide for a Improve
and prayers during this most difficult Health Insurance Affordability Fund to pro-
(Mr. OLSON asked and was given per- time. vide for certain reinsurance payments to
mission to address the House for 1 f lower premiums in the individual health in-
minute and to revise and extend his re- surance market; providing for consideration
marks.) RECOGNIZING COLONEL BRIAN of the bill (H.R. 5332) to amend the Fair
Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, 2020 was a LAIDLAW Credit Reporting Act to ensure that con-
big year for a young lady who lives six (Mr. DUNN asked and was given per- sumer reporting agencies are providing fair
houses from me. Her name is Isabella mission to address the House for 1 and accurate information reporting in con-
Johnson, Bella, to friends. minute and to revise and extend his re- sumer reports, and for other purposes; pro-
Bella had a special birthday in April. marks.) viding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7120)
She was going to be 10 years old, but to hold law enforcement accountable for
Mr. DUNN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
misconduct in court, improve transparency
her plans for her 10th birthday changed to recognize an exceptional Air Force through data collection, and reform police
dramatically when her school closed leader for his outstanding service. training and policies; providing for consider-
because of the COVID–19 pandemic cri- Colonel Brian Laidlaw is the com- ation of the bill (H.R. 7301) to prevent evic-
sis. mander of the 325th Fighter Wing at tions, foreclosures, and unsafe housing con-
Now, her birthday may have only Tyndall Air Force Base. ditions resulting from the COVID-19 pan-
been with a few friends at her home— In 2018, as Hurricane Michael de- demic, and for other purposes; providing for
Bella is okay with that—but her mom, scended on us, Colonel Laidlaw accom- consideration of the joint resolution (H.J.
Juli; dad, Andy; family; and friends plished the evacuation of Tyndall Air Res. 90) providing for congressional dis-
approval under chapter 8 of title 5, United
would not let that suffice. They would Force Base in just 22 hours. His deci- States Code, of the rule submitted by the Of-
not let COVID–19 mar Bella’s special sive leadership saved over 11,000 air- fice of the Comptroller of the Currency relat-
day. men, their families, and over $21 billion ing to ‘‘Community Reinvestment Act Regu-
So around 5 o’clock on April 20, they in Air Force assets. lations’’; and for other purposes.
started lining up on the street outside After the storm, Colonel Laidlaw per- Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso-
of my house. Then the signs came out, sonally forged the ‘‘base of the future’’ lution it shall be in order to consider in the
the horns started honking, and a pa- vision for rebuilding Tyndall to the House the bill (H.R. 51) to provide for the ad-
rade of 30 cars crawled by Bella’s President of the United States. For his mission of the State of Washington, D.C.
house. into the Union. All points of order against
outstanding leadership, the Air Force
Bella was full of joy, as you can see. consideration of the bill are waived. An
Association awarded him the Water- amendment in the nature of a substitute
Happy, happy, happy 10th birthday, man Award for the single most signifi- consisting of the text of Rules Committee
Bella. We all love you. cant contribution to the Air Force dur- Print 116-55, modified by the amendment
f ing the past year. printed in part A of the report of the Com-
HONORING LESLIE LAMAR Colonel Laidlaw reflects the highest mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
standards of leadership and conduct tion, shall be considered as adopted. The bill,
WILKES, JR., MD
and is a credit to the United States as amended, shall be considered as read. All
(Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and military. I wish him and his family the points of order against provisions in the bill,
was given permission to address the best of luck as they proceed to their as amended, are waived. The previous ques-
House for 1 minute and to revise and tion shall be considered as ordered on the
next assignment. bill, as amended, and on any further amend-
extend his remarks.)
Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- f ment thereto, to final passage without inter-
vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate
er, I rise today to remember and honor b 1015
equally divided and controlled by the chair
the life of Dr. Leslie Lamar Wilkes, Jr., PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION and ranking minority member of the Com-
who went to be with the Lord on April OF H.R. 51, WASHINGTON, D.C. mittee on Oversight and Reform; and (2) one
4. ADMISSION ACT; PROVIDING FOR motion to recommit with or without instruc-
Les and I attended church together tions.
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1425,
at Wesley Monumental United Meth- SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it
STATE HEALTH CARE PREMIUM shall be in order to consider in the House the
odist Church in Savannah, Georgia,
REDUCTION ACT; PROVIDING bill (H.R. 1425) to amend the Patient Protec-
and he was always a devoted member
FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. tion and Affordable Care Act to provide for a
who took every opportunity he could
5332, PROTECTING YOUR CREDIT Improve Health Insurance Affordability
to serve for over 40 years.
He was born and raised in Georgia SCORE ACT OF 2019; PROVIDING Fund to provide for certain reinsurance pay-
FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. ments to lower premiums in the individual
and eventually received his MD degree health insurance market. All points of order
from the Medical College of Georgia in 7120, GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN
POLICING ACT OF 2020; PRO- against consideration of the bill are waived.
1965, before becoming a surgeon for the In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a
U.S. Navy. VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF substitute recommended by the Committee
Dr. Wilkes was an amazing person H.R. 7301, EMERGENCY HOUSING on Energy and Commerce now printed in the
with a true passion for the medical PROTECTIONS AND RELIEF ACT bill, an amendment in the nature of a sub-
field, being one of the first surgeons in OF 2020; PROVIDING FOR CONSID- stitute consisting of the text of Rules Com-
Georgia to perform arthroscopic knee ERATION OF H.J. RES. 90, PRO- mittee Print 116–56, modified by the amend-
VIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL ment printed in part B of the report of the
surgery and, all in all, performed about Committee on Rules accompanying this res-
15,000 operations. DISAPPROVAL OF RULE SUB-
MITTED BY OFFICE OF THE olution, shall be considered as adopted. The
He received numerous accolades bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
throughout his life, including the Sa- COMPTROLLER OF THE CUR- All points of order against provisions in the
vannah’s Best Doctor Award numerous RENCY RELATING TO ‘‘COMMU- bill, as amended, are waived. The previous
times, and the Georgia Medical Society NITY REINVESTMENT ACT REGU- question shall be considered as ordered on
awarded him the Health Care Hero LATIONS’’; AND FOR OTHER PUR- the bill, as amended, and on any further
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Award in 2010 as well as the Lifetime POSES amendment thereto, to final passage without
intervening motion except: (1) three hours of
Achievement Award in 2012. He was ac- Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, by di-
debate equally divided among and controlled
tive in various medical organizations rection of the Committee on Rules, I by the respective chairs and ranking minor-
as well as community service organiza- call up House Resolution 1017 and ask ity members of the Committees on Edu-
tions, like the Savannah Rotary Club. for its immediate consideration. cation and Labor, Energy and Commerce,
Dr. Wilkes embodied what it means The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- and Ways and Means; and (2) one motion to
to be a steadfast and humble servant. lows: recommit with or without instructions.
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SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it SEC. 7. The provisions of section 125(c) of For H.R. 7301, the rule provides 1
shall be in order to consider in the House the the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall hour of debate equally divided and con-
bill (H.R. 5332) to amend the Fair Credit Re- not apply during the remainder of the One trolled by the chair and ranking minor-
porting Act to ensure that consumer report- Hundred Sixteenth Congress.
ing agencies are providing fair and accurate
ity member of the Committee on Fi-
SEC. 8. House Resolution 967, agreed to
information reporting in consumer reports, May 15, 2020, is amended— nancial Services.
and for other purposes. All points of order (1) in section 4, by striking ‘‘July 21, 2020’’ For H.J. Res. 90, the rule provides 1
against consideration of the bill are waived. and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2020’’; hour of debate equally divided and con-
The amendment in the nature of a substitute (2) in section 11, by striking ‘‘calendar day trolled by the chair and ranking minor-
recommended by the Committee on Finan- of July 19, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘legislative ity member of the Committee on Fi-
cial Services now printed in the bill, modi- day of July 31, 2020’’; and nancial Services. The rule provides one
fied by the amendment printed in part C of (3) in section 12, by striking ‘‘July 21, 2020’’ motion to recommit for each measure.
the report of the Committee on Rules accom- and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2020’’. Lastly, the rule provides that the
panying this resolution, shall be considered
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- provisions of section 125(c) of the Uru-
as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be
considered as read. All points of order tleman from Florida is recognized for 1 guay Round Agreements Act shall not
against provisions in the bill, as amended, hour. apply for the remainder of the Con-
are waived. The previous question shall be Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, for the gress, and extends recess instructions,
considered as ordered on the bill, as amend- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- suspension authority, and same-day
ed, and on any further amendment thereto, tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman authority all through the legislative
to final passage without intervening motion from Georgia (Mr. WOODALL), my day of July 31, 2020.
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided friend, pending which I yield myself Mr. Speaker, we come together today
and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- still struggling in the long shadow of a
nority member of the Committee on Finan-
such time as I may consume.
cial Services; and (2) one motion to recom- Mr. Speaker, none of us know what pandemic that has taken the lives of
mit with or without instructions. the future holds, but my friend from over 121,000 Americans. With no end in
SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it Georgia has indicated that he is not sight, and—even in my judgment—less
shall be in order to consider in the House the going to return after this session. He leadership from the White House than
bill (H.R. 7120) to hold law enforcement ac- and I serve actively on the Rules Com- the last time we were together, we
countable for misconduct in court, improve mittee and have gotten to know each again see cases of COVID–19 spiking
transparency through data collection, and across the country and in my beloved
reform police training and policies. All other and share moments of frivolity,
as well as serious debate. I am going to State of Florida. If ever there was a
points of order against consideration of the
bill are waived. The amendment in the na- miss him. I don’t know whether he and time when an occupant of the White
ture of a substitute recommended by the I will be in debate on another rule be- House has so abjectly failed to meet
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in cause we have a rotational system up the moment to lead us to a safer,
the bill, modified by the amendment printed there, but just in case, I wish him well healthier, and better future, this is it.
in part D of the report of the Committee on in his endeavors in the future. We must never forget one simple
Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be truth: It never had to be this way.
Mr. Speaker, during consideration of
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, Countless Americans never had to lose
shall be considered as read. All points of this resolution, all time yielded is for
purposes of debate only. a father, a mother, brothers, sisters,
order against provisions in the bill, as
grandparents, or dear friends—or even
amended, are waived. The previous question GENERAL LEAVE
shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as young ones.
Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I ask In the long shadow cast by the ongo-
amended, and on any further amendment unanimous consent that all Members
thereto, to final passage without intervening ing devastation wrought by a pandemic
be given 5 legislative days to revise and that has so overwhelmingly affected
motion except: (1) four hours of debate equal-
ly divided and controlled by the chair and
extend their remarks. communities of color, we are wit-
ranking minority member of the Committee The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there nessing again and again, day in and
on the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to re- objection to the request of the gen- day out, the images of Black people
commit with or without instructions. tleman from Florida? being brutalized by officers who have
SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it There was no objection.
shall be in order to consider in the House the taken an oath to serve and protect. Let
Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, on
bill (H.R. 7301) to prevent evictions, fore- me make it very clear: I have friends
Wednesday, the Rules Committee met
closures, and unsafe housing conditions re- that are police officers. All police offi-
for 71⁄2 hours and reported a rule, House
sulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, and for cers are not brutal. All police officers
other purposes. All points of order against
Resolution 1017, providing for consider-
do not conduct themselves the way
consideration of the bill are waived. The bill ation of six measures, each under a
that we have seen some conduct them-
shall be considered as read. All points of closed rule.
selves.
order against provisions in the bill are For H.R. 51, the rule provides 1 hour
My friends, the question is a fair one:
waived. The previous question shall be con- of debate equally divided and con- How much of this do you expect us to
sidered as ordered on the bill and on any trolled by the chair and ranking minor-
amendment thereto to final passage without
take?
ity member of the Committee on Over- How much of this would you take?
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of sight and Reform and self-executes a
debate equally divided and controlled by the How much would you allow your chil-
manager’s amendment. dren and grandchildren to take?
chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Financial Services; and (2) For H.R. 1425, the rule provides 3 Reflect on that, please.
one motion to recommit. hours of debate equally divided among Now, I imagine many of my friends
SEC. 6. Upon adoption of this resolution it and controlled by the chairs and rank- on the other side of the aisle—I heard
shall be in order to consider in the House the ing minority members of the Com- some of it yesterday—are going to say
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 90) providing for mittee on Education and Labor, Com- that the George Floyd Justice in Polic-
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of mittee on Energy and Commerce, and ing bill ‘‘doesn’t do this’’ and ‘‘it could
title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub- Committee on Ways and Means, and do that.’’ Simply because this bill may
mitted by the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency relating to ‘‘Community Rein-
self-executes a manager’s amendment. not be the reflection of the perfect vi-
vestment Act Regulations’’. All points of Mr. Speaker, for H.R. 5332, the rule sion of all Members of this body, does
order against consideration of the joint reso- provides 1 hour of debate equally di- not mean it is therefore unworthy of
lution are waived. The joint resolution shall vided and controlled by the chair and the support of Members of this body.
be considered as read. All points of order ranking minority member of the Com- Currently, in this place, the George
against provisions in the joint resolution are mittee on Financial Services, and self- Floyd Justice in Policing Act is worthy
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waived. The previous question shall be con- executes a manager’s amendment. of every Member’s support.
sidered as ordered on the joint resolution For H.R. 7120, the rule provides 4 Mr. Speaker, there is another issue
and on any amendment thereto to final pas-
hours of debate equally divided and at the heart of achieving racial justice
sage without intervening motion except: (1)
one hour of debate equally divided and con- controlled by the chair and ranking in this country. At the heart of ensur-
trolled by the chair and ranking minority minority member of the Committee on ing that all American citizens know
member of the Committee on Financial the Judiciary and self-executes a man- the liberty the Founders wrote of, and
Services; and (2) one motion to recommit. ager’s amendment. that is the cause of D.C. statehood.
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H2432 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 25, 2020
The District is overwhelmingly one in this tenure and having been the ben- these bills out of the House today. All
of people of color, and the residents eficiary of his mentorship over these 10 of us who ran seeking solutions, as op-
have, for years, vociferously, with over years in Congress has been one of the posed to seeking statements, are going
80 percent voting in the affirmative, best decisions that I have made. I am to be disappointed by this process.
called for D.C. statehood. grateful to him for doing that. Mr. Speaker, my friend from Florida
Over 700,000 Americans live in Wash- Mr. Speaker, we have six bills talked about things that were worthy
ington, D.C. They pay Federal taxes, wrapped up in this rule today. I have of this institution. I recognize the ef-
but do not have a say in this Chamber the 30 minutes that the gentleman forts that have gone into crafting this
or the upper Chamber on how those from Florida yielded me. That gives me legislation. From the Delegate from
dollars are spent. Residents of the Dis- 5 minutes to talk about racial justice, the District of Columbia, ELEANOR
trict register for, and are subject to, 5 minutes to talk about adding a new HOLMES NORTON, and the work she has
the draft but have no voice in this State to the Union, 5 minutes to talk done on D.C. statehood over the years,
Chamber as to whether we should de- about reassigning a half a trillion dol- to the leadership of KAREN BASS and
clare war. lars in healthcare spending from one the Congressional Black Caucus on
Indeed, the District has sent 200,000 pot to another, and on and on. putting together a criminal justice po-
brave men and women to fight for the We are not going to be able to have lice reform bill, the effort that has
ideals and benefits of a democracy they that conversation today, and I under- gone into here is unquestioned. It has
are denied here at home—2,000 of those stand that, because this is our first day been done with all the best of inten-
gave the ultimate sacrifice, and we will back in the month of June. This is the tions.
never forget them. first voting day the United States Con- It is the partnership that has been
gress has had in the month of June. So, lacking, and it is my great hope—be-
b 1030 cause I know what we do today is not
we have a lot of things to do.
It really is a tribute to ELEANOR By separating these bills up into dif- going to be the end of any of these
HOLMES NORTON that she has continued ferent rules, the Members all know processes; it is only going to be the be-
this fight on behalf of her constituents. that means having to come back down ginning. We cannot reach the Presi-
The Supreme Court and the Federal here for another round of votes. So I dent’s desk and a signature and the law
bench in general render judgment after don’t fault the Rules Committee, as I of the land that we all seek by ignoring
judgment that limit or expand the sometimes might, for stuffing so many one another. We can only do it by en-
rights of D.C. residents, yet they are things into this provision. gaging one another.
denied the right to elect the Senators But I will say, Mr. Speaker, that I I do believe that this process is not
who will confirm all these judges. Oth- am surprised that we are back, in all worthy of the institution because, by
ers will make the argument more fully the crises and concerns that the gen- definition, it leaves out hundreds of
today. They will note the constitu- tleman from Florida reflected on, for Members and millions of Americans
tional, legal, and moral evidence that our first voting day in June. The bills who want to participate in this.
clearly and convincingly makes the I am encouraged, as we talked
we have before us are bills that, if they
case for statehood. through this in the Rules Committee,
moved through committee at all,
But I would be remiss to let go un- certainly, as we talked about our dif-
moved through with absolutely no Re-
said the following, having gone to ferences, we learned a whole lot about
publican amendments accepted, and
school in the District of Columbia at things that we have in common, not
then the Rules Committee made abso-
Howard University, from being the just on criminal justice reform, not
lutely no Republican amendments even
birthplace of Duke Ellington, the just on D.C. statehood, not just on
available for consideration here on the
hotspot of jazz innovation for decades, healthcare, but across the board, places
floor. where we can come together and make
Chuck Brown and go-go music, to the The crises the gentleman from Flor-
District’s role in the civil rights move- a difference for those constituents that
ida recognized are real. The solutions
ment, going way back with some to we serve.
to those crises are generally found in I tell my colleagues, please vote ‘‘no’’
Cecilia’s and Faces, to Ben’s Chili Bowl partnership and consensus, and we find on the rule today because we have a
and the Florida Avenue Grill, let us none of that in the underlying rule chance to go back and do these in part-
mute D.C. no more. Let us be about the today. nership right now. But should these
business of expanding liberty today and For that reason, I am going to ask bills pass the House today, we will still
pass H.R. 51. my colleagues to defeat the rule. It is have a partnership opportunity coming
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of not a reflection on the merits of the forward.
my time. underlying issues. The merits of the I hope that folks will not harden
Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield issues are real. But the opportunity to their positions today, having gone
myself such time as I may consume. I solve those issues comes with passing through a partisan beginning. We all
want to thank the gentleman from legislation, not just in the House, but seek successful conclusions. Those will
Florida, not just for yielding the time, also through the Senate, having the only be done together.
but for his friendship over these 10 President’s signature put on that, or Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of
years that I have had the honor of serv- overriding a veto here in the House. my time.
ing here. We don’t have the process that allows Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield
Mr. Speaker, he may not remember us to build that consensus before us 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
because he is just the kind of man that today. It is a shame because I know California (Ms. MATSUI), a distin-
he is, but when I was assigned to the how hard all of my colleagues have guished member of the Rules Com-
Rules Committee back in 2011, there been working remotely on legislation mittee and my friend.
were four Democrats on the Rules over these past weeks. I would have ex- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise
Committee and four freshman Repub- pected partnership and consensus bills today in support of the rule for the
licans on Rules Committee. And Mr. to be the order of business today, in- George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. I
HASTINGS came over to the four of us stead of the take-it-or-leave-it bills we stand with those across the country
who were sitting on the Republican have before us. who have lifted their voices, shared
side of the aisle, introduced himself, Mr. Speaker, I mentioned that there their pain, and called on us to enact
and offered his advice and his counsel. are six bills before us. That half-a-tril- meaningful change.
He told us we were in for quite a treat, lion-dollar healthcare bill I mentioned With the comprehensive reforms of
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being on the Rules Committee, and he, is actually a compilation of 24 separate this legislation, we seek to fundamen-
of course, was absolutely right about bills that have all been rolled together tally shift our Nation’s failed approach
that. into one. of policing, an approach that, for espe-
I have made a lot of bad decisions in We are not going to put these bills on cially Black and Brown communities
Congress, and I have made a lot of good the President’s desk. We are not going and other communities of color, as-
decisions in Congress. Accepting Mr. to have these bills considered in the sumes guilt and normalizes racial
HASTINGS’ hand of friendship early on Senate. We will most certainly pass profiling.
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We cannot remain complicit in a sys- of money to the Affordable Care Act in do not expand Medicaid. Punishing
tem that systematically oppresses peo- order to save the Affordable Care Act, States in this way would further hurt
ple of color. We must acknowledge our something that is now over a decade State budgets that are already being
repeated failures and proactively rein- old. It is a sign that the law has failed pushed to the limits.
vest in community-based training pro- and failed to provide for Americans as b 1045
grams. it was originally described.
There has been plenty of time for dis- The House of Representatives should So many of us remember the Su-
cussion. Today, we finally take a step be leading at a time of crisis. We preme Court case in 2012, the case ti-
forward. shouldn’t be making a halfhearted at- tled National Federation of Inde-
My district of Sacramento is all too tempt to fix a broken law as a present pendent Business v. Sebelius. The
familiar with this pain. We are still for its 10th birthday, and we certainly Court ruled that threatening States’
mourning the death of Stephon Clark. shouldn’t do that without the proper Medicaid funding for not expanding
There are others we have mourned work from the authorization com- that program is, in fact, unconstitu-
whose families still seek justice. Yet, mittee; in this case, the Committee on tional.
the resounding response of our commu- Energy and Commerce. Sections 204 and 205 of this bill would
nity is wonderful. People of all races, Last fall, before we could have ever violate the same principles and coerce
ages, and backgrounds have marched predicted the emergence of this novel States, rather than incentivize States,
side-by-side with a united voice to tell coronavirus, we debated a proposal into expanding Medicaid. This bill will
the Nation that we can and must do here on this House floor. It was called actively damage State Medicaid pro-
better. H.R. 3. It was a Speaker’s proposal that grams like those in Texas.
The George Floyd Justice in Policing would require the government to set H.R. 1425 also wastes taxpayer dollars
Act is a step toward building trust be- drug prices. In the consequence, if on Affordable Care Act outreach and
tween law enforcement and our com- American innovation was a casualty of enrollment and navigators that have
munities. that, then that was judged to be ac- already been proven to not have a high
Through this legislation, we will ban ceptable collateral damage toward return on investment.
the use of deadly techniques like the their political goal. But it was a bad It is one thing if they want to im-
chokehold and no-knock warrants. bill; it was the wrong time. prove policies, but let’s not go back to
We will end the Pentagon’s program Unfortunately, some of those very bringing policies back from the dead
of giving local police departments mili- same policies have found their way and that, in fact, are not working.
tary-grade weapons. The contrasting have been intruded into this bill. In The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
images of MRAP military vehicles fact, I very much regret that such poli- time of the gentleman has expired.
overpowering civilian protestors have cies would receive any consideration Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield
no place in America. during this pandemic. an additional 1 minute to the gen-
We will create new thresholds of Let’s be very clear: American bio- tleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS).
transparency, and we will require ac- medical innovation in the form of new Mr. BURGESS. Lastly, this bill fails
countability. We will end qualified im- treatments and cures is going to lead to protect life. The bill establishes a
munity that has prevented change in us to victory over this novel Federal reinsurance fund, and this re-
police departments throughout this coronavirus. We will beat this virus. insurance fund is for individuals in
Nation, and we will streamline Federal We always do. We will emerge on the ACA exchange plans. The fund is fis-
law to prosecute excessive force. other side victorious. But one of the cally irresponsible. It is $10 billion a
America continues to find ways to paths to that victory is American inno- year forever, so we don’t even know
right our historical wrongs. Together, vation, American biomedical innova- what the final CBO score is. But it also
we must fight for a more equitable fu- tion, American pharmaceutical innova- does not include longstanding Hyde
ture. This legislation is a positive step tion. protections and, therefore, fails to en-
toward a safer, more equal, and more A vote for this bill today is a vote sure that Federal dollars would never
just America. against a cure for the novel be used to pay for abortions.
I look forward to supporting this bill coronavirus. A vote for this bill today The Energy and Commerce Com-
and others provided by this rule. is a vote against a vaccine to prevent mittee has worked in a bipartisan way
Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield this or future illnesses. this Congress on numerous policies
5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas If this body wants to make an impact that would make a real difference in
(Mr. BURGESS), who serves on the Rules on drug prices, there are ways to do American healthcare. It is dis-
Committee. that. We could sit down—in fact, our appointing that the Democratic leader-
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, let me ranking member of the full committee, ship is pushing this partisan proposal
just say, to start, I don’t often agree Mr. WALDEN, has a bill, H.R. 19, which ahead of providing Americans with real
with my colleague from Florida, Mr. has a number of bipartisan proposals, support.
HASTINGS, but I find myself in agree- which means they have both a Repub- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman
ment with him on two points this lican and a Democratic cosponsor, and from Georgia for his kindness.
morning. One was his eloquent praise it does so in a way that doesn’t harm Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield
for the gentleman from Georgia, and innovation. 1 minute to the distinguished gen-
we will indeed miss his eloquence here So what does this bill do to States? tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN).
on the floor. It is always hard to follow Well, it really hurts States when they Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, look, I
the gentleman from Georgia, which I are already down. State Medicaid budg- can’t tell you specifically what it must
frequently do in the Rules Committee, ets are really, really out of control be like to have the police called on you
because he is able to speak so clearly right now. In fact, we should be help- at your home or a friend’s house or a
on an issue. ing, not hurting, the States. business simply because of the color of
Another point I would agree with the The Foundation for Government Ac- your skin.
gentleman from Florida on is that we countability published a report in June I can’t tell you personally what it
did spend a long time in the Rules of this year titled ‘‘States are about to must feel like to know that just be-
Committee yesterday. It was a mara- be hit by a Medicaid tidal wave,’’ say- cause of your race, you are signifi-
thon hearing, but it was important be- ing that this coronavirus is putting cantly more likely to get killed by po-
cause so many of these things had had extra budget pressure on States at the lice simply by encountering them.
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no hearing and no chance for debate in same time their general revenues, be- But all of these mere facts should
the so-called regular order. cause of demand destruction by the bring rage to all of us. We must
About 60 or 70 percent of the bill, virus, are expected—State tax collec- rethink public safety in America.
H.R. 1425, the Patient Protection and tions are expected to decrease by 20 Police shouldn’t respond with vio-
Affordable Care Enhancement Act, percent. lence just because they can. And unfor-
which, as the gentleman from Georgia The bill before us today would reduce tunately, impunity has empowered a
points out, allocates a significant sum State’s administrative FMAP if they militarized police force.
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The ugly reality is, we have a crimi- making criminals out of decent cops enforc- sachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), the distin-
nal justice and policing system that ing the laws in good faith. guished chair of the Committee on
disproportionally targets and kills This organization represents 241,000 Rules and my friend.
Black people. And when a system isn’t sworn law enforcement officers. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, there
performing for the people it is supposed The other law enforcement officers I are many timely measures in this bill
to serve, it is time to fix it. In fact, it have spoken to, and chiefs, said they to: strengthen our healthcare system;
is way overdue for that change. have problems with other portions of help people stay in their homes; mod-
Today, we can do more than just give the bill. Specifically, the banning, out- ernize our credit reporting system dur-
lip service to the words ‘‘Black Lives right banning, on chokeholds and ca- ing this COVID–19 pandemic; protect
Matter.’’ We can give those words rotid holds. our civil right laws; and, finally, give
meaning. We do that by passing the In Arizona, it is used as a last resort, full representation to Washington,
Justice in Policing Act today. a lethal force, and that is what is in D.C., so that no President can ever
Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield the Senate bill. But in this bill, it out- again send in Federal troops to crack
5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ar- right bans it. The police officers have down on peaceful, constitutional
izona (Mrs. LESKO), a Rules Committee said: Don’t take that option off the speech. Each one responds to the ur-
member and a distinguished leader on table because if you take that option gent needs of the American people dur-
the Judiciary Committee. off the table, we will be forced to shoot ing this unprecedented time.
Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Speaker, all of us— someone, which I believe is the oppo- But there is one measure in par-
all of us—believe what happened to site of what we want to do. ticular here that I want to focus on
George Floyd was horrible, and justice Also, eliminating no-knock warrants, that is a direct result of public pres-
must be served. the officers want you to know that no- sure, the George Floyd Justice in Po-
Bad cops that do bad things must be knock warrants have to go through a licing Act. Americans of all back-
held accountable. I have listened to court, that they have to go through a grounds have been taking to the
Blacks who have been discriminated judge, and that, often, they are used streets in unprecedented numbers with
against, and I believe discrimination is when going after drug cartels that are a single refrain: Black Lives Matter.
heavily armed and you need the ele- People are demanding an end to po-
real.
ment of surprise. So banning them lice brutality, not encouraging an end
Congressman HASTINGS yesterday, in
would possibly hurt law enforcement to it, not recommending an end to it,
the Rules Committee, shared with us
officers, and the drugs would be taken but, finally, demanding an end to it
things that had happened to him,
away. once and for all.
things that happened to people he That is what H.R. 7120 is all about,
knew, and it was horrible. We can’t let They also were concerned about the
fixing the broken status quo that has
those types of things continue in our outright banning in this bill of law en-
allowed racial injustice and police bru-
society. forcement agencies getting surplus
tality to continue year after year after
But I also know that the vast major- military equipment at little or no cost.
year. It is about damn time.
ity of law enforcement officers are They say they don’t use this equipment I would never presume to know what
good people, good people doing good to ride down the roads, you know, like it is like to be Black in America today,
things, helping people in the commu- showing military force. In Arizona, but I have seen injustice in my own
nity, and protecting our communities. they often use this equipment when State. I have held grieving community
That is why I think it is really im- there are flash floods, and they need to members. I have marched with those
portant that we address the problems rescue people or need to clear roads. calling for change. I have heard their
we are having in our Nation in a bipar- So, it is disappointing that we can’t pain.
tisan fashion, because this is so impor- have a bipartisan bill in front of us True allies do more than listen, Mr.
tant. America needs to heal. today. I hope we can. They didn’t talk Speaker. They take action.
Unfortunately, the bill before us to Republicans on the bill, that I am Now, no one at all is suggesting that
today, part of the rule and the policing aware of, and the Democrats in the Ju- all police officers are racist and break
bill, was not negotiated with Repub- diciary Committee voted down all of the law. But the sad reality is that if
licans. So there are portions of the bill our amendments. you are Black in America today, you
that I support, that other Republicans The SPEAKER pro tempore. The are three times more likely to be killed
support, and that I believe President time of the gentlewoman has expired. by the police compared to a White per-
Trump would support and sign into Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield son. Yet, it is the exception, not the
law. But there are other portions of the an additional 1 minute to the gentle- norm, when officers who commit a
bill that I cannot vote for, nor can woman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO). crime are brought to justice.
other Republicans. Mrs. LESKO. Particularly, I had an There are systemic problems here
The reason is because I have spoken amendment that said if a city allows that require systematic solutions.
to a wide variety of law enforcement an autonomous zone, like what is hap- Now, I am not naive, Mr. Speaker.
officers and police chiefs. They have all pening in Seattle, they can’t get law This bill alone will not end racism in
said that there are portions of this bill enforcement grants from the Federal America. We have so many issues that
that would undermine their ability to Government. It seems common sense. must be addressed for that to happen.
do their job in protecting our commu- They voted it down. So many communities in Black Amer-
nities. I had another amendment that said if ica aren’t getting the investments that
I would like to read a portion of a a city wants to defund, dismantle, dis- they need today. But this bill is an im-
letter that we received from the Na- band police, they shouldn’t get Federal portant step forward, and I encourage
tional Association of Police Organiza- law enforcement grants. That is just all of my colleagues to listen to the
tions that oppose the underlying bill, wrong. voices of those demanding change right
H.R. 7120, in this rule. It says: So I call on all Members, all Mem- now.
Our most significant concerns include bers on both sides, to speak out against This is what we were sent here to do,
amending section 242 of title 18, United the violence that is happening in our Mr. Speaker, to act on behalf of the
States Code, to lower the standard for mens streets, the violence, the tearing down people we represent.
rea, and the practical elimination of quali- of statues, statues of Ulysses Grant, While our Constitution begins with
fied immunity for law enforcement officers. who was with the Union, statues of re- the words ‘‘We the People,’’ that didn’t
Combined, these two provisions take away ligious figures. This is wrong. Stop the include all the people when those words
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any legal protections for officers while mak- dismantling, defunding calls for police. were written. It included people who
ing it easier to prosecute them for mistakes looked like me. But by expanding the
Stop the looting. It is not peaceful pro-
on the job, not just criminal acts. With the
test when that happens. reach of our democracy and looking to-
change to qualified immunity, an officer can
go to prison for an unintentional act that Let’s work on a bipartisan bill and ward a more just and fair country for
unknowingly broke an unknown law. We be- get something real done. everyone, we have gotten one step clos-
lieve in holding officers accountable for their Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Speaker, I yield er to achieving the promise of America
actions, but the consequence of this would be 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mas- for all people.
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That is what this bill is about. I urge the supermajority of their city coun- the same Federal taxes as other Ameri-
all of my colleagues to support it. cil—it is interesting to point out, 13 cans, today ranked number one in Fed-
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, if people on the city council, guess how eral taxes paid, and have fought in all
we defeat the previous question, I will many of them are Republicans? Twelve of the Nation’s wars, including the war
amend the rule to provide for consider- Democrats—well, excuse me, 12 on the that created the United States of
ation of H. Res. 1023, a resolution by city council, I think. No, 13, that is America.
Mr. STEUBE. right. Twelve Democrats, and one Throughout its existence, the coun-
Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to Green Party. They have already de- try has flattered itself by saluting
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. JORDAN), cided they are going to abolish the po- itself as a democracy. With the passage
the ranking member and one of the lice department. of this rule and then the D.C. statehood
great advocates on our side of the aisle. This is crazy. Let’s vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill, that flattery at least will be de-
b 1100 previous question. Let’s bring up a res- served.
Mr. JORDAN. Madam Speaker, I olution that I think is consistent, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
thank the gentleman from Georgia for where American values are consistent BASS). The time of the gentlewoman
yielding. with the problems we face, consistent has expired.
I, too, want to urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on with the serious situation we are in. Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I
the previous question so we can address Let’s vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous ques- yield the gentlewoman from the Dis-
Mr. STEUBE’s resolution and hopefully tion. trict of Columbia an additional 30 sec-
pass Mr. STEUBE’s resolution, a resolu- I will finish with this, Madam Speak- onds.
tion which is very basic, has four basic er. Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I
components to it: We had a witness the last couple speak of the flattery we give ourselves
Justice for George Floyd’s family. weeks in two different hearings, a Judi- of democracy here and around the
What happened in Minneapolis we all ciary hearing and then an Oversight world. With the passage of this rule
know was a tragedy and never should hearing. Dan Bongino, former NYPD, and of the D.C. statehood bill, that
have happened, wrong as wrong could Secret Service, protected Presidents flattery at least and at last will be de-
be, and George Floyd’s family deserves Clinton, Bush, Obama, worked in the served.
justice, and our resolution calls for NYPD, worked in the neighborhood in Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I
that. Brooklyn, he talked about if you do would say to my friend from Florida, I
It also calls for justice for police offi- this, if we allow this concept, this don’t believe we have any further
cers and others who have suffered vio- defund the police concept to happen, to speakers coming to the floor, so I will
lence, police officers like Patrick take root and to actually take place, it reserve the balance of my time and
Underwood, who, along with George will not only be tough for police offi- wait to close.
Floyd’s brother, Patrick Underwood’s cers—we all know that—but the com- Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker,
sister came and testified just 2 weeks munities they serve. What will happen would you be good enough to tell both
ago in front of the Judiciary Com- there is frightening. sides how much time we have remain-
mittee, serving his community as a law So I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the previous ing.
enforcement officer, attacked and question. Let’s take up the Steube res- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
killed. olution. tleman from Florida has 111⁄2 minutes
The resolution that would happen if Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I remaining. The gentleman from Geor-
we vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question take notice that the Speaker pro tem- gia has 81⁄2 minutes remaining.
also condemns all violence and the cre- pore has changed, and I am very Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I
ation of autonomous zones. There is a pleased that one of the leaders of the yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman
big difference between peaceful protest, legislation that we are taking up today from California (Mrs. TORRES), my
exercising our First Amendment lib- is now serving as Speaker pro tempore. good friend and distinguished member
erties guaranteed to us under our great Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to of the Rules Committee.
Constitution, the greatest constitution the gentlewoman from the District of Mrs. TORRES of California. Madam
ever, there is a big difference between Columbia (Ms. NORTON), whom I have Speaker, with one word—one word—
peaceful protest and rioting. There is a known all of my career and consider a George Floyd spoke to the conscience
big difference between peaceful protest friend and mentor. of this Nation in a way that countless
and violence. There is a big difference Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I cries for justice were met with deaf
between peaceful protest and attacking thank the gentleman for yielding. I ears before.
police officers. And there is certainly a didn’t know until he indicated he had When George Floyd called out,
big difference between peaceful protest gone to Howard University here; that is ‘‘Mama, Mama,’’ he activated every
and forming CHAZ or CHOP or any just another plus mark because he has mother who saw that horrible video.
type of autonomous zones separating already got a lot of pluses as far as I We saw our own child with a police of-
from our great country. This resolu- am concerned. ficer’s knee on their neck. We saw our
tion condemns that kind of practice, as Madam Speaker, the rule before us own child being murdered slowly, pain-
well. for the D.C. statehood bill is no ordi- fully.
And, finally, our resolution strongly nary rule. It is the prelude to the pas- As someone who spent 171⁄2 years as a
opposes what I think is one of the sage of a historic bill, and I use those 911 dispatcher for LAPD telling people,
craziest public policy proposals I have words advisedly. For the 219 years ‘‘Don’t worry. It will be okay. The po-
ever seen, this idea that we are going since the District of Columbia first be- lice are on their way,’’ as someone with
to defund the police. You know, it is came the capital of these United that background, my disgust is pal-
funny because I hear some Democrats States, countless bills that have deeply pable for any police officer who would
say defund the police doesn’t mean affected D.C. residents have been en- harm the very same people they have
defund the police. Well, change the sen- acted not only without their consent, sworn to protect.
tence. It is three words. That is exactly but without their participation. This was not an isolated incident. We
what it means. Indeed, for the greater part of the ex- don’t have just a few bad apples. We
Our biggest cities, the mayor of New istence of the Nation’s capital, there know the names of Breonna Taylor,
York, de Blasio, has already said he is was neither representation in either Ahmaud Arbery, Philando Castile, and
going to defund the police a billion dol- the House or the Senate nor even the Michael Brown because George Floyd
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lars. He got rid of the plainclothes unit right of District residents to govern was far from the first. And we know
in their department. themselves locally. Local home rule. Rayshard Brooks’ name because
Garcetti, the mayor of our second In other words, the residents of our George Floyd is far from being last.
largest city, said he is going to defund Nation’s capital were excluded entirely So the Justice in Policing Act is long
the police $150 million. from American democracy for most of overdue and urgently needed. It re-
Baltimore, Hartford, Minneapolis, its existence as the capital. Neverthe- forms qualified immunity so everyone
they went a step further. Minneapolis, less, D.C. residents have always paid who faces discriminatory policing or
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excessive force has an avenue for re- ways unfinished American poem, a lyr- square’’ but has no minimum size set
course. It creates a national police ical whole far greater than the sum of in the Constitution.
misconduct registry to track officer its parts. That is why Congress was able to re-
misconduct. It improves training and Four years ago, the more than 700,000 draw the Federal District in 1847 to
practices to make sure that officers are of our countrymen and women living in shrink it and return Alexandria, Ar-
properly prepared for the situations Washington, D.C. exercised their rights lington, and Fairfax County to the
that we ask them to address, and much and their powers under the Ninth Commonwealth of Virginia.
more. Amendment and the Tenth Amendment It is true this was done to placate the
I commend my colleagues for deliv- to vote to form a new State and to pe- slave masters who foresaw the coming
ering this bill, and I thank Chairman tition us for admission to the Union. abolition of the slave traffic in the
NADLER for working with me to That vote carried by a 6–1 margin. Federal city. That is what Abraham
strengthen the misconduct registry in- Washingtonians ask us today to Lincoln argued for.
cluded in it. pierce the sound barrier of propaganda The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
We have a long way to go as a coun- in 2020 to hear once again, and to recall time of the gentleman has expired.
try to heal the wounds that cut back in our hearts, the poetry that is Amer- Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker,
for generations. The Justice in Polic- ica. when I asked the gentleman to speak, I
ing Act is an important first step. I We began as 13 States, but Congress didn’t mean for him to take my time.
look forward to seeing it passed today has exercised our powers under Article I yield an additional 15 seconds to the
and to the many steps that will follow gentleman from Maryland (Mr. RASKIN)
IV, Section 3, 37 different times, to
for closing purposes.
in the march for justice. admit 37 new States, all of them by
Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, if
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I simple legislative acts, none of them Congress can redraw the boundaries of
reserve the balance of my time. by constitutional amendment. Each the Federal District to protect the
Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I one was controversial in its own way: property rights of a few hundred slave
yield 1 minute to the distinguished They said Texas couldn’t be admitted masters in the 19th century, surely we
gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. because it was a separate republic; can redraw the boundaries of the Fed-
DELAURO). West Virginia used to be part of Vir- eral District to protect the democratic
Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, I am ginia; Utah was too Mormon; New Mex- rights of hundreds of thousands of
proud to stand with Members of the ico was too Catholic; and, of course, ev- Americans of all races and ethnicities
House and Senate leadership and mem- eryone knew it was unconstitutional to living in the Capital City in the 21st
bers of the Congressional Black Caucus admit Hawaii and Alaska in 1959 be- century.
to introduce the George Floyd Justice cause they weren’t contiguous. Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker,
in Policing Act. I am proud to be an Washingtonians do not ask us to con- while I don’t always agree with what
original cosponsor of the legislation. vert the Federal district into a State. my friend from Maryland has to say, I
This legislation is a timely, critical, They ask us, rather, to redraw the do agree with my friend from Florida
bold, and transformative start to ad- boundaries of the Federal district, to about his scholarly expertise. We don’t
dressing the issues millions of Ameri- shrink it to the White House, the Cap- talk about the Ninth and Tenth
cans have been protesting about. I be- itol, the Supreme Court, and The Mall, Amendments enough down here on the
lieve we also need to reorganize fund- to effectuate an exodus of the people floor of the House. I suspect this will
ing activities for law enforcement in a from direct Federal control, from the be the only time in the second quarter
way that works to bring police and condition of being ruled in ‘‘all cases that we mention the Ninth and Tenth
communities closer together, not fur- whatsoever’’ by other people’s elected Amendments, and I am grateful to my
ther apart. representatives without equal rights of friend for his words.
We must also change our laws to en- self-government and representative Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
able swift action to prosecute mis- participation. ance of my time.
conduct by police officers, improve If you have ever met any Washing- Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I
training and transparency, and create tonians, you will know they are sick yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman
a national use of force standard for po- and tired of being governed by other from Pennsylvania (Ms. SCANLON), my
lice who are charged to protect and people’s representatives. And who friend and a distinguished member of
serve our communities, all of which are wouldn’t be? the Rules Committee.
included in the George Floyd Justice in That is how you get cheated out of Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, on
Policing Act. We owe it to those who $750 million in the CARES Act. this busy legislative day, I would like
have died and those who have honored That is how your State militia gets to focus my attention on both the
them. turned against you with pepper spray George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
So let us vote ‘‘yes,’’ and let us vote and tear gas and rubber bullets. and the Emergency Housing and Relief
to continue working on these critical That is how the choices you make lo- Act.
issues. cally about reproductive freedom, The sickening police murders of
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I adoption, and public safety get tram- George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,
reserve the balance of my time. pled and rewritten by politicians from Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Eli-
Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, other places who know nothing of the jah McClain, and so many other Black
yesterday, before we began our pro- community whose decisions they insist Americans have rightfully brought our
ceedings in the Rules Committee, I on controlling. This is called virtual country to a place of moral reckoning
asked one of my good friends if he representation, and we fought a revolu- that is long overdue. We must confront
would speak on this rule. It is for the tion to destroy that principle. the harsh truths about racism in our
reason that I consider him one of the country.
preeminent constitutional scholars in b 1115
Black lives do matter and changing
this institution that I made that re- Those who are taxed, those who are our systems will take each and every
quest. governed, must be represented directly one of us. This bill is a start.
I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman in government by their own voting rep- The George Floyd Justice in Policing
from Maryland (Mr. RASKIN), a distin- resentatives. Act will end no-knock warrants, ban
guished member of the Rules Com- Washington asks us to do something chokeholds, it will limit the transfer of
mittee and my good friend. that is not only perfectly constitu- military-grade machinery in local po-
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Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, I tional, but time-honored. Congress has lice forces, it will create a national
thank the gentleman for yielding. drawn and redrawn the boundaries of registry to prevent the worst police of-
In ‘‘Leaves of Grass,’’ Walt Whitman the Federal District several times be- ficers from simply transferring to an-
wrote that ‘‘the United States them- fore. The passage of the Organic Act in other police force when they have been
selves are essentially the greatest 1801 did not freeze the boundaries of found guilty of misconduct.
poem.’’ So each of our States is like a the Federal District, which by its own The Justice in Policing Act is the re-
stanza, a line in the remarkable and al- terms may be ‘‘no more than 10 miles form that Americans are demanding to
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enact real change. This bill must be Florida recognized. What this might be I was born 2 years after Martin Lu-
the starting point for negotiations is one of those moments we look back ther King was murdered. His work and
with the Senate, not empty gestures on as when something got started. his impact on the country I was the
from Senate Republicans or the White You don’t ever know how things get beneficiary of, but I was not around
House. started. You know how they finish, but during that. I know that is where folks’
We are a country in desperate need of it is sometimes hard to understand how hearts and minds are focused.
leadership, both to make the change they got started. While I am certain this bill is not
needed for a civil society and to navi- I am absolutely certain that the bill starting the way I would have wanted
gate the economic and health chal- we have before us today isn’t going to it to start, I am hopeful that I am
lenges of the COVID–19 pandemic. the President’s desk on police reform, I going to look back one day and say,
My colleagues on the other side of absolutely am, as are my Democratic KAREN BASS and ALCEE HASTINGS and I
the aisle may choose to deny that we colleagues. were on the floor of the House on that
are in the middle of a pandemic, but we One of my friends on the Judiciary very first day that legislation was
have seen in recent days that we are Committee, SHEILA JACKSON LEE, was moving across the House floor that
far from out of the woods. quoted in the Hill today saying: made this difference in the country
Our constituents are struggling, in Ultimately there will probably be a con- that 330 million Americans want to see
no small part due to the White House’s ference, but I don’t want to take any issue made.
single-minded focus on the stock mar- with Democrats saying, You know we have I don’t have to like the way that it
ket rather than American families, but the stronger bill. starts. I like even less that it hasn’t
while the White House and congres- Of course, that is true. Folks have started already.
sional Republicans are denying science the opportunity to start the process All the comments you will hear
and peddling in conspiracy theories, where they want to start the process. today from our side of the aisle are
House Democrats are working to help The House majority whip, JAMES based not on an opposition to our
American families. CLYBURN, went on to state further: goals, but a great hope that we will get
The Emergency Housing and Relief A cleaner road to compromise would have to our goals faster.
Act will help those families by pro- been to have the Senate negotiators smooth Madam Speaker, I urge defeat of the
viding rental assistance, helping land- out the wrinkles between Senator SCOTT’s previous question and defeat of the
bill and the one championed by Democrats
lords, homeowners, and those experi- Corey Booker and Kamala Harris. It could
rule, for an opportunity for partner-
encing homelessness by providing bil- very well have been that they could have ship, and I yield the balance of my
lions in grants to help cover rent and come to some kind of a compromise that will time to the gentleman from Florida
other fees, as well as expanding the fly in the House. Why worry about going to (Mr. HASTINGS).
moratorium on evictions and fore- conference between the two bodies if you can Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I
closure. work it out together. yield myself the balance of my time,
Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Well, of course that is true. The gen- and I thank my good friend from Geor-
leagues to support this legislation, be- tleman from South Carolina (Mr. CLY- gia for yielding me time. I believe I
cause it is vital to the health and well- BURN) has been a successful legislator will be able to wrap up in a shorter pe-
being of American families. on this floor for decades. You work it riod of time if I stick to the script.
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I out together, you find that consensus, Madam Speaker, my friends across
am prepared to close if there are no you find that compromise. the aisle, some of them like to act as
further speakers remaining. It is not lost on me that my Demo- though they have no hesitancy in say-
Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I cratic friends in the House have come ing ‘‘Black Lives Matter.’’
would advise the gentleman that I have today to say, ‘‘Please accept this police The problem is there is always a
no further speakers, and I too am pre- reform bill, even though you have got- ‘‘but’’ after ‘‘Matter,’’ and the sentence
pared to close. ten no Republican amendments what- typically ends with ‘‘All Lives Mat-
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, soever.’’ ter.’’
may I inquire how much time is re- My friend from Florida asked us not I want to be clear about something:
maining on both sides. to make the perfect the enemy of the The only way ‘‘All Lives Matter’’ is if
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- good in that way. I understand those ‘‘Black Lives Matter.’’
tleman from Georgia has 8 minutes re- words. The last thing I will say about this is
maining. The gentleman from Florida But my friend from South Carolina, that we better doggone well agree that
has 2 minutes remaining. TIM SCOTT, offered the very same pro- ‘‘Matter’’ is a bare minimum.
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I posal to Senate Democrats. In fact, he Madam Speaker, it strikes me that
yield myself 6 minutes. offered them 20 amendments to his bill, this is the first time we can gather
Madam Speaker, I told you at the be- and the Democratic leadership in the here and note the recent celebration of
ginning all of the things that this rule Senate said, ‘‘No, that is not good Juneteenth, a celebration and a time
did not include. It did not include part- enough. We are going to walk away.’’ for reflection in these trying days, to
nership at the committee level or any Well, 20 amendments aren’t good be sure.
Republican input whatsoever. It did enough. Certainly, no amendments Indeed, we ought to take stock of and
not include any partnership in the aren’t good enough. It frustrates me, celebrate all that we have accom-
Rules Committee, or any Republican because we all know we want to move plished since that June day in Gal-
amendments made in order. forward. veston, Texas, when General Gordon
We have got as many bills as I have My friend from Florida recognized Granger read General Order No. 3 in-
ever seen jammed into a single rule, yesterday, Madam Speaker, that he is forming all who listened to carry forth
and, again, not done in any way that the oldest member of the Rules Com- that all slaves were now emancipated.
creates any consensus, that provides mittee. I won’t name names here—83— The abomination of slavery ended,
any opportunity for being able to move but he is the eldest member of the my ancestors moved forward with the
a bill to the Senate and on to the Rules Committee. I think I am the hope of a better future and, I am sure,
President’s desk. youngest member of the Rules Com- the knowledge that new and dire chal-
That is disappointing, because as I mittee. lenges would be waiting for them and
have heard from colleagues on both I don’t believe the gentleman from their progeny, and that has indeed been
sides of the aisle, the American people Florida has spent one second thinking the case.
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want action on all of these issues, and about what this bill will mean to him Whether it has been the harsh con-
we are not going to be able to provide in his life. I think he has spent all this sequences of a reconstruction aban-
that in this way. That is what is not in time thinking about what the bill that doned too easily and too quickly, Jim
here. you have championed is going to mean Crow, the violent resistance of the civil
But, Madam Speaker, it is particu- to that child born in a Washington area rights movement, the war on drugs, or
larly important to me that we find you hospital today and what will it mean the relentless police brutality con-
in the chair today, as my friend from to him or her in their life. ducted by some police officers directed
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H2438 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 25, 2020
at Black people, we have stood strong, Castro (TX) Jackson Lee Peters Johnson (OH) Norman Steube
Chu, Judy Jayapal Peterson Johnson (SD) Nunes Stewart
we have stood together, and through Cicilline Jeffries Phillips Jordan Olson Stivers
prayer and perseverance, we have en- Cisneros Johnson (GA) Pingree Joyce (PA) Palmer Taylor
deavored to ensure that access to the Clark (MA) Johnson (TX) Pocan Katko Pence Thompson (PA)
American Dream, that is rightly ours Clarke (NY) Kaptur Porter Keller Perry Thornberry
Clay Keating Pressley Kelly (MS) Posey Tiffany
to attain, is ever growing for our chil- Cleaver Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Kelly (PA) Reed Timmons
dren and grandchildren. Clyburn Kennedy Quigley King (NY) Reschenthaler Tipton
As I have always done, I welcome all Cohen Khanna Raskin Kinzinger Rice (SC) Turner
Connolly Kildee Rice (NY) Kustoff (TN) Riggleman
colors, creeds, and religions to this Cooper Kilmer LaMalfa Roby
Upton
Richmond Van Drew
righteous march. Correa Kim Rose (NY) Lamborn Rodgers (WA)
Wagner
Madam Speaker, I thank the gen- Costa Kind Rouda Latta Roe, David P.
Walberg
Courtney Kirkpatrick Lesko Rogers (KY)
tleman from Georgia (Mr. WOODALL), Cox (CA) Krishnamoorthi
Roybal-Allard
Long Rose, John W.
Walden
Ruiz Walker
all of the persons who have spoken, the Craig Kuster (NH) Ruppersberger Lucas Rouzer
Walorski
distinguished staff on both sides for Crist Lamb Rush Luetkemeyer Roy
Waltz
putting together this matter, and you, Crow Langevin Sánchez Massie Rutherford
Cuellar Larsen (WA) Mast Scalise Watkins
Madam Speaker, along with our col- Sarbanes Weber (TX)
Cunningham Larson (CT) Scanlon McCarthy Schweikert
leagues in the various caucuses and, Davids (KS) Lawrence McCaul Scott, Austin Wenstrup
Schakowsky Westerman
particularly, the Congressional Black Davis (CA) Lawson (FL) McClintock Shimkus
Schiff Williams
Davis, Danny K. Lee (CA) McHenry Simpson
Caucus, and the Speaker of the House Dean Lee (NV)
Schneider
McKinley Smith (MO) Wilson (SC)
of Representatives for moving this Schrader Wittman
DeFazio Levin (CA) Meuser Smith (NE)
Schrier Womack
matter forward. DeGette Levin (MI)
Scott (VA)
Miller Smith (NJ)
DeLauro Lewis Mitchell Smucker Woodall
Like my friend from Georgia, I don’t Scott, David Wright
DelBene Lieu, Ted Moolenaar Spano
see this today as the end, but it is a Delgado Lipinski
Serrano
Mooney (WV) Stauber Yoho
Sewell (AL)
privilege for me to be on the floor with Demings Loebsack
Shalala
Murphy (NC) Stefanik Young
him and you, Madam Speaker. And I DeSaulnier Lofgren Newhouse Steil Zeldin
Sherman
Deutch Lowenthal
am sure down the road, it will reflect Dingell Lowey
Sherrill
NOT VOTING—23
in this historical record that we were Sires
Doggett Luján
Slotkin Arrington Gallagher Mullin
here to make a difference. Doyle, Michael Luria
Smith (WA) Babin Holding Palazzo
Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote F. Lynch
Soto Barr Joyce (OH) Rogers (AL)
Engel Malinowski
on the rule and the previous question. Spanberger Bishop (UT) King (IA) Rooney (FL)
Escobar Maloney,
Speier Carter (TX) LaHood Ryan
The material previously referred to Eshoo Carolyn B.
Curtis Loudermilk
Espaillat Maloney, Sean Stanton Sensenbrenner
by Mr. WOODALL is as follows: Stevens Duncan Marchant Webster (FL)
Evans Matsui
Suozzi Emmer Marshall
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1017 Finkenauer McAdams
Fletcher McBath Swalwell (CA)
At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Takano
lowing:
Foster McCollum
Thompson (CA) b 1217
Frankel McEachin
SEC. 9 Immediately upon adoption of this Fudge McGovern Thompson (MS)
Titus Ms. SPEIER changed her vote from
resolution, the House shall proceed to the Gabbard McNerney
consideration in the House of the resolution Gallego Meeks Tlaib ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’
Garamendi Meng Tonko
(H. Res. 1023) calling for justice for George Torres (CA) So the previous question was ordered.
Floyd and others, and condemning violence Garcı́a (IL) Mfume
Garcia (TX) Moore Torres Small The result of the vote was announced
and rioting. The resolution shall be consid- Golden Morelle (NM)
ered as read. The previous question shall be Trahan
as above recorded.
Gomez Moulton
considered as ordered on the resolution and Gonzalez (TX) Mucarsel-Powell Trone Stated against:
preamble to adoption without intervening Gottheimer Murphy (FL) Underwood
Green, Al (TX) Nadler Vargas Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, I was un-
motion or demand for division of the ques-
tion except one hour of debate equally di- Grijalva Napolitano Veasey avoidably detained. Had I been present, I
Haaland Neal Vela would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 116.
vided and controlled by the chair and rank- Velázquez
Harder (CA) Neguse
ing minority member of the Committee on Hastings Norcross Visclosky MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
the Judiciary. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall Hayes O’Halleran Wasserman RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS
not apply to the consideration of House Res- Heck Ocasio-Cortez Schultz
Axne (Raskin) Kirkpatrick Payne
olution 1023. Higgins (NY) Omar Waters
Cárdenas (Gallego)
Watson Coleman (Wasserman
Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, I Himes Pallone
(Gomez) Langevin Schultz)
Horn, Kendra S. Panetta Welch
yield back the balance of my time, and Horsford Pappas Wexton
DeSaulnier (Lynch) Pingree (Kuster
I move the previous question on the (Matsui) Lawson (FL) (NH))
Houlahan Pascrell Wild
Deutch (Rice (Evans) Rush
resolution. Hoyer Payne Wilson (FL)
(NY)) Lewis (Kildee)
Huffman Perlmutter Yarmuth (Underwood)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Engel (Nadler) Lieu, Ted (Beyer) Sánchez (Roybal-
question is on ordering the previous Frankel (Kuster Lipinski (Cooper)
NAYS—176 Allard)
(NH)) Lofgren (Boyle,
question. Garamendi Brendan F.)
Serrano (Meng)
Abraham Chabot Gibbs Watson Coleman
The question was taken; and the Aderholt Cheney Gohmert (Boyle, Lowenthal
(Pallone)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Allen Cline Gonzalez (OH) Brendan F.) (Beyer)
Welch
Amash Cloud Gooden Johnson (TX) Lowey (Meng)
the ayes appeared to have it. (Jeffries) Moore (Beyer) (McGovern)
Amodei Cole Gosar
Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, on Armstrong Collins (GA) Granger Khanna (Gomez) Napolitano Wilson (FL)
that I demand the yeas and nays. Bacon Comer Graves (GA) Kind (Beyer) (Correa) (Hayes)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Baird Conaway Graves (LA)
Balderson Cook Graves (MO) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
ant to section 3 of House Resolution Banks Crawford Green (TN) JACKSON LEE). The question is on the
965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bergman Crenshaw Griffith
resolution.
The vote was taken by electronic de- Biggs Davidson (OH) Grothman
vice, and there were—yeas 231, nays Bilirakis Davis, Rodney Guest The question was taken; and the
Bishop (NC) DesJarlais Guthrie Speaker pro tempore announced that
176, not voting 23, as follows: Bost Diaz-Balart Hagedorn
[Roll No. 116] Brady Dunn Harris the ayes appeared to have it.
Brooks (AL) Estes Hartzler Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, on
YEAS—231 Brooks (IN) Ferguson Hern, Kevin
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Adams Bishop (GA) Bustos Buchanan Fitzpatrick Herrera Beutler that I demand the yeas and nays.
Aguilar Blumenauer Butterfield Buck Fleischmann Hice (GA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Allred Blunt Rochester Carbajal Bucshon Flores Higgins (LA)
Axne Bonamici Cárdenas Budd Fortenberry Hill (AR)
ant to section 3 of House Resolution
Barragán Boyle, Brendan Carson (IN) Burchett Foxx (NC) Hollingsworth 965, the yeas and nays are ordered.
Bass F. Cartwright Burgess Fulcher Hudson The vote was taken by electronic de-
Beatty Brindisi Case Byrne Gaetz Huizenga
Bera Brown (MD) Casten (IL) Calvert Garcia (CA) Hurd (TX) vice, and there were—yeas 230, nays
Beyer Brownley (CA) Castor (FL) Carter (GA) Gianforte Johnson (LA) 180, not voting 20, as follows:
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[Roll No. 117] Fitzpatrick King (NY) Rutherford b 1329
Fleischmann Kinzinger Scalise
YEAS—230 Flores Kustoff (TN) Schweikert AFTER RECESS
Adams Golden Omar Fortenberry LaMalfa Scott, Austin
Aguilar Gomez Pallone Foxx (NC) Lamborn Shimkus The recess having expired, the House
Allred Gonzalez (TX) Panetta Fulcher Latta Simpson was called to order by the Speaker pro
Gaetz Lesko Smith (MO)
Axne Gottheimer Pappas
Garcia (CA) Long Smith (NE)
tempore (Ms. UNDERWOOD) at 1 o’clock
Barragán Green, Al (TX) Pascrell
Bass Grijalva Gianforte Loudermilk Smith (NJ) and 29 minutes p.m.
Payne
Beatty Haaland Gibbs Lucas Smucker f
Perlmutter
Bera Harder (CA) Gohmert Luetkemeyer Spano
Peters
Beyer Hastings Gonzalez (OH) Marshall Stauber ANTITRUST CRIMINAL PENALTY
Peterson
Bishop (GA) Hayes Gooden Massie Stefanik
Phillips
Gosar Mast Steil
ENHANCEMENT AND REFORM
Blumenauer Higgins (NY) Pingree
Blunt Rochester Himes Granger McAdams Steube PERMANENT EXTENSION ACT
Pocan Graves (GA) McCarthy Stewart
Bonamici Horn, Kendra S. Porter Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ask
Boyle, Brendan Horsford Graves (LA) McCaul Stivers
F. Houlahan
Pressley Graves (MO) McClintock Taylor unanimous consent that the Com-
Price (NC) Green (TN) McHenry Thompson (PA) mittee on the Judiciary be discharged
Brindisi Hoyer
Quigley Griffith McKinley Thornberry
Brown (MD) Huffman
Raskin from further consideration of the bill
Brownley (CA) Jackson Lee Grothman Meuser Tiffany
Rice (NY) Guest Miller Timmons (H.R. 7036) to amend the Anitrust
Bustos Jayapal
Butterfield Jeffries
Richmond Guthrie Mitchell Tipton Criminal Penalty Enhancement and
Rose (NY) Hagedorn Moolenaar Turner Reform Act of 2004 to repeal the sunset
Carbajal Johnson (GA)
Cárdenas Johnson (TX) Rouda Harris Mooney (WV) Upton
Roybal-Allard Hartzler Murphy (NC) Van Drew
provision, and ask for its immediate
Carson (IN) Kaptur
Cartwright Keating Ruiz Hern, Kevin Newhouse Wagner consideration in the House.
Case Kelly (IL) Ruppersberger Herrera Beutler Norman Walberg The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Casten (IL) Kennedy Rush Hice (GA) Nunes Walden The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
Castor (FL) Khanna Ryan Higgins (LA) Olson Walker
Sánchez Hill (AR) Palmer Walorski objection to the request of the gen-
Castro (TX) Kildee
Chu, Judy Kilmer Sarbanes Holding Pence Waltz tleman from New York?
Cicilline Kim Scanlon Hollingsworth Perry Watkins There was no objection.
Cisneros Kind Schakowsky Hudson Posey Weber (TX)
Huizenga Reed Wenstrup
The text of the bill is as follows:
Clark (MA) Kirkpatrick Schiff
Clarke (NY) Krishnamoorthi Schneider Hurd (TX) Reschenthaler Westerman H.R. 7036
Clay Kuster (NH) Schrader Johnson (LA) Rice (SC) Williams Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
Cleaver Lamb Schrier Johnson (OH) Riggleman Wilson (SC)
Johnson (SD) Roby Wittman
resentatives of the United States of America in
Clyburn Langevin Scott (VA) Congress assembled,
Cohen Larsen (WA) Scott, David Jordan Rodgers (WA) Womack
Connolly Larson (CT) Serrano Joyce (PA) Roe, David P. Woodall SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
Cooper Lawrence Sewell (AL) Katko Rogers (KY) Wright This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Antitrust
Correa Lawson (FL) Shalala Keller Rose, John W. Yoho Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform
Costa Lee (CA) Sherman Kelly (MS) Rouzer Young
Kelly (PA) Roy Zeldin
Permanent Extension Act’’.
Courtney Lee (NV) Sherrill SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Cox (CA) Levin (CA) Sires
Craig Levin (MI) Slotkin
NOT VOTING—20 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the fol-
Crist Lewis Smith (WA) Arrington Emmer Mullin lowing:
Crow Lieu, Ted Soto Babin Gallagher Palazzo (1) Conspiracies among competitors to fix
Cuellar Lipinski Spanberger Barr Heck Rogers (AL) prices, rig bids, and allocate markets are
Cunningham Loebsack Speier Bishop (UT) Joyce (OH) Rooney (FL) categorically and irredeemably anticompeti-
Davids (KS) Lofgren Stanton Carter (TX) King (IA) Sensenbrenner
Davis (CA) Lowenthal
tive and contravene the competition policy
Stevens Curtis LaHood Webster (FL)
Davis, Danny K. Lowey of the United States.
Suozzi Duncan Marchant
Dean Luján (2) Cooperation incentives are important to
Swalwell (CA)
DeFazio Luria the efforts of the Antitrust Division of the
Takano
DeGette Lynch
Thompson (CA) b 1311 Department of Justice to prosecute and
DeLauro Malinowski deter the offenses described in paragraph (1).
Thompson (MS)
DelBene Maloney,
Titus
So the resolution was agreed to. (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act, and
Delgado Carolyn B.
Demings Maloney, Sean Tlaib The result of the vote was announced the amendments made by this Act, is to
DeSaulnier Matsui Tonko as above recorded. strengthen public and private antitrust en-
Deutch McBath Torres (CA) forcement by providing incentives for anti-
Dingell McCollum Torres Small A motion to reconsider was laid on trust violators to cooperate fully with gov-
Doggett McEachin (NM) the table. ernment prosecutors and private litigants
Doyle, Michael McGovern Trahan
Trone MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE through the repeal of the sunset provision of
F. McNerney the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhance-
Engel Meeks Underwood RESOLUTION 965, 116TH CONGRESS
Escobar Meng Vargas ment and Reform Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 1
Axne (Raskin) Kirkpatrick Payne
Eshoo Mfume Veasey Cárdenas (Gallego)
note).
(Wasserman
Espaillat Moore Vela (Gomez) Langevin Schultz) SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SUNSET PROVISION.
Evans Morelle Velázquez DeSaulnier (Lynch) (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Anti-
Pingree (Kuster
Finkenauer Moulton Visclosky (Matsui) Lawson (FL) (NH)) trust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and
Fletcher Mucarsel-Powell Wasserman Deutch (Rice (Evans)
Foster Murphy (FL) Schultz
Rush Reform Act of 2004 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is re-
(NY)) Lewis (Kildee) (Underwood)
Frankel Nadler Waters Engel (Nadler) Lieu, Ted (Beyer)
pealed.
Watson Coleman Sánchez (Roybal- (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND-
Fudge Napolitano Frankel (Kuster Lipinski (Cooper)
Gabbard Neal Welch Allard) MENTS.—Section 212 of the Antitrust Crimi-
(NH)) Lofgren (Boyle,
Gallego Neguse Wexton Serrano (Meng) nal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of
Garamendi Brendan F.)
Garamendi Norcross Wild Watson Coleman
(Boyle, Lowenthal 2004 (15 U.S.C. 1 note) is amended—
Garcı́a (IL) O’Halleran Wilson (FL) Brendan F.) (Beyer) (Pallone)
Welch
(1) by striking paragraph (6); and
Garcia (TX) Ocasio-Cortez Yarmuth Johnson (TX) Lowey (Meng)
(McGovern) (2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
(Jeffries) Moore (Beyer)
NAYS—180 Khanna (Gomez) Napolitano Wilson (FL) graph (6).
Abraham Kind (Beyer) (Correa) (Hayes) The bill was ordered to be engrossed
Brady Cloud
Aderholt Brooks (AL) Cole and read a third time, was read the
Allen Brooks (IN) Collins (GA) f third time, and passed, and a motion to
Amash Buchanan Comer
Amodei Buck Conaway reconsider was laid on the table.
Armstrong Bucshon Cook RECESS f
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Bacon Budd Crawford
Baird Burchett Crenshaw The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN
Balderson Burgess Davidson (OH) POLICING ACT OF 2020
Banks Byrne Davis, Rodney
ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair
Bergman Calvert DesJarlais declares the House in recess for a pe- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, pur-
Biggs Carter (GA) Diaz-Balart riod of less than 15 minutes. suant to House Resolution 1017, I call
Bilirakis Chabot Dunn
Bishop (NC) Cheney Estes Accordingly (at 1 o’clock and 14 min- up the bill (H.R. 7120) to hold law en-
Bost Cline Ferguson utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. forcement accountable for misconduct
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