Congressional Record — House, February 2, 2021
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Page H266 of the House section of the Congressional Record for February 2, 2021, showing the House called to order at 5 p.m. after a recess with Mr. Cuellar as Speaker pro tempore. A report on a resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 447, the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021, and H. Con. Res. 11, the budget resolution for fiscal year 2021, with one hour of debate and one motion to recommit. Rule text covers fines and appeals involving the Committee on Ethics. The page ends with the vote on ordering the previous question, 219 yeas, 207 nays and 5 not voting, and a roll call.
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H266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 2, 2021
b 1700 vening motion except: (1) one hour of debate sider the appeal. The fine will be upheld un-
equally divided and controlled by the chair less the appeal is agreed to by a majority of
AFTER RECESS and ranking minority member of the Com- the Committee. Upon a determination re-
The recess having expired, the House mittee on Education and Labor; (2) the fur- garding the appeal or if no appeal has been
ther amendments described in section 2 of filed at the expiration of the period specified
was called to order by the Speaker pro
this resolution; (3) the amendments en bloc in subdivision (B), the chair of the Com-
tempore (Mr. CUELLAR) at 5 p.m. mittee on Ethics shall promptly notify the
described in section 3 of this resolution; and
f (4) one motion to recommit. Member, Delegate, or the Resident Commis-
SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first sioner, the Speaker, the Sergeant-at-Arms,
REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- section of this resolution, each further and the Chief Administrative Officer, and
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF amendment printed in part B of the report of shall make such notification publicly avail-
H.R. 447, NATIONAL APPRENTICE- the Committee on Rules not earlier consid- able. The Speaker shall promptly lay such
SHIP ACT OF 2021; PROVIDING ered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant notification before the House.’’.
FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. to section 3 of this resolution shall be con- (b) Section 4(a)(2) of House Resolution 38 is
RES. 11, CONCURRENT RESOLU- sidered only in the order printed in the re- amended to read as follows:
port, may be offered only by a Member des- ‘‘(2) a fine imposed pursuant to this section
TION ON THE BUDGET FOR FIS- shall be treated as though imposed under
CAL YEAR 2021; AND FOR OTHER ignated in the report, shall be considered as
read, shall be debatable for the time speci- clause 3(g) of rule II, and shall be adminis-
PURPOSES fied in the report equally divided and con- tered as though pursuant to clause 4(d) of
Mr. MORELLE, from the Committee trolled by the proponent and an opponent, rule II, except that if a Member, Delegate, or
may be withdrawn by the proponent at any Resident Commissioner files an appeal under
on Rules, submitted a privileged report clause 3(g)(3)(B) of rule II prior to the date
(Rept. No. 117–3) on the resolution (H. time before the question is put thereon, shall
not be subject to amendment, and shall not on which the Committee on Ethics has
Res. 85) providing for consideration of adopted written rules, the period for the
be subject to a demand for division of the
the bill (H.R. 447) to amend the Act of question. Committee’s consideration of the appeal
August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time under clause 3(g)(3)(C) of rule II shall begin
as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) after debate pursuant to the first section of on the date on which the chair of the Com-
and expand the national apprenticeship this resolution for the chair of the Com- mittee notifies the Member, Delegate, or
mittee on Education and Labor or his des- Resident Commissioner that the Committee
system to include apprenticeships, has adopted such rules.’’.
youth apprenticeships, and pre-appren- ignee to offer amendments en bloc consisting
SEC. 9. Section 5 of House Resolution 8,
ticeship registered under such Act, to of further amendments printed in part B of
agreed to January 4, 2021 (as amended by
the report of the Committee on Rules accom-
promote the furtherance of labor panying this resolution not earlier disposed
House Resolution 41, agreed to January 13,
standards necessary to safeguard the 2021), is amended by striking ‘‘February 11’’
of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to
welfare of apprentices, and for other each place that it appears and inserting
this section shall be considered as read, shall
purposes; providing for consideration of ‘‘March 12’’.
be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
11) establishing the congressional budg- nority member of the Committee on Edu- tleman from New York is recognized
et for the United States Government cation and Labor or their respective des- for 1 hour.
for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth ignees, shall not be subject to amendment, Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, for the
the appropriate budgetary levels for
and shall not be subject to a demand for divi- purpose of debate only, I yield the cus-
sion of the question. tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman
fiscal years 2022 through 2030; and for SEC. 4. All points of order against the fur-
other purposes, which was referred to from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), my friend,
ther amendments printed in part B of the re-
the House Calendar and ordered to be port of the Committee on Rules or amend-
pending which I yield myself such time
printed. ments en bloc described in section 3 of this as I may consume. During consider-
resolution are waived. ation of this resolution, all time yield-
f ed is for the purpose of debate only.
SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION shall be in order to consider in the House the GENERAL LEAVE
OF H.R. 447, NATIONAL APPREN- concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 11) estab- Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I ask
TICESHIP ACT OF 2021; PRO- lishing the congressional budget for the unanimous consent that all Members
United States Government for fiscal year
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF have 5 legislative days in which to re-
2021 and setting forth the appropriate budg-
H. CON. RES. 11, CONCURRENT etary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. vise and extend their remarks.
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET All points of order against consideration of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; AND FOR the concurrent resolution are waived. The objection to the request of the gen-
OTHER PURPOSES amendment printed in part C of the report of tleman from New York?
the Committee on Rules accompanying this There was no objection.
Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, by di- resolution shall be considered as adopted. Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, today
rection of the Committee on Rules, I The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall the Rules Committee met and reported
call up House Resolution 85 and ask for be considered as read. All points of order a rule, House Resolution 85, providing
its immediate consideration. against provisions in the concurrent resolu- for consideration of H.R. 447, the Na-
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- tion, as amended, are waived. The previous tional Apprenticeship Act of 2021,
lows: question shall be considered as ordered on
under a structured rule.
the concurrent resolution, as amended, and
H. RES. 85 The rule provides 1 hour of debate
on any further amendment thereto, to adop-
Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- tion without intervening motion or demand equally divided and controlled by the
lution it shall be in order to consider in the for division of the question except three chair and ranking member of the Com-
House the bill (H.R. 447) to amend the Act of hours of debate, with two hours equally di- mittee on Education and Labor. The
August 16, 1937 (commonly referred to as the vided and controlled by the chair and rank- rule self-executes a manager’s amend-
‘‘National Apprenticeship Act’’) and expand ing minority member of the Committee on ment by Chairman SCOTT, makes in
the national apprenticeship system to in- the Budget and one hour, on the subject of
clude apprenticeships, youth apprentice-
order 26 amendments, provides en bloc
economic goals and policies, equally divided authority to Chairman SCOTT, and pro-
ships, and pre-apprenticeship registered and controlled by Representative Beyer of
under such Act, to promote the furtherance vides one motion to recommit.
Virginia and Representative Schweikert of The rule also provides for consider-
of labor standards necessary to safeguard the Arizona or their respective designees.
welfare of apprentices, and for other pur- SEC. 6. Rule XXVIII shall not apply with ation of H. Con. Res. 11 under a closed
poses. All points of order against consider- respect to the adoption by the House of a rule. It self-executes a manager’s
ation of the bill are waived. The amendment concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- amendment by Chairman YARMUTH. It
printed in part A of the report of the Com- cal year 2021. also provides 3 hours of debate with 2
mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu- SEC. 7. House Resolution 73 is hereby hours equally divided and controlled by
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tion shall be considered as adopted. The bill, adopted. the chair and ranking minority mem-
as amended, shall be considered as read. All SEC. 8. (a) Clause 3(g)(3)(C) of rule II is
points of order against provisions in the bill,
ber of the Committee on the Budget
amended to read as follows:
as amended, are waived. The previous ques- ‘‘(C) Upon receipt of an appeal pursuant to and 1 hour equally divided and con-
tion shall be considered as ordered on the subdivision (B), the Committee on Ethics trolled by Representatives BEYER of
bill, as amended, and on any further amend- shall have a period of 30 calendar days or five Virginia and SCHWEIKERT of Arizona, or
ment thereto, to final passage without inter- legislative days, whichever is later, to con- their respective designees.
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The rule also provides that H. Res. 73 housing and nutrition assistance, and metal detectors into the Chamber, en-
is hereby adopted. The rule updates the expansion and extension of unemploy- suring that everyone is following the
process by which Members can appeal ment insurance, small business assist- same rules, ensuring the safety of each
fines for refusing to wear a mask or for ance, and resources to protect first re- and every Member of this body, and en-
taking photographs or recording audio sponders and frontline workers. suring that many members of our staff
or video on the House floor to align Our Nation has endured an unprece- who work here day in and day out are
with the Ethics Committee appeal pro- dented health and economic crisis protected.
cedures established in H. Res. 73. which has now claimed the lives of Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col-
Finally, the rule extends standard nearly half a million Americans. After leagues to support this rule and H. Con.
district work period instructions, same 11 months, far too many Americans are Res. 11 and the National Apprentice-
day, and suspension authority through still barely scraping by or falling fur- ship Act.
March 12, 2021. ther behind, through no fault of their Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of
Mr. Speaker, the National Appren- own, as they lose jobs or see smaller my time.
ticeship Act is critical workforce de- paychecks. We need immediate, bold Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I thank
velopment legislation that will invest action to change the course of the Mr. MORELLE for yielding me the cus-
$3.5 billion to create nearly 1 million virus and stabilize our economy. tomary 30 minutes, and I yield myself
new apprenticeship opportunities over Beginning the budget reconciliation such time as I may consume.
the next 5 years. This is a history in- process does not preclude a strong bi- Mr. Speaker, today’s rule provides
vestment in workforce training, and I partisan agreement on a relief package for consideration of two pieces of legis-
am so pleased to support this effort. that can gain wide support in both the lation. The first, H.R. 447, is the Na-
Skilled workers are the backbone of House and the Senate. Let me repeat tional Apprenticeship Act. The bill
our economy. And apprenticeships pro- that. It does not preclude a strong, bi- seeks to improve and streamline access
vide a unique opportunity to grow and partisan agreement on a relief package to apprenticeships. These goals are
expand access to this workforce. that can gain wide support in our broadly supported by Members on both
Not only do apprenticeship programs House and across the building in the sides of the political aisle, in the House
provide pathways to meaningful and Senate. But it does ensure that Con- and in the Senate.
sustainable careers, they are critical to gress will be able to move forward We considered an almost identical
expanding our Nation’s skilled work- without becoming delayed by partisan bill in the 116th Congress, which was
force. When I meet with local busi- gridlock at a time when so many lives the previous Congress. At that time,
nesses in my district in Rochester, New and livelihoods are at stake. Republicans expressed a desire to work
York, I regularly hear that their great- The budget resolution before us pro- together to achieve the goal of modern-
est challenge is finding skilled labor to vides a framework for reconciliation izing the National Apprenticeship Pro-
fill positions and keep their businesses with a target of up to $1.9 trillion, allo- gram. Since then, the Democrats have
thriving. cated across 12 congressional commit- pushed through their bill that did
Apprenticeships provide an invalu- tees. The resolution instructs these nothing to streamline the program,
able pathway to engage workers, estab- committees to report legislation con- nothing for flexibility for employer-
lish connections with high-demand in- sistent with their targets to the Budg- driven apprenticeships.
dustries, and set workers on a path to et Committee by February 16. The The bill before us today is largely the
a rewarding and sustainable career. Budget Committee will then combine same. Rather than work with Repub-
I note that as the son of an indi- the legislation—without substantive licans in a meaningful way, the major-
vidual who dropped out of high school revision—and prepare it for floor con- ity remains committed to codifying
at the age of 16, my dad, after service sideration. decades of rigid regulations and red
in Korea in the United States Army, The 2021 budget resolution is not a tape. The Committee on Education and
came home and got involved in an ap- comprehensive blueprint for the next 10 Labor did not even have a hearing or a
prenticeship for the Plumbers and years. It is designed solely to respond markup on this bill before it came be-
Pipefitters Local 13 Union and had a to the ongoing crisis and to deliver fore the Committee on Rules, essen-
long, long career where he retired at critical relief as quickly as possible. tially shutting out committee Repub-
the age of 70 after having supported a Once we have finished the work of licans from the negotiation process en-
family of seven. What was directly re- passing a complete COVID response tirely—many of whom were new mem-
sponsible for that was the apprentice- package, I look forward to continuing bers on the Committee on Education
ship program and his ability to build our work on the Budget Committee to and Labor and did not participate in
that sustained career. craft a complete forward-looking budg- the discussion in the last Congress.
I am particularly proud that a bill I et resolution for fiscal year 2022. Mr. Speaker, between 2009 and 2019,
introduced with my colleague, Con- America saw a 128 percent growth in
gresswoman TRAHAN, has been included b 1715 apprenticeships. In September of 2020,
in the text of the National Apprentice- We have already lost so much time. the Department of Labor reported that
ship Act. Our bill helps scale up par- Passing this resolution ensures that re- 94 percent of all apprentices who com-
ticipation among populations not typi- lief can get to Americans in need, who pleted their apprenticeship received an
cally engaged in apprenticeships, par- cannot wait another minute for help. average annual salary of $70,000. To-
ticularly small- and medium-sized Mr. Speaker, I would also take a mo- day’s registered apprenticeship system
businesses, and together we can create ment to recognize that, less than 1 is an important tool for job seekers and
new opportunities in high-demand in- month ago, this Chamber was besieged employers.
dustries. by antidemocracy extremists who in- It does have some flaws, however. In
Now, more than ever, these programs tended to harm this institution and 2019, 252,000 individuals began an ap-
are critical to grapple with the long- even kill some of our colleagues. prenticeship. Good for them, but only
term economic impacts of COVID–19. The rule provides penalties for any 81,000 graduated.
This week we will also begin the next Member of the House who endangers This bill would make the apprentice-
phase of addressing the ongoing colleagues by violating the rules of this ship system the only registered and De-
COVID–19 pandemic through H. Con. Chamber. Members are not, under any partment of Labor-supported appren-
Res. 11, a budget resolution for fiscal circumstances, permitted to bring fire- ticeship option, shutting the door on
year 2021. Passing this budget resolu- arms on the floor of the U.S. House of opportunities for those who participate
tion is a necessary step to fast-track Representatives. That has been in law in nonregistered earn-and-learn pro-
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essential COVID relief, the American and regulation since 1967. grams. While so many in the Nation
Rescue Plan. As President Ronald Reagan said: have lost work due to the economic
This plan will deliver the direct sup- ‘‘Trust, but verify.’’ toll of the pandemic, now is not the
port the American public needs, includ- Mr. Speaker, with that in mind, time to make it harder to find ade-
ing a national vaccination program, di- there should be no problem with re- quate training by reducing an individ-
rect aid to individuals and families, quiring Members to walk through ual’s apprenticeship options.
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Mr. Speaker, the National Appren- how these funds have been spent and partisan discussion on a budget resolu-
ticeship Act would make this system ensure they are being used in a way tion that provides meaningful relief for
even less receptive to innovation and that best benefits the American people. millions of Americans affected by this
create prescriptive requirements on ap- With all of that as background, then virus.
prenticeships. It also makes it difficult you have to ask yourself: ‘‘Why is it As it relates to the National Appren-
for small and medium-sized businesses now so urgent to pass another $2 tril- ticeship Act, I would also suggest that
to participate, as they do not always lion bill?’’ this is a bipartisan bill. I can name the
have the resources to navigate the Well, the answer lies in the progres- Members of my colleagues across the
lengthy and Byzantine Department of sive, partisan policy priorities that the aisle: Mr. FITZPATRICK; Mr. MCKINLEY;
Labor registration process. majority wants to push through, in- Members Bacon and Bost; my friend,
America desperately needs more lab cluding raising taxes, increasing the RODNEY DAVIS, from Illinois; JOHN
technicians. We need more medical as- minimum wage, implementing the KATKO, whose district abuts mine;
sistants. We need more pharmacy tech- Green New Deal, providing a path to ANDY GARBARINO, my friend from New
nicians. In the middle of a global pub- citizenship for illegal aliens, lowering York; Representatives STAUBER,
lic health crisis, we cannot afford to Medicare eligibility, providing uni- KINZINGER, STIVERS—all Republicans
stymie motivated future employees. versal basic income, and canceling stu- who support and sponsor the National
Republicans agree that this 80-year- dent loan debt. Apprenticeship Act. So this is a bipar-
old system can and must be improved, But these policies do not address the tisan bill, and I will continue to advo-
but the solutions must be targeted and immediate needs of Americans who are cate for its passage.
trying to survive the pandemic. Now is Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the
effective. The majority claims that the
not the time to push partisan prior- distinguished gentleman from Massa-
increased funding in this legislation
ities. chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN), the chair-
will create 1 million apprenticeships.
Look, Republicans do stand ready to man of the Committee on Rules.
While it is true that the legislation Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I
provides significantly more funding, work with Democrats to provide the
thank the gentleman from New York
unfortunately, more money alone needed resources for the American peo-
(Mr. MORELLE), a distinguished mem-
doesn’t guarantee better outcomes if ple. Yesterday’s visit by 10 Republican ber of the Committee on Rules, for
the underlying systems don’t work in senators to the Oval Office and the yielding to me.
the first place. time that President Biden spent with Mr. Speaker, I support the under-
Mr. Speaker, the second part of this them certainly should be indicative to lying measures before us today, but I
rule provides for consideration of H. people that there is a willingness to take a moment to discuss something
Con. Res. 11, establishing a budget for work together to solve the problems of else included here.
fiscal year 2021, and providing the the country, but we also are obligated Mr. Speaker, just outside these doors
budget reconciliation instructions for to ensure that the proposals are thor- is something students walk through
fiscal years 2021 through 2030. Budget oughly vetted and will be implemented every day to prevent gun violence in
reconciliation is a fast-track, budg- in a way that actually helps rather their schools, something travelers pass
etary tool used to implement policy than further harms our recovery. through every time they board an air-
changes into law. This procedure re- Mr. Speaker, I would add that Mr. plane, and something the public goes
quires only 51 votes in the Senate—not MORELLE referenced some of the other through every time they enter a Fed-
the normal 60 votes to break the fili- things contained in the rule. I think it eral building:
buster, but only 51 votes in the Sen- is important that Members understand Magnetometers. Metal detectors.
ate—which, unfortunately, can turn the threats under which we operate. As They are a modern-day inconven-
this into a partisan exercise, which is such, I, frankly, do not understand why ience that we are all used to, and,
what happened here today. we have not been provided a classified frankly, they are a small price to pay
President Biden has proposed a $1.9 briefing by the Speaker of the House as to keep Americans safe.
trillion coronavirus relief package, but to what the threats were prior to Janu- Metal detectors were installed out-
under the reconciliation instructions ary 6 and what the threats are going side this Chamber following the recent
included in the resolution, the deficit forward. Suffice it to say, that the peo- deadly insurrection at the Capitol. Al-
would increase to between $2 trillion ple’s House—the House of Representa- though these machines are new, the
and $3 trillion. tives—now is completely on lockdown. policy they are enforcing is not. That
Look, on the west front of the Cap- There are no people in the people’s has been on the books for more than 50
itol 2 weeks ago, the President called House other than the Representatives, years.
for unity—his first move. And, today, and that is not the way it was in- President Lyndon Johnson signed a
we see the Democrats employing a par- tended. law outlawing weapons on Capitol
tisan process to jam through their wish I think we are owed an explanation grounds back in 1967. The Capitol Po-
for what the level of threat is so that lice Board, the entity that oversees se-
list of policy priorities.
The Budget Committee has not yet curity regulations in the complex, then
we may adequately prepare ourselves
issued regulations soon after. They
even organized as a committee, but the in our personal lives, as well as our
prohibited firearms from being carried
Committee on Rules adopted a rule to work in our districts. I would call upon
into the Chamber and in the connected
consider budget reconciliation without the Speaker to make such a bipartisan
rooms and galleries.
any prior hearings or markups. This Member briefing available as soon as Mr. Speaker, now some Members,
will be the first time since 1974 that possible. like myself, want to see these regula-
Congress has bypassed the Budget Mr. Speaker, I urge opposition to the tions go further. Representatives
Committee and gone straight to the rule, and I reserve the balance of my HUFFMAN and SPEIER have been instru-
floor with a budget resolution. time. mental on this front, and I hope that
In addition, the Democrats did not Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I first we act. Others want no prohibitions at
pass a budget resolution at all for fis- want to say to the distinguished gen- all.
cal year 2021. So the budget resolution tleman, my friend: These are not par- Mr. Speaker, regardless, the rules are
before us today is exactly 290 days late. tisan priorities; these are American the rules. I thought that was clear, but
Barely 1 month ago, Congress priorities. apparently some of my friends on the
passed—and President Trump signed I doubt very much that most Ameri- other side think differently. Some are
into law—a $900 billion coronavirus re- cans care about the process we use as acting as though, by being elected to
lief package. Combined with previous they struggle to feed their families or Congress, they have been anointed to
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relief packages—and there were as they struggle to pay their rent each some sort of special club, one that gets
many—there remains $1 trillion in month, when they face unemployment to pick and choose what rules to fol-
unspent funding. To my knowledge, that could be extended. But here is an low.
there have been very few, if any, au- opportunity for us to work together. A Member on the other side ran an ad
thorizing and oversight hearings to ac- This is the beginning of the process, depicting her walking around our Na-
count for what funds are needed and and we will continue to encourage bi- tion’s Capital with a loaded firearm,
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tweeting: ‘‘Let me tell you why I will That is why I urge my colleagues to mined to ensure that this bill enshrines
carry my Glock to Congress.’’ support this change. The rules apply to as many partisan policy priorities as
Another Republican recently bragged us, too, and it is time all of us acted possible.
that he was armed during the recent like it. To make matters worse, from look-
riots, and another was stopped by Cap- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 6 ing at the actual budget before us, we
itol Police bringing a gun into this minutes to the gentleman from Okla- do not know what these partisan prior-
Chamber. homa (Mr. COLE), the ranking member ities are. We know the budget includes
Mr. Speaker, I could go on. We have of the Rules Committee. instructions to committees to increase
people in this Chamber who have post- Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I want to spending by certain amounts, but it
ed disturbing and threatening rhetoric thank my good friend, the distin- does not offer any guidance on how
against Members of this body. And guished Member from Texas, for yield- they should do so.
there is speculation that maybe some ing. Will it encompass only COVID relief
Members were complicit with those Today’s rule sets in motion a process matters, or will they enact progressive
who attacked the Capitol on January 6. for considering H. Con. Res. 11, a shell policy goals like Medicare for All or
You know, these words and actions budget for fiscal year 2021. I understand the Green New Deal? We have no way
raise serious safety concerns. that the majority’s stated intent in of knowing.
Mr. Speaker, these metal detectors bringing forward this resolution is to We do know that Senator BERNIE
are manned by the same police officers pave the way for using budget rec- SANDERS, the socialist leader of the
who saved our lives during the insur- onciliation to push through a partisan Senate Budget Committee, wants to
rection while risking their own, yet COVID–19 relief package. Unfortu- use reconciliation to ram through a $15
some Members on the other side have nately, I think the majority’s intent is minimum wage, a measure that would
disrespected these Capitol Police Offi- misguided. be a disaster for workers and busi-
cers, verbally abused them, pushed I want to remind us all that the only nesses alike in my home State of Okla-
them aside, and disregarded their or- reason we are here today is that the homa. But what else may be included
ders, all to avoid this basic safety majority failed to pass a budget last in the bill is a mystery.
measure. That is no way to treat our year. As of today, we are nearly 91⁄2 Mr. Speaker, this process hardly be-
heroes. months overdue for the passage of the fits the bipartisanship that we were
Some of these very same Members budget for fiscal year 2021, and fiscal promised by President Biden. It has
have been quick to send press releases year 2021 is already a third of the way
been less than 2 weeks since the new
and cut advertisements about the need over. Hardly an auspicious start for an
President was inaugurated, and already
to respect the police; but here in these item as serious as the annual budget
we are seeing the majority abandoning
Halls, when they think no one is for the United States Government.
But the lack of expeditiousness that any pretense at bipartisanship.
watching, apparently their message is The House majority has failed to
different. It is: ‘‘Do as I say, not as I characterized the budget in the 116th
even propose a bipartisan COVID relief
do.’’ Congress has been replaced by hasti-
ness. The majority is now, in the 117th bill or to engage Republicans in serious
Mr. Speaker, that is why we must act negotiations. Instead, they have simply
today. This isn’t a messaging bill. This Congress, rushing forward with a new
budget despite never bothering to con- predetermined the outcome and are
is as serious as it gets. This elitist moving forward with their own par-
mentality must end. vene the Budget Committee. Indeed,
the Budget Committee has yet to meet tisan bill without even pretending to
b 1730 in this Congress, much less conduct try to work with those of us on my side
Apparently, it will take a rules normal hearings that pave the way for of the aisle.
the markup of the annual budget. This is hardly what we were prom-
change to ensure that all Members fol-
Rather than undertake the normal ised, Mr. Speaker. It is hardly what the
low the rules just like everyone else.
Included in this measure is language process through the Budget Com- institution was promised. And on a
to change the rules to fine Members mittee, the majority is instead air- matter as important as the annual
who interfere with the Capitol Police’s dropping a budget straight from leader- budget of the United States, and during
ability to do their jobs at the ship offices directly onto the floor. a pandemic as deadly and serious as
magnetometers outside this Chamber: This is hardly the kind of process con- the one we are currently living
$5,000 for the first offense, $10,000 for sidered to be regular order, and it fails through, I know the institution can do
each one thereafter. to give Members a chance to have their better.
This is modeled after a change my ideas considered in committee or to Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to
Republican friends made in the 115th offer amendments on the floor. reject this course and work together
Congress, which fined Members for tak- Indeed, as a longtime member of the and pass real bipartisan legislation
ing photos or videos on the floor. Budget Committee myself, I looked that will benefit all Americans.
We are taking steps to make sure forward to our hearings on the budget Today’s rule also adds a change in
this process is transparent and fair. and the markup. Through this process, the House rules, imposing serious fines
Violations will be posted online, and Members had the opportunity to con- on Members who fail to go through the
Members will have the chance to have sider the budget, consider expert testi- new magnetometers around the Cham-
their appeal considered by the bipar- mony, offer ideas, and propose amend- ber. Mr. Speaker, as I told my col-
tisan Ethics Committee. ments to be considered by the whole leagues on the Rules Committee a
And let me assure all Americans that committee. That the majority is fail- short time ago, I don’t disagree with
these fines will be paid directly by ing to do so makes a mockery out of the additional security measures to
Members. the entire budgeting process. keep Members and staff safe. However,
Now, Mr. Speaker, I am not a mind Over the past year, Congress has I do have concerns over how the new
reader, but I have been here long shown it can work together to produce measures are being implemented.
enough to know how this debate will bipartisan legislation. In the last Con- Earlier this afternoon, I offered an
go. Some on the other side will act like gress, we actually passed five COVID–19 amendment to this rule which would
this is some grand inconvenience. Tell relief bills that appropriated nearly $4 have instructed the House Committee
that to the millions of Americans who trillion in relief funds. Not all of these on Administration to review the mat-
go through metal detectors every day funds have yet been spent. Not even ter and make appropriate recommenda-
in this country. close, Mr. Speaker. And the $4 trillion tions. I have no issue whatsoever with
Why are you any different? Give me a number is right around the annual Members being subjected to the same
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break. budgetary outlays of the Federal Gov- requirements as staff and our constitu-
We need to protect not just Members ernment in a normal year, covering ents when they enter the Capitol, but I
but staff and all the people who work both mandatory and discretionary have serious concerns that the major-
up here. We need to protect our con- spending. ity’s proposed solution is untenable.
stituents and the public who visit the Yet, the majority is moving forward Requiring Members to pass through a
people’s House. with yet another bill and seems deter- magnetometer each time they enter
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the House Chamber, even if they ranking member of the Budget Com- crat leaders can spend more on a bunch
haven’t left the area, is a sure recipe mittee. of programs, ideas, and systems, which
for chaos. It is impossible for Members Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, they have dreamed about throwing tax-
to socially distance when they are I want to thank the gentleman from payer money at since they took control
stacked up in a line to await their turn Texas for yielding, and we are thrilled of this Chamber 2 years ago.
at passing through the metal detectors. that he is on the Budget Committee. Mr. Speaker, I will close with this.
When Members need to leave the The rule puts in motion a process to The Democrats talk about unification,
Chamber to make a phone call right spend trillions of dollars on a progres- the need to unify as a Congress and
outside the doorway, they have to re- sive wish list, all under the appearance work together, the need to unify as a
enter and pass through security again. of pandemic relief. And for what? country and learn to respect one an-
And there are hardworking staff mem- We know all five of the last COVID- other again for the good of America.
bers who work just a few feet away related pieces of legislation were done But when their actions don’t match
from the House Chamber but must pass on a bipartisan basis. In the last few their words, the value of every word
through these same magnetometers days, we have seen a framework from they say from that point forward be-
every time they need to run to their of- 10 Republican Senators laid out to get comes meaningless.
fices and then back to the floor. This is to a solution. The actions of the Democrat major-
a clear recipe for disorganization and The fact that we are moving forward ity, to start a process which will only
gridlock. with this process just goes to show that end in more divisive partisanship, is
But this need not be the only option, yesterday’s White House meeting was the exact opposite of what our country
Mr. Speaker. There are already exist- just a photo-op for the President. is asking for right now.
ing metal detectors and X-ray ma- Sadly, the Democrat majority seems
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chines at entrances to the building. to want to go a partisan route in both
Why can’t Members be screened at the House and Senate because they Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield
those entrances instead? Why must it know there is not a bipartisan con- myself such time as I may consume.
be right on the way to the very cusp of sensus in this country for the socialist Mr. Speaker, to the gentleman’s
the Chamber in a location guaranteed policies they want to include, give- point, I appreciate the passion with
to stack up Members outside the door aways to their base, the far left and the which the distinguished ranking mem-
waiting to get in? coastal elite. ber of the Budget Committee makes his
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Just look at what is being discussed argument, but why are we moving
time of the gentleman has expired. by Democrats on how they plan to use ahead, he asked.
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the budgeting process known as rec- Why we are moving ahead today?
an additional 30 seconds to the gen- onciliation, a mechanism traditionally The President ran on this very relief
tleman from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE). used to control spending and address agenda and won the popular vote in the
Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, we have bet- the debt. They now talk openly about United States by more than 8 million
ter alternatives, and I urge that we em- granting mass amnesty; growing the votes. We are moving ahead because
power the Committee on House Admin- control government has over your elections do matter, and the argument
istration to look at that. healthcare; adding new burdens, rules, that President Biden made is that this
Mr. Speaker, I urge the rejection of and costs on the very small businesses country needed swift, significant, and
the rule. that they have shut down; and bailing robust relief. That is why we are mov-
Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield out their political allies whose policies ing ahead.
myself such time as I may consume. destroyed local economies. Now, I will continue to say—and I am
Mr. Speaker, I will admit that there All of this they want to somehow sure my colleagues will continue to
are few people I respect more than my hide from the American people with say—that the Democrat majority in-
distinguished colleague and friend from the label of essential items for pan- vites bipartisan conversation. We
the Rules Committee, the ranking demic relief. would invite all the Members on the
member, Mr. COLE. And the rule we are debating right other side to come together in a mean-
But I think as it relates to the budg- now rewards this process. It is the first ingful way to talk about unemploy-
et, as I understand it, the Budget Com- step in allowing Washington Demo- ment insurance for the millions of
mittee chair, Mr. YARMUTH, has contin- crats to jam this radical agenda Americans who are out of work,
ued to extend an invitation to our col- through Congress at lightning speed. through no fault of their own—mil-
leagues on the other side of the aisle to I ask the Chair, where was the rush lions.
work together. to help American families when the Hundreds of thousands are filing
And we do want to work together. We Speaker was holding up support for di- every week for the first time. Millions
want to forge a bipartisan agreement. rect aid to working-class families all of Americans don’t have enough food
This today begins a process, however, spring, all summer, and all fall, eventu- on the table. One out of every eight
that can move us toward reconciliation ally dropping her price tag and objec- Americans are saying they don’t have
because we understand that the Amer- tions only after the first Tuesday in enough money for food to put on the
ican people are in crisis. America is in November? The first Tuesday in No- table.
crisis. vember happens to be election day. This is for the millions of Americans
So while we need to move ahead, and I have always kept one motto in my who don’t have enough money to pay
we would like to move ahead with a bi- heart as I approach this job: Put people their rent or pay their mortgage, and
partisan agreement, we cannot sit idly before politics. Unfortunately, what we for the millions of small businesses—or
by in the instance that progress is not are seeing from the Democrats is the the tens of thousands of small busi-
made. exact opposite; it is all politics. nesses struggling every single week,
I think it was President Kennedy in In more than 30 years, a budget has again, through no fault of their own.
his inauguration, nearly 60 years ago, not originated in the House that has Why are we moving ahead today?
who said, ‘‘Sincerity is always subject not first gone through the committee Because there is no more time left on
to proof.’’ So prove to us your sin- process. This is truly a first. The Budg- the clock. We need to move ahead in
cerity. Let’s work together. And in the et Committee has yet to even meet, to order to provide the substantial relief.
interim, we are going to move ahead organize, to set our rules, and to ratify I would also suggest that those who
with this resolution with the support of an agenda of oversight of the new ad- will say that this is too expensive, you
the Members, and I certainly hope that ministration. only look to find economists all over
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they will do that. So why are we standing here right this country beginning with the head
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of now? Why are we moving ahead like of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell,
my time. this when the President, in his inau- who was appointed by the President to
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 gural address, called for unity and his position, who has consistently said
minutes to the gentleman from Mis- spoke about the power of our example? that the worst thing we can do is make
souri (Mr. SMITH), my new favorite The answer is simple: So that Demo- too small of an investment. We must
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make a robust investment. It is what Our amendment would ensure that It is past time for States and local
President Bident talked about repeat- students get back in schools safely and school districts to stop hoarding these
edly through this campaign. soon. Students have been out of the resources and use them for their in-
There is no hidden agenda here. This classroom for far too long, and the tended purpose: To pay for science-
is, in fact, the agenda that was talked costs of at-home learning are far great- based safety measures that get stu-
about repeatedly throughout the cam- er than we could have ever imagined, dents and teachers back in the class-
paign. The American public resound- especially when it comes to mental room with less risk.
ingly responded to the package that health for our kids. That is why my bill would condition
the President has now put forward, the My bill, the Reopen Schools Act, a portion of the $54 billion Congress
package which we would like to take would prioritize State COVID relief sent to States for K–12 schools in De-
up. We would certainly like to do it grants for education for schools that cember on reopening their doors. One-
with our brothers and sisters on the are reopening. It would require schools third of the education funds provided
other side of the aisle, but we are pre- to offer at least partial in-person learn- would be immediately available right
pared, if not, to respond to the needs of ing in order to receive these Federal now with the remaining two-thirds
millions of Americans who are in cri- pandemic relief funds. These funds available to schools in increasing
sis. were intended to help students get amounts as they move to reopen.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of back into the classroom safely, taking Schools with at least 50 percent of stu-
my time. important precautions. dents attending in person at least 50
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 Congress sent States this money so percent of the time would receive the
minute to the gentleman from Iowa we could reopen schools safely, yet this full amount of funding. Parents and
(Mr. FEENSTRA), who is a new, fresh- hasn’t happened in so many commu- students want to return to the class-
man member of the Republican Con- nities across our country. room. My bill will help make that hap-
ference, to give what I believe is his I am so proud of our home State of pen.
first speech on the House floor. Iowa for already taking a stand for stu- Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues on
Mr. FEENSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise dents and requiring schools to offer an both sides of the aisle will join me in
in opposition to this proposed rule, in-person learning option. But The supporting our students by defeating
which begins laying the framework for Washington Post found that roughly the previous question, and I urge a
one of the largest spending bills in the one-third of all K–12 school districts in ‘‘no’’ vote.
history of this institution. It is nearly the United States right now are only Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I re-
$2 trillion being dishonestly sold to the offering virtual learning. So this means serve the balance of my time.
one-third of our classrooms are closed Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield
people as COVID relief.
and one-third of our school play- myself the balance of my time to close.
With a price tag this big, Mr. Speak- Mr. Speaker, Republicans agree that
er, you would think that the House grounds are still roped off.
The cost of this goes well beyond aca- apprenticeships are vital to American
Democrats would want this bill to go livelihoods and our national interests.
demics. Child depression, anxiety, and
through the committee process where We agree that reforms to these pro-
other mental health challenges are
Congress and the public can digest this grams are necessary and prudent. It is
surging. The science shows kids need to
information. But no. They are attempt- time to update the apprenticeship pro-
be back in school.
ing to fast-track this bill to make deci- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gram to better reflect the needs of em-
sions with no committee, no biparti- time of the gentlewoman has expired. ployers and the needs of our Nation.
sanship, no oversight, and no discus- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Republicans stand ready to negotiate.
sion. an additional 2 minutes to the gentle- Now is the time to give Americans op-
Mr. Speaker, this is American tax- woman from Iowa. portunities to succeed, and I sincerely
payers’ money, not government’s, and Mrs. HINSON. Mr. Speaker, even the hope that we will do just that.
it is being spent with no accountability CDC has confirmed that young kids To recover from this pandemic, we
and no transparency. have an extremely low infection rate must also not push through policies
The bottom line is that the hard- right now, a low transmission rate, and that do not address the immediate
working, taxpaying Americans deserve a low rate of serious illness from needs of the American people. The
to have a voice in this process, and I COVID–19. Yet they are forced to stay budget reconciliation resolution pro-
will fight against attempts to fast- home and learn from behind a com- vided for in this rule will drastically
track this bloated bill every step of the puter screen, that is if these kids have increase the deficit and seek to imple-
way. access to computers and broadband ment nonessential partisan policy pri-
Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I re- internet. orities without first conducting the
serve the balance of my time. For many students, especially those necessary authorization hearings and
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield in rural Iowa, virtual learning is not conducting the necessary oversight to
myself such time as I may consume. easy. It is not just going downstairs ensure that current funding is spent ef-
Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the pre- and logging onto the family computer. fectively and efficiently.
vious question, I will offer an amend- It is sitting in the parking lot of the After the multiple calls for unity, it
ment to the rule to immediately con- Cedar Rapids Public Library, logging is disappointing that the first move
sider H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, onto the WiFi to finish homework or that we are seeing from the majority in
to encourage local educational agen- take a test. this Congress is to employ this par-
cies to resume in-person instruction in So it is no surprise that our most tisan procedural process. I do hope
elementary and secondary schools. vulnerable students are the ones who they reconsider and come back to the
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- will suffer the most and are suffering negotiating table through regular
sent to include in the RECORD the text the most. Isolation, lack of social sup- order.
of my amendment, along with any ex- port, added stress, and environmental Let me just also ask again that the
traneous material, immediately prior strain of this lockdown have gone on Speaker allow Members to be briefed
to the vote on the previous question. far too long. Kids and families are suf- by the appropriate law enforcement
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fering. agencies as to exactly what the threats
objection to the request of the gen- As a mom of two school-age kids, are here in the Nation’s Capital. I
tleman from Texas? this issue is personal to me. This issue think we would all benefit from that
There was no objection. is personal to all parents, and it is per- not just in our work here in Wash-
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 sonal to all families who care about ington, D.C., but also when we work
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minutes to the gentlewoman from Iowa their kids’ well-being. Kids need to be with constituents and staff back in our
(Mrs. HINSON), who is here to explain in school. We can get them back behind districts.
the amendment. a desk instead of in front of a screen, Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on
Mrs. HINSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise and we can do so safely. That is exactly the previous question, a ‘‘no’’ vote on
today to oppose the previous question, why we allocated funds for this pur- the rule, and a ‘‘no’’ vote on the under-
and I do so in support of our students. pose. lying measures.
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Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance needed support and assistance to state and the $600 down payment enacted in Decem-
of my time. local governments that have been asked to do ber) to $2,000.
Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield too much with too little for far too long. Additionally, the plan will also provide direct
myself the balance of my time. Let me make clear at the outset Mr. Speak- housing and nutrition assistance to families
Once again, I just say that those er, that nothing in this resolution precludes the struggling to get by, expand access to safe
Americans who are watching what we reaching of a bipartisan and bicameral agree- and reliable child care and affordable health
do here today and over the next several ment to pass and fund the President’s Amer- care, extend and expand unemployment insur-
days, they are going to be asking the ica Rescue Plan, which in nearly all material ance so American workers can pay their bills,
question: What are you doing in Wash- respects mirrors the Heroes Act passed by the and give families with children as well as
ington that will help the average man House Democratic majority on May 15, 2020, childless workers a boost through enhanced
or woman and child who suffers the nearly nine months ago, only to languish on tax credits.
ravages of this disease and the eco- the Republican Senate Majority Leader’s desk Mr. Speaker, the American Rescue Plan
nomic fallout? while hundreds of thousands of our fellow provides much needed support for commu-
When I talk to people in Rochester, Americans succumbed to the virus and mil- nities struggling with the economic fallout, in-
New York—and I am sure when each of lions of others lost their livelihoods and busi- cluding hard-hit small businesses, especially
us goes back to our home districts— nesses, and everyone faced an uncertain fu- those owned by entrepreneurs from racial and
people aren’t asking about the nuance ture. ethnic backgrounds that have experienced
of legislative procedures. They are ask- So if our Republican colleagues are ame- systemic discrimination.
ing about what the government is nable to reaching an agreement on a legisla- Finally, the plan also provides crucial re-
going to do for them as we face the tive response that is commensurate to the sources to protect the jobs of first responders,
greatest pandemic in a century and the challenge facing Americans, nothing in the frontline public health workers, teachers, tran-
greatest economic challenge in nearly legislation before will preclude that from hap- sit workers, and other essential workers that
a century both at the same time. We pening. all Americans depend on.
have so many other challenges as well, But have no doubt, if they refuse to be part The 2021 budget resolution is not a com-
but the House of Representatives is of the solution, the unified and bicameral prehensive fiscal blueprint for the next 10
going to move forward. This resolution Democratic congressional majority, in coordi- years; it is designed solely to provide the op-
does that. It says that we will cer- nation with the new Democratic Administra- tion of using reconciliation to deliver critical re-
tainly encourage bipartisan agree- tion, will take the lead and act boldly to ad- lief and achieve the goals of the American
ments, bipartisan conversations, and dress and overcome the present crisis. Rescue Plan.
bipartisan action. I would urge my Republican colleagues to As such, the total spending and revenue
The President’s conversations with heed the words of Republican Governor of levels in the resolution simply reflect current-
members of the Senate yesterday indi- West Virginia who said colorfully just a few law projections adjusted for the estimated
cate his willingness to do that. But we days ago, ‘‘At this point in time in this nation, costs of the American Rescue Plan.
cannot wait. We have waited far too we need to go big. We need to quit counting Once the American Rescue Plan becomes
long. Too many Americans have died the egg-sucking legs on the cows and count law, Congress will begin its work on a forward-
and too many families have faced the the cows and just move. And move forward looking, comprehensive budget resolution for
crisis of their lifetimes because of the and move right now.’’ 2022 that will provide urgently needed eco-
inaction here in Washington. So we The same sentiment was expressed more nomic support and address longstanding defi-
must move ahead. eloquently by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 when cits in our communities and underlying inequi-
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues he memorably wrote: ties in our society, which have been so starkly
for their support of the rule before us ‘‘The dogmas of the quiet past are inad- revealed and exacerbated by COVID–19.
today. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the rule equate to the stormy present. The occasion is I strongly support this legislation and urge
and a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the previous ques- piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with all Members to join me in voting for its pas-
tion. the occasion. As our case is new, so we must sage.
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- think anew and act anew.’’ The material previously referred to
ior member of the Committees on the Judici- Mr. Speaker, the bipartisan action we took by Mr. BURGESS is as follows:
ary, on Homeland Security, on the Budget, last December was a step in the right direction AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 85
and as the Member of Congress for a con- but only a long-delayed down payment; we
At the end of the resolution, add the fol-
gressional district that has experienced the cannot afford any more delays, especially lowing:
worst of COVID–19 as a public health emer- since Republican stalling already caused a SEC. 10. Immediately upon adoption of this
gency and economic catastrophe, I rise in painful lapse in critical unemployment assist- resolution, the House shall resolve into the
strong support of the rule governing debate on ance last year, and additional unemployment Committee of the Whole House on the state
H.R. 447, the National Appenticeship Act of assistance is set to expire in March. of the Union for consideration of the bill
2121, and H. Con. Res. 11, 447, as well as That why this resolution, which creates a (H.R. 682) to encourage local educational
the underlying legislation. failsafe alternative to debating, voting, and agencies to resume in-person instruction at
The National Apprenticeship Act has the po- passing the American Rescue Act, is abso- elementary and secondary schools, and for
other purposes. The first reading of the bill
tential to yield $10.6 billion in net benefits to lutely crucial and the right thing to do, right shall be dispensed with. All points of order
U.S. taxpayers in the form of increased work- now. against consideration of the bill are waived.
ers productivity and decreased spending on The American Rescue Plan proposed by General debate shall be confined to the bill
public-assistance programs and unemploy- President Biden takes a multiprong approach and shall not exceed one hour equally di-
ment insurance and which bring America’s in- to tackling the public health and economic cri- vided and controlled by the chair and rank-
vestments in apprenticeship more in line with ses stemming from the COVID–19 pandemic. ing minority member of the Committee on
countries around the world. To beat the virus and safely reopen schools, Education and Labor. After general debate
Mr. Speaker, this legislation could not be the plan will mount a national vaccination pro- the bill shall be considered for amendment
more timely because during a time of record under the five-minute rule. All points of
gram that includes setting up community vac-
order against provisions in the bill are
unemployment, the National Apprenticeship cination sites nationwide and makes the in- waived. When the committee rises and re-
Act of 2021 creates an additional 1 million vestments necessary to safely reopen schools. ports the bill back to the House with a rec-
new apprenticeship opportunities and invests It will also take complementary measures to ommendation that the bill do pass, the pre-
more than $3.5 billion over 5 years in expand- combat the virus, including scaling up testing vious question shall be considered as ordered
ing opportunities and access to Registered and tracing, addressing shortages of personal on the bill and amendments thereto to final
Apprenticeships, youth apprenticeships, and protective equipment and other critical sup- passage without intervening motion except
pre-apprenticeships. plies, investing in high-quality treatments, and one motion to recommit. If the Committee
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I also strongly support H. Con. Res. 11 be- addressing health care disparities. of the Whole rises and reports that it has
come to no resolution on the bill, then on
cause it reorders budgetary priorities to pro- The American Rescue Plan delivers imme-
the next legislative day the House shall, im-
vide $1.9 trillion to allow Congress to take im- diate relief to working families bearing the mediately after the third daily order of busi-
mediate and decisive action to crush the virus brunt of the crisis by providing $1,400 per per- ness under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into
and vaccinate our people, build the economy son in direct cash assistance to households the Committee of the Whole for further con-
back better, reopen schools, and provide across America, bringing the total (including sideration of the bill.
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SEC. 11. Clause l(c) of rule XIX shall not [Roll No. 19] Fitzpatrick Keller Rice (SC)
apply to the consideration of H.R. 682. Fleischmann Kelly (MS) Rodgers (WA)
YEAS—219 Fortenberry Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL)
Mr. MORELLE. Mr. Speaker, I yield Foxx Kim (CA)
Adams Gomez Norcross Rogers (KY)
back the balance of my time, and I Franklin, C. Kinzinger Rose
Aguilar Gonzalez, O’Halleran
move the previous question on the res- Allred Vicente Ocasio-Cortez Scott Kustoff Rosendale
olution. Auchincloss Gottheimer Omar Fulcher LaHood Rouzer
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Axne Green, Al (TX) Pallone Gaetz LaMalfa Roy
Barragán Grijalva Panetta Gallagher Lamborn Rutherford
question is on ordering the previous Garbarino Latta
Bass Haaland Pappas Salazar
question. Beatty Harder (CA) Pascrell Garcia (CA) LaTurner
Scalise
The question was taken; and the Bera Hastings Payne Gibbs Lesko
Schweikert
Gimenez Long
Speaker pro tempore announced that Beyer Hayes Perlmutter
Gohmert Loudermilk
Scott, Austin
Bishop (GA) Higgins (NY) Peters
the ayes appeared to have it. Blumenauer Himes Gonzales, Tony Lucas
Sessions
Phillips Simpson
Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, on that Blunt Rochester Horsford Pingree
Gonzalez (OH) Luetkemeyer
Smith (MO)
I demand the yeas and nays. Bonamici Houlahan Pocan
Good (VA) Mace
Smith (NE)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bourdeaux Hoyer Gooden (TX) Malliotakis
Porter Smith (NJ)
Bowman Huffman Granger Mann
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Pressley
Graves (LA) Massie Smucker
Boyle, Brendan Jackson Lee Price (NC)
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. F. Jacobs (CA) Graves (MO) Mast Spartz
Quigley Stauber
Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur- Brown Jayapal Raskin
Green (TN) McCarthy
Greene (GA) McCaul Steel
ther proceedings on this question are Brownley Jeffries Rice (NY) Stefanik
Bush Johnson (GA) Griffith McClain
postponed. Ross Grothman McClintock Steil
Bustos Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard
f Butterfield Jones Ruiz
Guest McHenry Steube
Carbajal Kahele Guthrie McKinley Stewart
RECESS Ruppersberger Hagedorn Meijer
Cárdenas Kaptur Stivers
Rush Harris Meuser
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Carson Keating Taylor
Sánchez Harshbarger Miller (IL)
Cartwright Kelly (IL) Thompson (PA)
ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Case Khanna
Sarbanes Hartzler Miller (WV) Tiffany
Scanlon
declares the House in recess until ap- Casten Kildee Hern Miller-Meeks Timmons
Schakowsky Herrell Moolenaar
proximately 6:30 p.m. today. Castor (FL) Kilmer Schiff Turner
Castro (TX) Kim (NJ) Herrera Beutler Mooney
Accordingly (at 5 o’clock and 57 min- Schneider Hice (GA) Moore (AL)
Upton
Chu Kind Valadao
utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Cicilline Kirkpatrick
Schrader Higgins (LA) Moore (UT)
Schrier Van Drew
f Clark (MA) Krishnamoorthi Hill Mullin
Scott (VA) Van Duyne
Clarke (NY) Kuster Hinson Murphy (NC)
Wagner
b 1830 Cleaver Lamb
Scott, David Hollingsworth Nehls
Walberg
Sewell Hudson Newhouse
Clyburn Langevin Walorski
AFTER RECESS Cohen Larsen (WA)
Sherman Huizenga Norman
Sherrill Issa Nunes Waltz
The recess having expired, the House Connolly Larson (CT)
Sires Jackson Owens Weber (TX)
Cooper Lawrence
was called to order by the Speaker pro Correa Lawson (FL)
Slotkin Jacobs (NY) Palazzo Webster (FL)
tempore (Mr. CUELLAR) at 6 o’clock and Smith (WA) Johnson (LA) Palmer Wenstrup
Costa Lee (CA)
Soto Johnson (OH) Pence Williams (TX)
30 minutes p.m. Courtney Lee (NV)
Spanberger Wilson (SC)
Craig Leger Fernandez Johnson (SD) Perry
f Crist Levin (CA) Speier Jordan Pfluger Wittman
Crow Levin (MI) Stanton Joyce (OH) Posey Womack
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Stevens Joyce (PA) Reed Young
Cuellar Lieu
OF H.R. 447, NATIONAL APPREN- Davids (KS) Lofgren Strickland Katko Reschenthaler Zeldin
TICESHIP ACT OF 2021; PRO- Davis, Danny K. Lowenthal Suozzi
Swalwell NOT VOTING—5
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF Dean Luria
Takano
DeFazio Lynch Gosar Ryan Wright
H. CON. RES. 11, CONCURRENT DeGette Malinowski Thompson (CA) Obernolte Westerman
RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET DeLauro Maloney, Thompson (MS)
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; AND FOR DelBene Carolyn B. Titus b 1922
Delgado Maloney, Sean Tlaib
OTHER PURPOSES Tonko Mr. DOGGETT changed his vote from
Demings Manning
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- DeSaulnier Matsui Torres (CA) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’
ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Deutch McBath Torres (NY) So the previous question was ordered.
Dingell McCollum Trahan
ished business is the vote on ordering Trone The result of the vote was announced
Doggett McEachin
the previous question on the resolution Doyle, Michael McGovern Underwood as above recorded.
(H. Res. 85) providing for consideration F. McNerney Vargas MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
Escobar Meeks Veasey
of the bill (H.R. 447) to amend the Act Vela
RESOLTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Eshoo Meng
of August 16, 1937 (commonly referred Espaillat Mfume Velázquez Axne (Stevens) Gottheimer Lowenthal
to as the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Evans Moore (WI) Wasserman Barragán (Beyer) (Panetta) (Beyer)
Schultz Bowman (Clark Grijalva (Garcı́a Lynch (Clark
Act’’) and expand the national appren- Fletcher Morelle
(MA)) (IL)) (MA))
Foster Moulton Waters
ticeship system to include apprentice- Frankel, Lois Mrvan Watson Coleman Buchanan Hastings Maloney,
ships, youth apprenticeships, and pre- Fudge Murphy (FL) Welch (Arrington) (Wasserman Carolyn B.
apprenticeship registered under such Gallego Nadler Wexton Cárdenas Schultz) (Jeffries)
Garamendi Napolitano Wild (Gomez) Hayes (Courtney) McEachin
Act, to promote the furtherance of Carson Houlahan (Wild) (Wexton)
Garcı́a (IL) Neal Williams (GA)
labor standards necessary to safeguard Garcia (TX) Neguse Wilson (FL) (Butterfield) Jayapal (Clark Meeks (Jeffries)
the welfare of apprentices, and for Golden Newman Yarmuth Cartwright (MA)) Meng (Clark
(Doyle, Johnson (TX) (MA))
other purposes; providing for consider- Michael F.) (Jeffries) Mfume (Brown)
ation of the concurrent resolution (H. NAYS—207
Cohen (Beyer) Jones (Jacobs Moulton (Beyer)
Con. Res. 11) establishing the congres- Aderholt Brady Cole Cooper (Clark (CA)) Nadler (Jeffries)
Allen Brooks Comer (MA)) Keating (Clark Napolitano
sional budget for the United States Amodei Buchanan Crawford DeSaulnier (MA)) (Correa)
Government for fiscal year 2021 and Armstrong Buck Crenshaw (Matsui) Kirkpatrick Ocasio-Cortez
setting forth the appropriate budgetary Arrington Bucshon Curtis DesJarlais (Stanton) (Garcı́a (IL))
Babin Budd Davidson
levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; Bacon Burchett Davis, Rodney
(Kustoff) Kuster (Clark Payne
Deutch (Rice (MA)) (Wasserman
and for other purposes, on which the Baird Burgess DesJarlais (NY)) Langevin Schultz)
yeas and nays were ordered. Balderson Calvert Diaz-Balart Dingell (Stevens) (Courtney) Porter (Wexton)
The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Banks Cammack Donalds Fallon (Nehls) Larson (CT) Price (NC)
Barr Carl Duncan Fleischmann (Courtney) (Butterfield)
tion.
ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE
Bentz Carter (GA) Dunn (Kustoff) Lawrence Roybal-Allard
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bergman Carter (TX) Emmer Frankel, Lois (Kildee) (Correa)
question is on ordering the previous Bice (OK) Cawthorn Estes (Clark (MA)) Lawson (FL) Ruiz (Aguilar)
question. Biggs Chabot Fallon Gallego (Gomez) (Evans) Rush
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Cheney Feenstra Gonzalez, Lieu (Beyer) (Underwood)
Bishop (NC) Cline Ferguson Vicente Lofgren (Jeffries) Speier (Scanlon)
vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Boebert Cloud Fischbach (Gomez) Long (Wagner) Suozzi (Panetta)
207, not voting 5, as follows: Bost Clyde Fitzgerald
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