Congressional Record, H. Res. 973 Rule for H.R. 7007 COVID Supplemental — House, March 9, 2022
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Congressional Record, House, pages H1390 and H1391, March 9, 2022. McGovern, by direction of the Committee on Rules, calls up House Resolution 973, which provides for consideration of a Senate amendment to a bill on Haiti, a continuing appropriations joint resolution, the Suspending Energy Imports from Russia Act, and the COVID Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022. In the same proceedings McGovern says he will withdraw the rule and reconvene the Committee on Rules to report a new rule, and the Speaker pro tempore announces that the resolution is withdrawn.
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H1390 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2022
Payne Schiff Thompson (CA) Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, let me propriations for coronavirus response
Pence Schneider Thompson (MS)
Perlmutter Schrader Titus
just say to the Members that things and relief for the fiscal year ending
Peters Schrier Tlaib are going exactly according to plan. September 30, 2022, and for other pur-
Phillips Scott (VA) Tonko Everything is beautiful in its own way. poses, which was referred to the House
Pingree Scott, David Torres (CA) In a few moments, I will withdraw Calendar and ordered to be printed.
Pocan Sewell Torres (NY)
Porter Sherman Trahan this rule. It has been a long day, but we f
Pressley Sherrill Trone have some important work to do in
Price (NC) Simpson Turner front of us. I am excited about what we PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
Quigley Sires Underwood OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R.
Raskin Slotkin Vargas
are about to do with the omnibus and
Reed Smith (MO) Veasey the aid to Ukraine. We will finish it 2471, HAITI DEVELOPMENT, AC-
Rice (NY) Smith (NE) Vela today. I feel pretty good. COUNTABILITY, AND INSTITU-
Rice (SC) Smith (NJ) Velázquez We will reconvene the Rules Com- TIONAL TRANSPARENCY INITIA-
Rogers (AL) Smith (WA) Wasserman TIVE ACT; PROVIDING FOR CON-
Rogers (KY) Soto Schultz mittee to report a new rule on the
Ross Spanberger Waters items before us. I expect the new rule SIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 75, EX-
Roybal-Allard Speier Watson Coleman to be on the floor pretty quickly. I TENSION OF CONTINUING APPRO-
Ruiz Stansbury Welch PRIATIONS ACT, 2022; PROVIDING
Ruppersberger Stanton Wexton
hope we get bipartisan support for all
Rush Stauber Wild these important measures. I don’t have FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R.
Ryan Stevens Williams (GA) anything else to say. 6968, SUSPENDING ENERGY IM-
Sánchez Strickland Wilson (FL) Mr. Speaker, I withdraw the rule. PORTS FROM RUSSIA ACT; AND
Sarbanes Suozzi Womack PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
Scanlon Swalwell Yarmuth The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res-
Schakowsky Takano Zeldin olution is withdrawn. OF H.R. 7007, COVID SUPPLE-
MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT,
NOT VOTING—4 f
2022
Cawthorn Kinzinger RECESS
Hartzler Nehls Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, by
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- direction of the Committee on Rules, I
b 1452
ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair call up House Resolution 973 and ask
Messrs. BEYER, SCHRADER, Mrs. declares the House in recess subject to for its immediate consideration.
NAPOLITANO, Messrs. CARTER of the call of the Chair. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-
Louisiana, SCOTT of Virginia, Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 56 min- lows:
CUELLAR, STAUBER, VICENTE GON- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. H. RES. 973
ZALEZ of Texas, KATKO, DELGADO, f Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso-
Mrs. KIM of California, and Ms. lution it shall be in order to take from the
MALLIOTAKIS changed their vote b 1757 Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 2471) to meas-
from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ AFTER RECESS ure the progress of post-disaster recovery
Messrs. GROTHMAN, RUTHER- and efforts to address corruption, govern-
FORD, Ms. GRANGER, Messrs. GAR- The recess having expired, the House ance, rule of law, and media freedoms in
CIA of California, GIBBS, SMUCKER, was called to order by the Speaker pro Haiti, with the Senate amendment thereto,
WITTMAN, and MAST changed their tempore (Ms. DEGETTE) at 5 o’clock and to consider in the House, without inter-
vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ and 57 minutes p.m. vention of any point of order, a motion of-
fered by the chair of the Committee on Ap-
So the motion to adjourn was re- f
propriations or her designee that the House
jected. REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- concur in the Senate amendment with an
The result of the vote was announced VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF amendment consisting of the text of Rules
as above recorded. SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. Committee Print 117-35 modified by the
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE amendment printed in the report of the Com-
2471, HAITI DEVELOPMENT, AC-
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu-
COUNTABILITY, AND INSTITU- tion. The Senate amendment and the motion
Amodei Grijalva McEachin TIONAL TRANSPARENCY INITIA-
(Balderson) (Stanton) (Wexton) shall be considered as read. The motion shall
Bass (Kelly (IL)) Harder (CA) Payne (Pallone)
TIVE ACT; PROVIDING FOR CON- be debatable for one hour equally divided and
Bonamici (Beyer) (Beyer) Porter (Wexton) SIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 75, EX- controlled by the chair and ranking minority
Bustos (Meng) Jackson (Van Reed (Kelly TENSION OF CONTINUING APPRO- member of the Committee on Appropriations
Carl (Moore Duyne) (PA)) or their respective designees. The previous
(UT)) Johnson (TX)
PRIATIONS ACT, 2022; PROVIDING
Roybal-Allard
FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. question shall be considered as ordered on
Clarke (NY) (Beyer) (Correa) the motion to its adoption without inter-
(Meng) Kahele (Takano)
Rush (Evans) 6968, SUSPENDING ENERGY IM-
Cohen (Beyer) Keating vening motion. The question of adoption of
Scott, David PORTS FROM RUSSIA ACT; AND the motion shall be divided for a separate
DelBene (Beyer) (Connolly)
Doyle, Michael Kim (NJ)
(Correa) PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION vote on all of the matter proposed to be in-
Sires (Pallone) OF H.R. 7007, COVID SUPPLE-
F. (Connolly) (Pallone) serted by the amendment of the House other
Fischbach Kirkpatrick Suozzi (Beyer)
Trone (Connolly)
MENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, than divisions B, C, F, X, and Z, and titles 2
(Stauber) (Pallone) and 3 of division N. The two portions of the
Gaetz (Gosar) Kuster (Meng) Vargas (Correa) 2022
Gonzales, Tony LaHood Vela (Gomez) divided question shall be considered in the
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Com- order specified by the Chair. If either portion
(Bice (OK)) (Wenstrup)
Green (TN) Lawson (FL)
mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- of the divided question fails of adoption,
(Armstrong) (Soto) leged report (Rept. No. 117–269) on the then the House shall be considered to have
f resolution (H. Res. 973) providing for made no disposition of the Senate amend-
consideration of Senate amendment to ment.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION the bill (H.R. 2471) to measure the SEC. 2. The chair of the Committee on Ap-
OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. progress of post-disaster recovery and propriations and the chair of the Permanent
2471, HAITI DEVELOPMENT, AC- Select Committee on Intelligence may insert
efforts to address corruption, govern-
COUNTABILITY, AND INSTITU- in the Congressional Record not later than
ance, rule of law, and media freedoms March 11, 2022, such material as they may
TIONAL TRANSPARENCY INITIA- in Haiti; providing for consideration of deem explanatory of the Senate amendment
TIVE ACT; PROVIDING FOR CON- the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) mak- and the motion specified in the first section
SIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 75, EX- ing further continuing appropriations of this resolution.
TENSION OF CONTINUING APPRO- for the fiscal year ending September 30, SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it
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PRIATIONS ACT, 2022; AND PRO- 2022, and for other purposes; providing shall be in order to consider in the House the
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6968) joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) making further
H.R. 6968, SUSPENDING ENERGY continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
to prohibit the importation of energy
IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA ACT ending September 30, 2022, and for other pur-
products of the Russian Federation, poses. All points of order against consider-
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. and for other purposes; and providing ation of the joint resolution are waived. The
CORREA). The gentleman from Massa- for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) joint resolution shall be considered as read.
chusetts is recognized. making emergency supplemental ap- All points of order against provisions in the
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March 9, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1391
joint resolution are waived. The previous shall be considered to have made no promise between the House and the
question shall be considered as ordered on disposition on the Senate amendment. Senate and between Democrats and Re-
the joint resolution and on any amendment The rule also provides for consider- publicans.
thereto to final passage without intervening
ation of H.J. Res. 75, the Extension of The omnibus bill is far, far better
motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally
divided and controlled by the chair and rank- Continuing Appropriations Act, under than the partisan bills the House
ing minority member of the Committee on a closed rule, and provides one motion passed last summer. This bill preserves
Appropriations or their respective designees; to recommit. the historic legacy of bipartisan pro-
and (2) one motion to recommit. The rule provides for consideration of life riders like the Hyde amendment
SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it H.R. 6968, the Suspending Energy Im- and the Weldon amendment, both of
shall be in order to consider in the House the ports from Russia Act, under a closed which absolutely had to be in this
bill (H.R. 6968) to prohibit the importation of rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equal- package in order to become law. It
energy products of the Russian Federation, ly divided and controlled by the chair omits new partisan policy riders on
and for other purposes. All points of order
against consideration of the bill are waived.
and ranking minority member of the which there is no consensus. It in-
The bill shall be considered as read. All Committee on Ways and Means and creases defense spending by more than
points of order against provisions in the bill provides one motion to recommit. $25 billion over last year, which is
are waived. The previous question shall be The rule provides for consideration of clearly necessary in the wake of Vladi-
considered as ordered on the bill and on any H.R. 7007, the COVID Supplemental Ap- mir Putin’s unprovoked aggression
amendment thereto to final passage without propriations Act, under a closed rule, against Ukraine. And it provides for an
intervening motion except: (1) one hour of and provides one motion to recommit. appropriate, measured increase in non-
debate equally divided and controlled by the The rule provides 1 hour of debate defense spending, which will allow for
chair and ranking minority member of the
equally divided and controlled by the continued investments in programs
Committee on Ways and Means or their re-
spective designees; and (2) one motion to re- chair and ranking minority member of like the National Institutes of Health,
commit. the Committee on Appropriations for ARPA-H, TRIO, and GEAR UP. The
SEC. 5. Upon adoption of this resolution it H.R. 2471, H.J. Res. 75, and H.R. 7007. limited increase in nondefense spend-
shall be in order to consider in the House the Finally, the rule tables House Reso- ing allows us to make responsible in-
bill (H.R. 7007) making emergency supple- lution 972. vestments in key programs while being
mental appropriations for coronavirus re- Madam Speaker, at this point, I am a good stewards of taxpayer dollars.
sponse and relief for the fiscal year ending big believer that less is more. I have While it spends more than I would
September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. spoken about the important aspects of
All points of order against consideration of have preferred, it is still a very reason-
the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid-
what we are doing here today earlier, able compromise.
ered as read. All points of order against pro- so I will not repeat it. Before I conclude, Madam Speaker, I
visions in the bill are waived. The previous Madam Speaker, I urge everybody to want to, once again, congratulate
question shall be considered as ordered on support the rule and support the under- Chairwoman ROSA DELAURO and Rank-
the bill and on any amendment thereto to lying legislation, and I reserve the bal- ing Member KAY GRANGER of the Ap-
final passage without intervening motion ex- ance of my time. propriations Committee on today’s bill
cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I want to and thank them for their hard work.
and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- thank my good friend, the distin- On the new addition, the $15 billion
nority member of the Committee on Appro-
guished gentleman from Massachu- COVID supplemental, I think there are
priations or their respective designees; and
(2) one motion to recommit. setts, Chairman MCGOVERN, for yield- serious concerns with this additional
SEC. 6. House Resolution 972 is laid on the ing me the customary 30 minutes, and unpaid-for increase. According to the
table. I yield myself such time as I may con- CBO, there is currently more than $340
sume. billion in unobligated funds available
b 1800
Madam Speaker, our second rule of for repurposing and appropriation. In-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- the day now covers four items. As we deed, instead of providing new re-
tleman from Massachusetts is recog- discussed earlier, the first item is a bill sources like this bill does, we should
nized for 1 hour. to ban imports of Russian oil into the rescind or repurpose existing COVID
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, for United States and to impose additional resources for these purposes, as the bill
the purpose of debate only, I yield the sanctions following Russia’s we considered earlier today would have
customary 30 minutes to the distin- unprovoked and unjust invasion of done.
guished gentleman from Oklahoma Ukraine. Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
(Mr. COLE), who is my good friend, Although I will be supporting this ance of my time.
pending which I yield myself such time bill, it is a missed opportunity to ex- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
as I may consume. During consider- hibit unified support for the immediate don’t have any other requests for time.
ation of this resolution, all time yield- steps to confront Vladimir Putin’s evil Does the gentleman have any addi-
ed is for the purpose of debate only. empire. A much stronger bill has been tional requests for time?
GENERAL LEAVE introduced in the Senate that was ne- Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I have
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I gotiated over the weekend by Repub- more remarks.
ask unanimous consent that all Mem- licans and Democrats in the House and Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
bers be given 5 legislative days to re- Senate. Why the majority would forgo reserve the balance of my time.
vise and extend their remarks. taking yes for an answer and instead Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I yield
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there introduce a much weaker, watered- myself such time as I may consume.
objection to the request of the gen- down bill is beyond me. Madam Speaker, if we defeat the pre-
tleman from Massachusetts? Our second bill is an omnibus appro- vious question, I will offer an amend-
There was no objection. priations bill covering the remainder of ment to the rule to bring up H.R. 6858,
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, fiscal year 2022. Our third bill is a the American Energy Independence
the Rules Committee met and reported short-term continuing resolution to en- from Russia Act, for immediate consid-
a rule, House Resolution 973, providing sure the continuity of government eration.
for consideration of the Senate amend- funding while Congress finishes the Over the past few weeks, we have
ment to H.R. 2471, the Consolidated Ap- larger bill. And our fourth bill is a $15 seen the clear consequences of Presi-
propriations Act. It provides for a mo- billion standalone COVID supple- dent Biden’s war on the oil and gas in-
tion to concur in the Senate amend- mental. dustry. Emboldened by Russia’s role as
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ment to H.R. 2471 with a House amend- The omnibus appropriations bill was the key source of energy for much of
ment and self-executes a manager’s a long time in coming. Indeed, we are Europe, Vladimir Putin launched an
amendment. It divides the question on over 5 months into fiscal year 2022, and unprovoked invasion of his neighbor,
adoption of the motion into two votes it is more than a little frustrating that Ukraine. Gas prices are soaring, with
in the order specified by the chair, and it has taken us this long to get here. the pressures of unchecked inflation
provides that if any portion of the di- But we are here now, and the bill be- and Putin’s threats to cut off oil and
vided question fails, then the House fore us represents a realistic com- gas exports pushing them ever higher.
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Indeed, Mr. Putin has begun to deploy and dealing with climate change. And structure, energy production, roads,
his most potent weapon, which is to we need to tell the oil companies, espe- and care for our Nation’s veterans.
threaten to cut off Europe’s energy cially during this crisis, to work with b 1815
supply right in the dead of winter. us to help the American people get
Madam Speaker, this was all avoid- through this difficult time—in fact, It includes also—and I want to thank
able. The United States has the capac- help the world get through this dif- my friend for doing this—his proposal
ity to be energy independent if only we ficult time. But there is no excuse for for a much-needed White House con-
choose to be. We can stand on our own price gouging. ference on hunger, and it is an area we
two feet, confident in the knowledge Madam Speaker, I have no other re- work together on. I am proud to ac-
that we can meet all of our domestic quests for speakers, and I reserve the knowledge his leadership in that.
energy needs right here at home, and balance of my time. It is, in sum, a bill Congress can col-
we can provide assistance to our allies Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I advise lectively be proud of, and it is a bill
to ensure their protection against Rus- my friend I am prepared to close. that does the right thing for the Amer-
sian threats. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the ican people.
Unfortunately, President Biden’s ac- balance of my time. On the Russia oil ban, I am dis-
tions since taking office have made Madam Speaker, before I go to my appointed. The Democrats walked
this impossible. On day one of his Pres- formal remarks, my friend and I will away from a strong bipartisan, bi-
idency, he terminated the Keystone XL have a discussion about energy. cameral deal that could have united us
pipeline, and he subsequently froze oil I am a big believer in renewables. My as a Congress and led to swift passage
and gas leasing on Federal lands. In own State gets 42 percent of its elec- in the Senate. As it currently stands, it
lieu of the U.S. producing oil and gas tricity from wind power, and we are is unclear what fate awaits this legisla-
that we need, he is instead asking number two in the country. I would put tion in the Senate. I am hopeful that
every other oil producing country but our record up against anybody. my friends on the other side will re-
the United States to step up. Many of We really do believe in ‘‘all of the flect on this missed opportunity and
these are hardly friends of our country above.’’ But we are very proud of hav- work with Republicans to not only
or, frankly, humanity. It is simply as- ing produced energy for over 100 years stand up against Russian aggression
tonishing. for this country in abundance, far be- abroad but also for homegrown Amer-
The American Energy Independence yond our needs, and exported at rea- ican energy resources that are critical
from Russia Act would address this sonable prices. to achieving our goals and checking
challenge and ensure American energy I would also remind my friend, what- Vladimir Putin.
self-sufficiency. It would immediately ever the prices are—and I wish they On the new $15 billion unpaid-for
approve the Keystone XL pipeline; it were lower—they are cheaper here than COVID supplemental, the data is clear
would restart oil and gas leasing on just about anyplace else in the world, that there are already adequate re-
Federal lands and waters; and it would and we can thank, literally, the thou- sources available. These could be fully
expand liquid natural gas exports at sands of people I am privileged to rep- utilized before additional funds are
the moment Europe needs them most. resent. provided.
It would free the United States and our Many of us represent over 10 million Madam Speaker, while I urge my col-
allies to act in opposition to Vladimir of the men and women who actually leagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous
Putin’s brutal and barbarous assault on produce the energy this country needs question and ‘‘no’’ on the rule, I en-
his neighbor without fear. and, frankly, the rest of the world courage all Members to support the bi-
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous needs right now. I don’t think they partisan and bicameral omnibus appro-
consent to insert the text of my ought to be demeaned. I don’t think priations bill.
amendment in the RECORD, along with their motives ought to be questioned. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-
extraneous material, immediately They are an extraordinary group of ance of my time.
prior to the vote on the previous ques- people, and they are patriotic and step Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
tion. forward whenever we need them. When yield myself such time as I may con-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there times are bad, nobody seems to care sume.
objection to the request of the gen- what happens to them. When times get Let me again thank my friend from
tleman from Oklahoma? tougher, everybody wants them to step Oklahoma for his comments and for
There was no objection. forward, invest more, and do more, and him being so accommodating during
Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, I urge a they do. They will continue to do that this day that began really early this
‘‘no’’ on the previous question and a in this time of crisis. So, I don’t think morning.
‘‘no’’ on the rule, and I reserve the bal- we need to be divided on this. Let me also thank the staff of the
ance of my time. There is no question we need more oil Rules Committee, Democrats and Re-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I and gas now; Europe needs more oil publicans, who work incredibly hard. I
yield myself such time as I may con- and gas now; and we have been taught think this entire Congress and the
sume. a serious lesson about the dangers of American people owe them a debt of
We talked about this earlier. I don’t becoming reliant on people like Mr. gratitude.
want to belabor the point, but I just Putin when they have the ability to I also want to thank Chairwoman
want to make sure my colleagues un- impact world prices. DELAURO and Ranking Member
derstand there are 9,000 wells that are Madam Speaker, in closing, although GRANGER and the staff, both Demo-
currently unused. Oil companies are I oppose the rule, I am greatly encour- cratic and Republican, of the Appro-
experiencing record profits, $174 billion aged by the underlying appropriations priations Committee for all of the in-
in profits, while they gouge American measure. While it is not perfect—no credible work that they have done.
consumers. bill ever is—and could always be bet- Madam Speaker, I urge my col-
As for the Keystone pipeline, when ter, it does represent a good com- leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the previous
people say to just turn on the switch, promise between Democrats and Re- question. The gentleman is right that
there is no switch to turn on. It was publicans that will ensure full-year American consumers need relief right
never completed. By the way, even if it funding for fiscal year 2022. now, and we ought to be having a dis-
was completed, estimates are that The bill before us continues Con- cussion on how to help alleviate the
maybe it would save you a penny on a gress’ policy of increasing our invest- burden of high energy costs right now.
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gallon of gas. ments in defense spending, which is of The problem with what my Repub-
Maybe the time has come for us to critical importance at this time of lican friends are proposing is it pur-
have a serious conversation about en- global crisis. It provides for needed in- ports to provide relief 20 years or 30
ergy independence that involves an ac- vestments in health, including increas- years down the road. We need to find
knowledgment that we need to wean ing funding for combating future mechanisms right now to help lower
ourselves off of fossil fuels. We need to pandemics and research into diseases costs to consumers, and we have to find
actually care about the environment like cancer. It funds education, infra- a way to do it so that whatever we do
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gets passed on to the consumers and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Cawthorn Herrell Owens
Chabot Herrera Beutler Palazzo
not just absorbed by the oil companies, ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Cheney Hice (GA) Palmer
as we have seen in the past. 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Cline Higgins (LA) Pence
We also need to get serious about re- The vote was taken by electronic de- Cloud Hill Perry
newable energy and about dealing with Clyde Hinson Pfluger
vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Cole Hollingsworth
the climate crisis. I mean, we should Posey
199, not voting 14, as follows: Comer Hudson Reed
have done it a long time ago. We would Crawford Huizenga Reschenthaler
[Roll No. 63]
probably be having a very different Crenshaw Issa Rice (SC)
conversation right now. YEAS—219 Curtis Jackson Rodgers (WA)
Davidson Jacobs (NY) Rogers (AL)
So as we deal with Putin’s price hike, Adams Garcı́a (IL) Norcross
DesJarlais Johnson (LA)
Aguilar Garcia (TX) O’Halleran Rogers (KY)
let’s understand that, you know, there Diaz-Balart Johnson (OH)
Allred Golden Ocasio-Cortez Rose
is an immediate issue that what they Auchincloss Gomez Omar
Donalds Johnson (SD) Rosendale
are proposing doesn’t even begin to ad- Axne Duncan Jordan
Gonzalez, Pallone Rouzer
Dunn Joyce (PA)
dress and there is the long-term issue. Barragán Vicente Panetta
Ellzey Katko
Roy
Bass Gottheimer Pappas Rutherford
I would rather have a long-term solu- Beatty Green, Al (TX) Pascrell
Emmer Keller
Salazar
tion that is not so reliant on fossil Bera Grijalva Payne
Estes Kelly (MS)
Scalise
fuels. Beyer Fallon Kelly (PA)
Harder (CA) Perlmutter Schweikert
Feenstra Kim (CA)
What we have in this omnibus bill Bishop (GA) Hayes Peters
Ferguson Kustoff
Scott, Austin
Blumenauer Higgins (NY) Phillips Sessions
will help this country, will help every- Blunt Rochester Himes Pingree
Fischbach LaHood
Simpson
body, will help every State, will make Bonamici Horsford Pocan
Fitzgerald LaMalfa
Smith (MO)
a real difference in people’s lives. It Bourdeaux Fitzpatrick Lamborn
Houlahan Porter Smith (NE)
Bowman Fleischmann Latta
will help our kids in school. It will help Hoyer Pressley Smith (NJ)
Boyle, Brendan Fortenberry Letlow
Huffman Price (NC) Smucker
the parents of those kids get good jobs. F. Jackson Lee Quigley
Foxx Long
Franklin, C. Loudermilk Stauber
It helps provide additional resources to Brown (MD) Jacobs (CA) Raskin Steel
Scott Lucas
medical research to try to find cures to Brown (OH) Jayapal Rice (NY)
Fulcher Luetkemeyer Stefanik
life-threatening diseases like cancer. Brownley Jeffries Ross Steil
Bush Gaetz Mann
Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Stewart
There are so many good things in here. Bustos Johnson (TX) Ruiz
Gallagher Massie
Garcia (CA) Mast Taylor
There are obviously things that we Butterfield Jones Ruppersberger Tenney
Gibbs McCarthy
all don’t agree on or see eye to eye on. Carbajal Kahele Rush
Gimenez McCaul Thompson (PA)
The gentleman mentioned the changes Cárdenas Kaptur Ryan Tiffany
Carson Gohmert McClain
Keating Sánchez Timmons
that he liked. No surprise that I don’t Carter (LA) Kelly (IL) Sarbanes
Gonzales, Tony McClintock
Gonzalez (OH) McHenry Turner
like all of those changes that he liked. Cartwright Khanna Scanlon Upton
Good (VA) McKinley
He doesn’t like some of the things that Case Kildee Schakowsky
Gooden (TX) Meijer Van Drew
I like. But that is the way this works, Casten Kilmer Schiff Van Duyne
Castor (FL) Gosar Meuser
Kim (NJ) Schneider Wagner
especially when we have to negotiate Castro (TX) Kind Schrader
Granger Miller (IL)
Graves (LA) Miller (WV) Walberg
four corners, which means Democrats Cherfilus- Kirkpatrick Schrier Walorski
McCormick Graves (MO) Miller-Meeks
and Republicans have to work things Krishnamoorthi Scott (VA)
Green (TN) Moolenaar Waltz
Chu Kuster Scott, David
out and you have a Senate that—well, Cicilline Lamb Sewell
Greene (GA) Mooney Weber (TX)
I don’t want to go there. Anyway, the Griffith Moore (AL) Webster (FL)
Clark (MA) Langevin Sherman
Grothman Moore (UT) Wenstrup
bottom line is, we ought to get this Clarke (NY) Larsen (WA) Sherrill
Guest Mullin Westerman
done. Cleaver Larson (CT) Sires
Guthrie Murphy (NC) Williams (TX)
Clyburn Lawrence Slotkin
Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ on Cohen Lawson (FL) Smith (WA)
Harris Nehls Wilson (SC)
the rule and a ‘‘yes’’ on the previous Harshbarger Newhouse Wittman
Connolly Lee (CA) Soto
Hartzler Norman Womack
question. Cooper Leger Fernandez Spanberger
Hern Obernolte Zeldin
The material previously referred to Correa Levin (CA) Speier
Costa Levin (MI) Stansbury NOT VOTING—14
by Mr. COLE is as follows: Courtney Lieu Stanton
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 973 Craig Lofgren Stevens Davis, Rodney Lee (NV) Steube
Crist Lowenthal Strickland Garbarino Lesko Valadao
At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Joyce (OH) Mace
Crow Luria Suozzi Wild
lowing: Kinzinger Malliotakis Young
SEC. 7. Immediately upon adoption of this Cuellar Lynch Swalwell
Davids (KS) Malinowski Takano LaTurner Spartz
resolution, the House shall proceed to the Davis, Danny K. Maloney, Thompson (CA)
consideration in the House of the bill (H.R. Dean Carolyn B. Thompson (MS) b 1902
6858) to strengthen United States energy se- DeFazio Maloney, Sean Titus Mr. CALVERT changed his vote from
curity, encourage domestic production of DeGette Manning Tlaib
crude oil, petroleum products, and natural DeLauro Matsui Tonko ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’
gas, and for other purposes. All points of DelBene McBath Torres (CA) So the previous question was ordered.
order against consideration of the bill are Delgado McCollum Torres (NY) The result of the vote was announced
Demings McEachin Trahan
waived. The bill shall be considered as read. DeSaulnier McGovern Trone
as above recorded.
All points of order against provisions in the Deutch McNerney Underwood MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
bill are waived. The previous question shall Dingell Meeks Vargas RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
be considered as ordered on the bill and on Doggett Meng Veasey
Amodei Carl (Moore Grijalva
any amendment thereto to final passage Doyle, Michael Mfume Vela
(Balderson) (UT)) (Stanton)
without intervening motion except: (1) one F. Moore (WI) Velázquez
Bacon Cawthorn (Carter Harder (CA)
hour of debate equally divided and controlled Escobar Morelle Wasserman
(Fitzpatrick) (TX)) (Beyer)
Eshoo Moulton Schultz
by the chair and ranking minority member Espaillat Mrvan Waters Banks (Bucshon) Clarke (NY) Hartzler
of the Committee on Energy and Commerce; Bass (Kelly (IL)) (Meng) (Lamborn)
Evans Murphy (FL) Watson Coleman
and (2) one motion to recommit. Bishop (NC) Cohen (Beyer) Hudson (Rouzer)
Fletcher Nadler Welch
SEC. 8. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not (Budd) Curtis (Stewart) Jackson (Fallon)
Foster Napolitano Wexton
Johnson (TX)
apply to the consideration of H.R. 6858. Frankel, Lois Neal Williams (GA) Boebert (Budd) DelBene (Beyer)
(Beyer)
Gallego Neguse Wilson (FL) Bonamici (Beyer) Doyle, Michael
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Garamendi Newman Yarmuth Bourdeaux F. (Connolly)
Joyce (PA)
yield back the balance of my time, and (Correa) Dunn (Cammack)
(Smucker)
NAYS—199 Kahele (Takano)
I move the previous question on the Brooks Fischbach
Keating
resolution. Aderholt Bentz Buck (Fleischmann) (Stauber) (Connolly)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Allen Bergman Bucshon Brown (MD) Gaetz (Gosar)
SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with HOUSE
Kim (NJ)
Amodei Bice (OK) Budd (Evans) Gonzales, Tony (Pallone)
question is on ordering the previous Armstrong Biggs Burchett Buchanan (Rice (Bice (OK)) Kirkpatrick
question. Arrington Bilirakis Burgess (SC)) Gonzalez (OH) (Pallone)
The question was taken; and the Babin Bishop (NC) Calvert Burgess (Carter (Johnson (OH)) Kuster (Meng)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Bacon Boebert Cammack (TX)) Gottheimer LaHood
Baird Bost Carey Bustos (Meng) (Pallone) (Wenstrup)
the ayes appeared to have it. Balderson Brady Carl Butterfield Green (TN) LaMalfa
Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, on that I Banks Brooks Carter (GA) (Beyer) (Armstrong) (Palazzo)
demand the yeas and nays. Barr Buchanan Carter (TX)
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H1394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2022
Lawson (FL) Porter (Wexton) Schrader Strickland Torres (NY) Wasserman MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
(Soto) Reed (Kelly (Correa) Suozzi Trahan Schultz RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Luetkemeyer (PA)) Scott, David Swalwell Trone Waters
(McHenry) Amodei Gonzales, Tony Luetkemeyer
Rice (NY) (Correa) Takano Underwood Watson Coleman
McEachin (Balderson) (Bice (OK)) (McHenry)
(Deutch) Sires (Pallone) Thompson (CA) Vargas Welch
(Wexton) Bacon Gonzalez (OH) McEachin
Rodgers (WA) Speier (Scanlon) Thompson (MS) Veasey Wexton
Meuser (Fitzpatrick) (Johnson (OH)) (Wexton)
(Moore (UT)) Suozzi (Beyer) Titus Vela Williams (GA) Banks (Bucshon) Gottheimer Meuser
(Smucker) Roybal-Allard Trone (Connolly) Tonko Velázquez Wilson (FL)
Murphy (FL) Bass (Kelly (IL)) (Pallone) (Smucker)
(Correa) Vargas (Correa) Torres (CA) Yarmuth Bishop (NC) Green (TN) Murphy (FL)
(Deutch)
Rush (Evans) Vela (Gomez) (Budd) (Armstrong) (Deutch)
Nehls (Fallon)
Owens (Stewart)
Salazar (Miller- Yarmuth (Beyer) NAYS—204 Boebert (Budd) Grijalva Nehls (Fallon)
Payne (Pallone) Meeks) Bonamici (Beyer) (Stanton) Owens (Stewart)
Aderholt Gohmert Moore (UT)
Allen Gonzales, Tony Bourdeaux Harder (CA) Payne (Pallone)
Mullin
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Amodei Gonzalez (OH) Murphy (NC)
(Correa) (Beyer) Porter (Wexton)
question is on the resolution. Brooks Hartzler Reed (Kelly
Armstrong Good (VA) Nehls
(Fleischmann) (Lamborn) (PA))
The question was taken; and the Arrington Gooden (TX) Newhouse
Brown (MD) Hudson (Rouzer) Rice (NY)
Babin Gosar Norman
Speaker pro tempore announced that Bacon Granger
(Evans) Jackson (Fallon) (Deutch)
Obernolte Buchanan (Rice Johnson (TX) Rodgers (WA)
the ayes appeared to have it. Baird Graves (LA) Owens (SC)) (Beyer) (Moore (UT))
Mr. COLE. Madam Speaker, on that I Balderson Graves (MO) Palazzo Bustos (Meng) Joyce (PA) Roybal-Allard
demand the yeas and nays. Banks Green (TN) Palmer Butterfield (Smucker) (Correa)
Barr Greene (GA) Pence
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bentz Griffith
(Beyer) Kahele (Takano) Rush (Evans)
Perry Carl (Moore Keating Salazar (Miller-
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bergman Grothman Pfluger (UT)) (Connolly) Meeks)
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bice (OK) Guest Posey Clarke (NY) Kim (NJ) Schrader
Biggs Guthrie
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Harris
Reed (Meng) (Pallone) (Correa)
vice, and there were—yeas 218, nays Reschenthaler Cohen (Beyer) Kirkpatrick Scott, David
Bishop (NC) Hartzler Curtis (Stewart) (Pallone) (Correa)
Rice (SC)
204, not voting 10, as follows: Boebert Hern
Rodgers (WA) DelBene (Beyer) Kuster (Meng) Sires (Pallone)
Bost Herrell Doyle, Michael LaHood Speier (Scanlon)
[Roll No. 64] Rogers (AL)
Brady Herrera Beutler F. (Connolly) (Wenstrup) Suozzi (Beyer)
YEAS—218 Rogers (KY)
Brooks Hice (GA) Dunn (Cammack) LaMalfa Trone (Connolly)
Rose
Adams Eshoo McBath Buchanan Higgins (LA) Fischbach (Palazzo) Vargas (Correa)
Buck Hill Rosendale
Aguilar Espaillat McCollum Rouzer (Stauber) Lawson (FL) Vela (Gomez)
Allred Evans McEachin Bucshon Hinson Gaetz (Gosar) (Soto) Yarmuth (Beyer)
Budd Hollingsworth Roy
Auchincloss Fletcher McGovern
Burchett Hudson Rutherford f
Axne Foster McNerney
Bush Huizenga Salazar
Barragán Frankel, Lois Meeks SUSPENDING ENERGY IMPORTS
Calvert Issa Scalise
Bass Gallego Meng
Beatty Garamendi Mfume Carey Jackson Schweikert FROM RUSSIA ACT
Bera Garcı́a (IL) Moore (WI) Carl Jacobs (NY) Scott, Austin
Sessions
Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, pursuant
Beyer Garcia (TX) Morelle Carter (GA) Johnson (LA)
Bishop (GA) Golden Moulton Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Simpson to House Resolution 973, I call up the
Blumenauer Gomez Mrvan Chabot Johnson (SD) Smith (MO) bill (H.R. 6968) to prohibit the importa-
Blunt Rochester Gonzalez, Murphy (FL) Cheney Jordan Smith (NE) tion of energy products of the Russian
Bonamici Vicente Nadler Cline Joyce (OH) Smith (NJ)
Cloud Joyce (PA) Smucker
Federation, and for other purposes, and
Bourdeaux Gottheimer Napolitano
Bowman Green, Al (TX) Neal Clyde Katko Spartz ask for its immediate consideration.
Boyle, Brendan Grijalva Neguse Cole Keller Stauber The Clerk read the title of the bill.
F. Harder (CA) Newman Comer Kelly (MS) Steel The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Brown (MD) Hayes Norcross Crawford Kelly (PA) Stefanik
Crenshaw Kim (CA)
ant to House Resolution 973, the bill is
Brown (OH) Higgins (NY) O’Halleran Steil
Brownley Himes Ocasio-Cortez Curtis Kustoff Steube considered read.
Bustos Horsford Omar Davidson LaHood Stewart The text of the bill is as follows:
Butterfield Houlahan Pallone Davis, Rodney LaMalfa Taylor H.R. 6968
Carbajal Hoyer Panetta DesJarlais Lamborn Tenney
Cárdenas Huffman Pappas Diaz-Balart Latta Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
Thompson (PA)
Carson Jackson Lee Pascrell Donalds LaTurner Tiffany
resentatives of the United States of America in
Carter (LA) Jacobs (CA) Payne Duncan Letlow Timmons Congress assembled,
Cartwright Jayapal Perlmutter Dunn Long SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
Tlaib
Case Jeffries Peters Ellzey Loudermilk
Casten Johnson (GA) Phillips Emmer Lucas
Turner This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Suspending
Upton Energy Imports from Russia Act’’.
Castor (FL) Johnson (TX) Pingree Estes Luetkemeyer
Valadao SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON IMPORTATION OF EN-
Castro (TX) Jones Pocan Fallon Malliotakis
Ferguson Mann Van Drew ERGY PRODUCTS OF THE RUSSIAN
Cherfilus- Kahele Porter
Fischbach Massie Van Duyne FEDERATION.
McCormick Kaptur Pressley
Chu Keating Price (NC) Fitzgerald Mast Wagner
Walberg
(a) IN GENERAL.—
Cicilline Kelly (IL) Quigley Fitzpatrick McCarthy (1) PROHIBITION OF ENERGY PRODUCTS.—Not-
Clark (MA) Khanna Raskin Fleischmann McClain Walorski
Waltz withstanding any other provision of law, all
Clarke (NY) Kildee Rice (NY) Fortenberry McClintock
Cleaver Kilmer Ross Foxx McHenry Weber (TX) products of the Russian Federation classified
Clyburn Kim (NJ) Roybal-Allard Franklin, C. McKinley Webster (FL) under chapter 27 of the Harmonized Tariff
Cohen Kind Ruiz Scott Meijer Wenstrup Schedule of the United States shall be
Connolly Kirkpatrick Ruppersberger Fulcher Meuser Westerman banned from importation into the United
Cooper Krishnamoorthi Rush Gaetz Miller (IL) Williams (TX) States, other than products imported on or
Correa Kuster Ryan Gallagher Miller (WV) Wilson (SC)
before 11:59 p.m. eastern daylight time on
Costa Lamb Sánchez Garbarino Miller-Meeks Wittman
Womack
the date that is 45 days after the date of the
Courtney Langevin Sarbanes Garcia (CA) Moolenaar
Craig Larsen (WA) Scanlon Gibbs Mooney Young enactment of this Act.
Crist Larson (CT) Schakowsky Gimenez Moore (AL) Zeldin (2) AUTHORITY TO ALLOW IMPORTATION
Crow Lawrence Schiff UNDER CONTRACT.—Notwithstanding the pro-
Cuellar Lawson (FL) Schneider NOT VOTING—10 hibition under paragraph (1), the President
Davids (KS) Lee (CA) Schrader may allow certain products described in such
Davis, Danny K. Lee (NV) Schrier Burgess Harshbarger McCaul
Cammack Kinzinger Wild paragraph to be imported into the United
Dean Leger Fernandez Scott (VA)
Cawthorn Lesko States if the importation of such products is
DeFazio Levin (CA) Scott, David
DeGette Levin (MI) Sewell Feenstra Mace pursuant to a written contract or agreement
DeLauro Lieu Sherman that was entered into before the date of the
DelBene Lofgren Sherrill enactment of this Act.
b 1919
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Delgado Lowenthal Sires (b) NATIONAL INTEREST WAIVER.—
Demings Luria Slotkin (1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author-
DeSaulnier Lynch Smith (WA) So the resolution was agreed to. ized to waive the prohibition under sub-
Deutch Malinowski Soto
Dingell Maloney, Spanberger
The result of the vote was announced section (a) with respect to one or more of the
Doggett Carolyn B. Speier as above recorded. products of the Russian Federation described
Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Stansbury in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of sub-
F. Manning Stanton A motion to reconsider was laid on section (a) if the President certifies that
Escobar Matsui Stevens the table. such waiver is in the national interest of the
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