Legislative Program (Cong. Rec., May 14, 2021)

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Congressional Record, House, page H2343, May 14, 2021. The page prints personal explanations by Biggs, Kelly of Mississippi and Bergman on rollcall No. 143 on H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; each says a ‘‘nay’’ vote would have been cast. Under the heading Legislative Program, the schedule for the next week includes S. 937, the Senate-passed COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act, H. Res. 275, and H.R. 1629, the Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act. It also names House Resolution 3233, which establishes a commission to investigate the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6.

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May 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2343
vote was a mistake. I support H.R. 1065, the ment. He has it in his DNA, although In addition, we will consider bills re-
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. he is younger than the movement. jecting hate toward the Asian-Amer-
Stated against: For this and other reasons, many of ican and Pacific Islander community,
Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 143 us were privileged that Michael came including S. 937, the Senate-passed
on H.R. 1065, I am not recorded because I with us, under the leadership of KAREN COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act, which ad-
had to return home to my district to attend the BASS and the Congressional Black Cau- dresses the dramatic increase in hate
funeral of a close family friend. Had I been cus, to Ghana. crimes targeting the AAPI community
present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall Mr. Whip, you were a leader in that since the start of the pandemic.
No. 143. delegation, and you know how moving H. Res. 275, a resolution condemning
Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I it was. the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Geor-
was absent from votes today due to Mis- But Michael brought, in his DNA, the gia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming
sissippi National Guard obligations. Had I spirit of his father, Isaac, who was the House of Representatives’ commit-
been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on watching down from Heaven and saw ment to combatting hate, bigotry, and
rollcall No. 143. Michael be part of that historic trip. violence against the AAPI community.
Mr. BERGMAN. Mr. Speaker, please accept The whole time, he wore Isaac’s b 1115
this personal explanation as I was unexpect- cufflinks as Isaac looked down with
edly detained during vote proceedings. Had I We will also consider H.R. 1629, the
pride, and his mother, Naomi, and sis-
been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity
ter, Veronica, looked on with love from Act, which closes the loophole that
rollcall No. 143. here, taking great pride in Michael. blocks pharmaceutical competition
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Mr. Whip, it is such an honor that and prevents innovative treatments for
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS you are in the Chair as I pay tribute to opioid use disorder from coming to
Allred (Stevens) Jones (Jacobs Rush Michael, a real tribute to him and his market, and would help millions of
Beatty (CA)) (Underwood) work.
(Lawrence) Kirkpatrick Sewell (DelBene) Americans suffering from opioid addic-
Bilirakis (Stanton) Sires (Pallone)
Michael has been a tremendous asset tion.
(Fleischmann) Lawson (FL) Slotkin to the Speaker’s Office and my leader- Next week, the House will also con-
Cárdenas (Evans) (Stevens) ship team over the years, and to the sider the Emergency Security Supple-
(Gallego) Lieu (Beyer)
Comer Lofgren (Jeffries)
Smith (WA) entire Democratic Caucus and the en- mental to Respond to January 6th Ap-
(Kilmer) tire Congress, ensuring that we can de-
(Cammack) Lowenthal Speier (Scanlon) propriations Act, 2021, which addresses
Correa (Vargas) (Beyer)
Strickland liver progress For the People. enhanced security needs for the Capitol
Crenshaw McEachin He can take pride, as I do, in know-
(Pfluger) (Wexton)
(Del Bene) complex; and House Resolution 3233,
Doyle, Michael McHenry (Banks) Timmons ing the key role that he has played in the National Commission to Inves-
F. (Cartwright) Meng (Clark (Gonzalez our passing legislation to lift up work-
(OH)) tigate the January 6 Attack on the
Grijalva (Garcı́a (MA))
Torres (CA)
ing families across America. That hap- United States Capitol Complex Act,
(IL)) Moore (WI)
Huffman (Beyer) (Barragán) pened because of his leadership. which establishes a commission to in-
(Thompson Napolitano (Chu) Wagner While Michael’s trusted presence on vestigate the insurrection at the Cap-
(CA)) Payne (Pallone) (Walorski) this floor and on Capitol Hill will be itol on January 6.
Johnson (GA) Porter (Wexton) Welch missed, we are grateful for his service,
(Cohen) Ruiz (Aguilar) (McGovern) This is bipartisan legislation. I want
Johnson (TX) Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) as well as for his work as a mentor and to thank Chairman THOMPSON and
(Jeffries) (Raskin) (Hayes) leader to forge a path for others to fol- Ranking Member KATKO for their lead-
f low. Indeed, his tenure has been both ership in announcing this bill, and I
historic and impactful. hope that it will have broad bipartisan
HONORING THE SERVICE OF On behalf of the House of Representa-
MICHAEL LONG support next week.
tives, I thank Michael Long and wish Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I
(Ms. PELOSI asked and was given him the best in the next stages of his want to thank the majority for those
permission to address the House for 1 journey. remarks on the schedule.
minute.) With great admiration and apprecia- I also want to take a minute to
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, it is with tion, thank you, Michael Long. thank the leader, and others over
great pride and some emotion that I f there, for helping pass H.R. 2877, the
rise to honor an outstanding and long- Behavioral Intervention Guidelines
standing member of my staff who has LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Act. It is a really good bill that will go
been a pillar of my office for nearly 15 (Mr. FERGUSON asked and was a long way in supporting school safety.
years, my Senior Advisor and Director given permission to address the House I know there were many questions
of Member Services, Michael Long. for 1 minute.) about it, and everybody worked to get
To Members of Congress and all who Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, I it to a good spot. I would like to, again,
work and serve in this Chamber, the rise for the purpose of inquiring to the extend my appreciation for all of the
name Michael Long is synonymous majority the schedule for the week to help from my Democratic colleagues.
with excellence. come. Turning to the operations of the
Michael is a coalition-builder and a I yield to the gentleman from Cali- House, as the gentleman knows, the
communicator, a liaison and a leader fornia (Mr. AGUILAR), my friend and CDC has now lifted all mask and social
with an extraordinary talent for forg- colleague, the vice chair of the Demo- distancing requirements. President
ing enduring, effective connections, cratic Caucus. Biden has lifted the mask requirements
both within and outside the Capitol. I Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, I for the White House staff. But, amaz-
have watched him with great pride thank the gentleman for yielding. ingly, here in the House of Representa-
over the years as he welcomed young On Monday, the House will meet at 12 tives, we still must wear the mask,
people to the Capitol, including the p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 stagger the vote times, have these long
Boy Scouts, as an Eagle Scout himself, p.m. for legislative business, with votes vote times. We should be going back to
showing his leadership from early on, expected no earlier than 6:30 p.m. a 5-minute and a 2-minute schedule so
whether it is his communication with On Tuesday and Wednesday, the we can do the work of the House.
his many friends and admirers in the House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning- When can we expect these restric-
Congressional Black Caucus or with hour debate and 12 p.m. for legislative tions to be lifted?
the Members across the Congress on business. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen-

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both sides of the aisle. On Thursday, the House will meet at tleman from California.
We all know and are grateful for his 9 a.m. for legislative business, with last Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, I
unwavering patience and perseverance votes no later than 3 p.m. want to thank the gentleman for the
and his remarkable ability to antici- We will consider several bills under question and for acknowledging the ex-
pate and meet the needs of Members. suspension of the rules. A complete list traordinary success of the Biden-Harris
Michael comes from a family that is of the suspension bills will be an- administration in putting millions of
committed to the civil rights move- nounced by the close of business today. shots in arms at a historic pace.

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H2344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 14, 2021
Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, re- Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen- that what the majority is doing here is
claiming my time. tleman. that they are undermining the vaccina-
We, as Americans, should all cele- Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, the tion program. They are committing
brate Operation Warp Speed and the cornerstone of the strategy is vaccina- public health malpractice by saying, if
work done by the administration to be tions. What the gentleman is asking is you get the vaccine, it doesn’t work.
able to do that and to follow through. an important question. What the ma- What is the incentive to do this?
We greatly appreciate the Biden ad- jority is saying is, let’s follow the guid- I am going to move on to the next
ministration’s following up on the real- ance of the Office of the Attending topic. I believe we have beat this dead
ly great work of Operation Warp Speed Physician. horse enough and there is no answer.
and the Trump administration. We have no interest in knowing indi- Mr. AGUILAR. The gentleman knows
Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman vidually what Members and what staff I am happy to talk about HIPAA and
yield? members are vaccinated. Our interest your role with it.
Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen- is in governing this House and the op- Mr. FERGUSON. Please.
tleman. Mr. AGUILAR. What I would say is,
erations of this body, and we trust that
Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, that the CDC guidelines, as my colleague
Dr. Monahan will work with both par-
success that the gentleman talked from Georgia understands, specifically
ties and both sides of the aisle and will
about was fueled by this Congress last mentions workplaces can set their own
give us a report when this House is
year and this year and by a science- guidelines. We are following workplace
fully vaccinated. That becomes our
based investment approach that the guidance given by the Office of the At-
guidance.
American Rescue Plan offered. As evi- tending Physician and the Sergeant at
Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my
denced by this guidance, we are build- Arms. Those are the processes that
time.
ing back. So the President, the leader of the govern this body, whether Democrats
But I want to call particular atten- Democratic socialist movement right are in control or Republicans are in
tion to the ‘‘Dear Colleague’’ letter now here in America, has said that it is control. We should be guided by public
that Dr. Monahan sent out to everyone good enough for the White House, yet health guidance. That is exactly what
on the Capitol complex campus. It you are going to defer to the House we are doing here.
Mr. FERGUSON. Could the gen-
says: ‘‘The present mask requirement physician over the President of the
tleman answer one question: Is Presi-
and other guidelines remain unchanged United States.
dent Biden wrong? Or is Dr. Monahan
until all Members and floor staff are Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman
wrong?
fully vaccinated.’’ yield? We will talk about the Constitu- I yield to the gentleman from Cali-
Mr. FERGUSON. Madam Speaker, re- tion. fornia.
claiming my time. Mr. FERGUSON. No. Mr. AGUILAR. And I appreciate the
That is in direct contradiction to My point is that there is so much in- question. Because as the gentleman
CDC guidelines. consistency here. You will never, ever knows, we are a co-equal branch of gov-
And on top of that, will the gen- get to the point, Madam Speaker, that ernment here in the Capitol. So I ap-
tleman explain how in the world you you will ever be able to get every Mem- preciate his love of the executive
are going to get that information that ber to show some sort of vaccination branch of government; I really do.
every member of this body has been card without violating the HIPAA pri- However, we are governed by different
vaccinated without violating HIPAA vacy protections. rules. As a co-equal branch of govern-
laws? Again, I am listening to the rhetoric. ment, we should be.
Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman It is a simple question: How do you Mr. FERGUSON. I will say this be-
yield? compel Members of this body to dis- fore we move on to the next topic. It
Mr. FERGUSON. Please. I would love close their private health information does appear that many of us are gov-
an answer. without violating HIPAA laws? erned by different rules along the way.
Mr. AGUILAR. The centerpiece of Not strategy. Not theoretical. How So let’s move on to one final thing.
this strategy that the gentleman just are you going to do that? As you know, this has been police re-
acknowledged is vaccinations. What provision in the law, in the form week. I was happy to see that
It is important that we continue to HIPAA protections of an American’s President Biden set the deadline for
get as many Members as we can vac- private information regarding their May 25 to sign a police reform bill. I
cinated. That is the strategy that Dr. healthcare record, are you going to was also extremely happy to see that
Monahan, Rear Admiral Monahan, a waive to compel Members of the House Democrat leadership has dropped its
distinguished physician, the strategy to show that they have been vac- request to eliminate qualified immu-
that he has laid out. cinated? nity. I thought that was a very strong
Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my I yield to my colleague from Cali- statement and very positive.
time. fornia. As the majority whip said on May 9:
Of course, we would like all Ameri- Mr. AGUILAR. I appreciate the gen- I know what the perfect bill will be. We
cans to be vaccinated. But, again, you tleman from Georgia yielding once have proposed that. And I want to see
will never be able to understand or again. I will try to be as clear as I pos- good legislation. I know that some-
know how many Members are actually sibly can. times you have to compromise. And if
vaccinated unless you require them to We will follow the guidance of the Of- we don’t get qualified immunity now,
give you that information. If you re- fice of the Attending Physician, a deco- we can come back and try to get it
quire them to give you that informa- rated rear admiral, who is hoping, with later. But I don’t want to see us throw
tion, then the majority will be in viola- the Sergeant at Arms, to govern the out a good bill because we can’t get a
tion of the HIPAA privacy laws. Capitol complex. perfect bill, good legislative action.
How in the world can you violate the As the CDC guidelines mention—and Now, in order to get this bill done by
HIPAA privacy laws on this? What does I am sure my colleague has read the the May 25—that is a fairly short
that mean for future pandemics and fu- full CDC guidance, which specifically timeline. I know that Representative
ture diseases? says government buildings and local PETE STAUBER has a bill ready to go—
There are laws in place that say that governments and State governments a really good bill—that addresses the
Members do not have to disclose their may make separate—— things in a very bipartisan way that I
health information. And if the gen- Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my think we would like to see.

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tleman could please explain how you time. Based on the schedule that you laid
force a Member of this body to disclose I will wrap this topic up with a cou- out, do you anticipate that the major-
their personal health information with- ple of observations. ity would take up Mr. STAUBER’s bill so
out violating HIPAA laws, I would love Our colleagues across on the other that we can meet President Biden’s
to hear that answer. side of the building are certainly fol- deadline of May 25?
Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman lowing different guidelines than we are Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman
yield? here. I think it is important to note yield?

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May 14, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2345
Mr. FERGUSON. I yield to the gen- Order hour led by our colleague from emergency for the majority of Cali-
tleman. Florida, former police chief herself, fornia, a declaration which has become,
Mr. AGUILAR. I appreciate the ques- talking about the importance of these sadly, all too common in the last dec-
tion, and this is such a timely and im- issues, the importance of honoring he- ade.
portant topic that the country needs to roes, the importance of honoring peo- The availability of a clean, reliable
address. I am incredibly pleased with ple who put themselves in harm’s way water supply forms the foundation of
the bipartisan success that the nego- each and every day and are behaving the economy of not only all of Cali-
tiations have led to, to date. well. fornia, but home to the San Joaquin
As the gentleman knows, those con- What I would ask the gentleman Valley that I proudly represent. Our
versations continue to be ongoing, but from Georgia is, in that similar vein, farmers feed the world, and they can’t
the majority believes that those con- honoring police week, honoring those do it without a reliable water supply.
versations are progressing in a way folks who helped us, who looked out for We like to say, ‘‘Where water flows,
that is hopeful toward addressing this us January 6, I hope the gentleman will food grows.’’
issue. encourage the minority leader to meet We must use every tool in the water
I think both sides realize, and I hope with Officer Fanone from the Metro- toolbox to find new ways to store water
the minority realizes, the importance politan Police Department, who has re- for agriculture and deliver water, clean
of making changes to protect our com- quested a meeting with the minority drinking water for our communities.
munities. I know the gentleman is a leader to talk about the events of Jan- I have introduced legislation to help
former mayor, as I am as well. So we uary 6 and to talk about his experi- build on my previous efforts to build
have dealt with a lot of these issues at ences, which were so impactful as he additional water resiliency by pro-
the local level. shared them on national television and viding funding needed to repair our
So what I would say is, Senator as he talked about the role that he aging water infrastructure, and now
SCOTT, Congressman STAUBER, and played and the role that his colleagues this is the year.
Congresswoman KAREN BASS have been I will continue to push for water re-
played in protecting this temple of de-
engaged in this discussion. We want to sources necessary to help California
mocracy.
give them the latitude and the flexi- weather the severe impacts of this re-
I hope that the minority leader has
bility to continue those discussions. I peated drought. Climate change is real,
the time to meet with Officer Fanone.
wouldn’t agree with the characteriza- it is happening now. It is time to act.
I signed a letter to the minority leader
tion that the gentleman from Georgia Our future depends on it.
from my colleagues encouraging him
made about where the negotiations are, to do so, and I hope that the gentleman f
but I can tell you that we are com- from Georgia reiterates the importance BACK THE BLUE
mitted to seeing this done. We are com- to meet with law enforcement heroes. (Mr. GOSAR asked and was given
mitting to getting this done and put-
b 1130 permission to address the House for 1
ting a bill on the floor that will have
Mr. FERGUSON. But, again, I want minute.)
strong bipartisan support. Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, this
Mr. FERGUSON. Reclaiming my to go back to it, with the morale of the
week is National Police Week. I rise
time. officers here in the Capitol as low as it
today to honor the courageous men and
I implore the majority to put Mr. is right now, the tremendous stresses
women in blue.
STAUBER and Mr. SCOTT’s bill onto the that they are under, the staffing prob- We know that a single week is simply
floor as soon as possible so that we can lems that they have, wondering wheth- not enough to recognize the service and
reach a bipartisan vote and consensus er or not this entire body at times has sacrifice that police officers and their
on this. their back. families make. Thank you for your
I just want to make one other obser- Mr. AGUILAR. Will the gentleman dedication and thank you for putting
vation here, knowing that it is police yield? your lives on the line in order to make
week. We have got men and women Mr. FERGUSON. No, not yet. I think our communities safer each and every
around this country—you and I, again, it is important that this body bring a day.
both as mayors, had the honor of being resolution to the floor supporting the Unfortunately, our brave law en-
involved in that, seeing the sacrifice men and women in law enforcement forcement officers have come under at-
that they make, whether it is local po- around the Nation, but particularly tack by the liberal media and leftists
lice officers or deputies out patrolling right here in this Capitol. I will be the who dangerously and wrongfully sug-
our country roads in many parts of my first one, along with the rest of my col- gest that the answer to all problems is
district; the men and women of the leagues, to support that resolution. to defund the police. This growing
Customs and Border Patrol Agency And, so again, it is very simple. A lot antipolice rhetoric is disgusting, and it
who are down there putting their lives of words. And I do appreciate the gen- threatens the safety and security of
on the line every single day to stop the tlewoman from Florida (Mrs. DEMINGS), communities across America.
grossness of human trafficking and the for leading the Special Order. She cer- Members of our law enforcement
horrors of narcotic trafficking; or look- tainly knows, as a former law enforce- community regularly face dangerous
ing around this very building that we ment officer and leader of a depart- and demanding circumstances, yet
are in right now, looking at the men ment, how tough that is. But, again, they possess a willingness to set aside
and women who have been here, that the silence here is deafening. their own safety for the sake of others.
will continue to be here to serve us and With that, Madam Speaker, I yield Let me be perfectly clear, I back the
protect us. back the balance of my time. blue 100 percent. You have our unwav-
What I found very interesting about f ering support and gratitude. Once
this week is that the silence from the again, during National Police Week,
majority is deafening. Not bringing a DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE thank you for your sacrifices and lead-
resolution to honor our men and ership you provide our communities.
women in law enforcement says an (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- May we never forget how appreciated
awful lot about how you feel. mission to address the House for 1 you are every single day.
And I will say this: I think the ma- minute and to revise and extend his re-
f
jority should come back in—and I marks.)
think we would all agree to do this Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

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next week—to put a resolution on the today to talk about the devastating ef- DURING PREGNANCY
floor to honor the men and women of fects of climate change in California, (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of
law enforcement, because I can’t imag- and obviously throughout the country. New York asked and was given permis-
ine which group is not worthy of that. Following one of the driest years on sion to address the House for 1 minute
I yield to the gentleman. record, the State is facing yet another and to revise and extend her remarks.)
Mr. AGUILAR. As the gentleman water crisis. This week, Governor Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New
knows, there was a lengthy Special Newsom declared a drought state of York. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong

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