Congressional Record — House, March 16, 2022
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This is H3768 of the Congressional Record, House, March 16, 2022, with interleaved columns of Special Order remarks. The end of a Special Order led by Mr. Johnson of Louisiana includes remarks about policy choices and energy independence. A Special Order for Women's History Month follows, in which Ms. Lois Frankel is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority. Ms. Frankel and Ms. Jackson Lee speak about women's history, mothers, and the Violence Against Women Act, with the views attributed to the speakers. The Speaker pro tempore reminds Members to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.
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H3768 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 16, 2022
I urge all my colleagues to join me in today, one of the youngest women ever fession. She loved nursing. She was our
pursuing policies to secure our energy to be elected from California and, actu- at-home doctor, probably the doctor
independence. ally, in the country. Women are mak- for the neighborhood.
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Madam ing history. But in order to ensure that she was
Speaker, I am so grateful the gentle- Madam Speaker, I am pleased to be home during the day, she made sure
woman came to participate. We know here. Hopefully, we are going to have a she took the night shift. And the night
she is very busy. It has been a long day few more speakers here today, but I do shift in a hospital is a challenging
in the Education and Labor Com- want to start. shift.
mittee. We are grateful she is doing I am going to take a page out of the We can see all of the great and won-
that great work. book of our great First Lady, Jill derful things that nursing has gen-
Madam Speaker, I know that the Biden. I attended a ceremony over at erated, the heroes of today, the sheroes
time is winding up for our Special the White House where she and the of today, as we went through 2 years of
Order hour. There was a lot going on on President celebrated Women’s History the pandemic. But my mother was a
Capitol Hill today. I am grateful to my Month. And she started out with a sa- shero many, many decades ago.
Republican colleagues for coming in lute, I think, to—if you could think of And I came to love the uniform, came
and participating and helping to share anybody who you want to give a shout to love those white sparking shoes that
this very, very important message with out to, she gave it to her own mother. she wore so proudly, came to love and
the American people. And I am going to start with that too honor her sacrifice; and how much she
There is a lot of spin going on in the because, you know, most of our moth- gave to her family, her job, her profes-
country right now, from TikTok ers, they are not very famous, and it is sion, her church.
influencers, to media types who are en- Ivalita Jackson is one to be honored;
not like they made history.
gaging in the spin for the White House But the fact of the matter is, moms along with her mother, my grand-
at their request, and the American peo- are probably the most influential peo- mother, Vannie Bennett; my other
ple see through it. They are making ple in the world. In fact, if you ever go grandmother, Olive Jackson; and then
my aunt, Valerie Bennett, Vickie and
and being made to make difficult to an event where someone is being
Audrey, all wonderful women, and
choices for their families. honored, who is the first person they
Hardworking Americans are suffering Sybil.
thank? It is their mother. So today, I come to join my col-
right now because of these policy So I am going to start this Women’s
leagues to be able to talk about women
choices. There is crisis after crisis History Month with my remarks by
and to celebrate, as the President did
after crisis everywhere we look because thanking my mother, Dorothy
in Women’s History Month, just 24
of, frankly put, poor leadership in the Frankel—and let me just say this—who hours ago; but then to celebrate again,
White House. has inspired me in every way, and now, as I mentioned, now, in law, now the
I believe that we will have a change at 96 years old, with—I would say with law, and that is the Violence Against
in all of this come November in the a mind better than mine—maybe that Women Act, that almost a decade, it
next election cycle, and with the presi- is not saying much, but with her full seems—even though we went back as
dential election that will follow 2 years faculties and the energy to live. far as 2013, that would have been 8
later. And it can’t happen soon enough I want to say thank you, mom, like years—it seems that I have been doing
because the White House has shown no all the other moms who give us the un- this for a decade.
intention, no indication that they will conditional love and the support, But I remember standing next to
reverse policies, as they should, as we whether the sun is shining or the rain Vice President Joe Biden on the reau-
mentioned a moment ago could be eas- is raining. thorization of the Violence Against
ily done to alleviate the pain for all So today, I think we have some other Women Act, which was in 1996. I call
these Americans. But for whatever rea- people here. Before I continue my re- the image, me in short stature and Joe
son, they will not do it. marks, I want to yield to a very special Biden, tall stature, but yet, one of
Madam Speaker, I will wind down friend. great compassion.
this evening. I want to thank my col- We talk about making history. I am And I loved hearing him speak today,
leagues for being here, participating in going to yield to one of the most dy- how culturally out of step men were, or
this really important Special Order namic Members of the House of Rep- the community was, or the Nation was,
hour, and I yield back the balance of resentatives. She is from Texas. She in trying to understand why he would
my time. has got her hands full. I mean, I will be engaged in fighting against domes-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- tell you what: I don’t know whether it tic violence. I remember him today
bers are reminded to refrain from en- is more difficult today being from saying, they asked me whether or not
gaging in personalities toward the Texas or from Florida, I think our Gov- he had come from a family of domestic
President. ernors are in some kind of contest with violence, or he had abused his wife or
f each other. But I am going to yield to he had known someone in his family
the amazing gentlewoman from Texas who had experienced that. And he
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
(Ms. JACKSON LEE). looked at them incredulously and said
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, no.
the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- let me thank the gentlewoman from It is something to care about. Domes-
uary 4, 2021, the gentlewoman from Florida for, first of all, all of her lead- tic violence kills. Sexual assault can
Florida (Ms. LOIS FRANKEL) is recog- ership in leading the Women’s Caucus kill. Rape kills, and it destroys lives.
nized for 60 minutes as the designee of for a very sizable period of time; and to From very little girls and very little
the majority leader. give us the opportunity to speak about children, boys or girls, to adulthood.
GENERAL LEAVE women today; and to remind us that we We loved him for saying that. And
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. really started out with a very impor- out of that passion came the first Vio-
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- tant woman, and that is, of course, our lence Against Women Act centered
sent that all Members have 5 legisla- mothers. around domestic violence. Then it grew
tive days to revise and extend their re- So why don’t I, as well, acknowledge, to focus on the wide breadth of sexual
marks and include extraneous material Ivalita Jackson, who served her com- assault in this Nation.
on the subject of my Special Order. munity; but, more importantly, her In speaking to the head of the major
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there profession, and she was proud of that, chiefs at the White House, she re-
objection to the request of the gentle- in nursing. And at the time, she was a affirmed the fact, as a chief of police of
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woman from Florida? vocational nurse, and she wore the uni- a major city, that domestic violence
There was no objection. form with pride. calls are the most deadly for law en-
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. She was a mother with pride. She forcement officers, and don’t end well,
Madam Speaker, this month is Wom- was a wife with pride. She was really in many instances, for our families.
en’s History Month. I think you are our rock, and she did things that It is appropriate in this month of
making history, Madam Speaker, showed her sacrifice. She loved her pro- women’s history, that we also have a
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curative response by putting into law, sidewalks outside of hospitals saying, the United States Congress—designed
after so many years of trying, intro- ‘‘How much more can I take?’’ They and sculpted by a woman, and as well
ducing over and over again this legisla- took more, and they kept going on and raised the dollars to bring her here.
tion, and finally, H.R. 1620 became law on and on. She now sits in Emancipation Hall, and
as the Senate passed that bill with an I pay tribute to the millions of med- her next journey is going to be in the
enhancement of what we had included, ical professionals who are women. I rotunda or Statuary Hall, where she
which was the work dealing with Na- support all of them, but I particularly belongs with the other suffragettes.
tive Americans, the work dealing with support those who are women. We know that Shirley Chisholm was
providing for housing, the amount of Madam Speaker, today, we had a the first Black woman to ever serve in
money, $1 billion, to cover the many hearing in the Budget Committee on the United States House of Representa-
new issues dealing with women, dealing the question of how the pandemic im- tives and the first woman to ever run
with cultural organizations, different pacted women, and I want to make one for President of the United States.
women from different ethnicities, lan- point about that. It was unanimity. Madam Speaker, I want to take note
guage; we were responding to the needs Certainly, it was recognized by one of of my hometown heroes, such as Nellye
that they have, religious groups. We our witnesses that the idea of childcare Joyce Punch, Ramona Toliver, Beulah
have cultural training for young men being only 7 percent of your income Shepard, Christia Adair. These are
and boys. under the Build Back Better Act would women who have since gone on, but
We wanted to make sure that we did be transformative; that childcare keeps they were pioneers in their time, fight-
not, in any way, undermine what the women out of the workforce, but most ing for what was right.
President had dreamed about when he importantly, it takes 25 or 50 percent, I remember Beulah Shepard saying,
first introduced this legislation, I be- even, of their income. Remember, they ‘‘It just takes one vote.’’
lieve, in 1994. still are the lowest paid. Nellye Joyce Punch led on hunger
So I wanted this to be part of Wom- We realize, in this Women’s History and trying to stamp out hunger, as she
en’s History Month because it was a Month, there are many things that we was a great teacher.
long journey. And let me thank all of need to do to improve the lives of Ramona Toliver was an activist in
the advocates who, year after year, women. With that in mind, I now cite Frenchtown in the Fifth Ward and al-
month after month, day after day, sec- some of the women who should be hon- ways fought to ensure that the people
ond after second, minute after minute, ored who have done great things. of that community were responded to
hour after hour, met with all of us to First, I do acknowledge the paycheck and not ignored.
try to work to enhance and to be as- fairness bill that we did this year; the Madam Speaker, I think it is impor-
sured of the best kind of legislation child tax credit, driven by women, tant to realize that as we honor
that we could secure. joined by great men, but driven by women, we must recognize they find
Today was a celebratory day. But I women and really saving the lives of themselves in many different careers.
really focus on it for saving lives. And families all over America. Coming from Houston, I want to ac-
I just imagine, somewhere in America Madam Speaker, I acknowledge Vice knowledge Sally Christian Ride, the
today is a woman being abused, a President KAMALA HARRIS—histori- first woman sent into space; Eileen
woman suffering. And we now have a cally, the first woman of color to serve Marie Collin, the first space shuttle
law that her State and Federal Govern- in the highest offices of the land as pilot; and, of course, numbers of other
ment law enforcement can maybe in- Vice President of the United States, a unsung heroes in the space program.
tervene, and her days of being abused woman of Indian descent and African I mentioned Vice President KAMALA
will be ended. descent. D. HARRIS, and I want to emphasize, as
It is important to take note of the I close my remarks, that we have yet
b 1815 another journey to take. That is the
fact that an estimated 10 million peo-
I do want to also acknowledge, as I ple in this country, as I spoke earlier, final confirmation after hearings of the
move toward the historic women, the experienced domestic violence, and next person to ascend to the Supreme
kind of work women do. I want to that is why, again, we celebrate this Court, and that is a Justice Brown
make sure that we talk about daycare month with the passing of that bill. Jackson, who by all accounts is an out-
owners. But I just want to give a roll call of standing—without question—legal
This is The Gingerbread School, and the many pioneering women who scholar and jurist. I hope for her, in
I thank the owner for taking the chil- should be recognized today: this time of newness and difference,
dren of mothers who work day-in and Shirley Chisholm; Barbara Jordan; that she will be greeted by those who
day-out, hourly wages, night shifts. I and as well those early pioneers, Har- will look to her credentials, her
remember my mom, as I said, working riet Tubman, who led the Underground firstness, and, of course, the constant
night shifts. Railroad and slaves to freedom; So- excellence that she has shown.
She is there for them. These are the journer Truth, an abolitionist as well a Women have always been challenged
kind of women in Women’s History suffragette who said the words, ‘‘Ain’t as to whether or not they could do the
Month that deserve honor and respect, I a Woman’’; Rosa Parks, who refused job. I leave you with the names of
and I thank her for it. to get up so that she could sit so that Golda Meir of Israel, Indira Gandhi of
Madam Speaker, then I acknowledge others might walk and others might India, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,
the fact that women are in the medical run toward justice. Margaret Thatcher of Great Britain,
profession. We used to take them for Astronaut Mae C. Jemison, my dear Angela Merkel of Germany, and Portia
granted. There are a rising number of friend, a Houston resident, the first Af- Simpson-Miller of Jamaica, among
women becoming doctors. We did not rican-American woman to go into many others.
take them for granted in the horrors of space. I know that there are millions of
the pandemic of COVID–19 because we Mathematicians like Katherine G. women who we have left out, but
were desperate for those who were test- Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary today, we come to celebrate under the
ing when the vaccines came or vacci- Jackson, those mathematicians who leadership of LOIS FRANKEL, as well as
nating. But most importantly, it was helped NASA in the early days by pen- the Democratic Women’s Caucus, to be
those nurses at our bedside, for those cil and hand, calculating major cal- able to once and for all put a mark in
on ventilators, those in hallways, those culations needed for space exploration. this CONGRESSIONAL RECORD to say that
who were suffering. Authors Maya Angelou, Toni Morri- we paused to say thank you to women,
COVID–19 was devastating and dead- son, and Gwendolyn Brooks, all enor- that we paused to say thank you to the
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ly, and it was the nurses and the med- mous authors with enormous missions new and many Members of the United
ical professionals, the many women and all fighters for justice. States House of Representatives who
who provided the kind of support that All of these persons, in their own have grown and grown, Members who
maybe got us through. way, provided a pathway for women. happen to be women.
I thank those late-night shifts. I I am very pleased to have brought The few women who were here when
thank those tears, those collapsing on the first African-American statue into I came in 1995, we have exponentially
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grown in excellence, and we have Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- Those were the kinds of thoughts
brought a new face, a new perspective. tlewoman from the State of California that somehow women did not have the
I remember those days, sitting lonely (Ms. SPEIER). mental capacity to vote because in
on the Committee on the Judiciary Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I their skull they only had puppies and
with Pat Schroeder as, day after day, thank the gentlewoman from Florida chocolate and babies that were in their
our friends on the other side of the and my friend and co-lead on the brains; that somehow that was the
aisle brought up partial-birth abortion. Democratic Women’s Caucus. I must kind of political cartoon that was rep-
Over and over again, Pat and I tried to say, she is always the shining light resented.
explain that these are decisions that when it comes to finding purpose and Certainly, women who were meno-
are health decisions that should be left the opportunity for women to succeed. pausal couldn’t vote because they were
to the mother, her faith leader, and her She has proven herself over and over near extinction. Women who were preg-
doctor. again as we have seen our numbers of nant or having children couldn’t vote
It is sad that the State of Texas has women grow here in the Congress of because they were lactating. You name
failed to remember such and continues the United States. it, they came up with it. Having said
to abuse women in that State as it re- To my good friend Congresswoman all that, there were true sheroes of
lates to choice and the ability to seek SHEILA JACKSON LEE, today was a great that generation.
a lawful abortion as they may desire day of celebration as VAWA was reau- Madam Speaker, I want to speak to-
with their church, their doctor, and thorized. I know you concurred with night about a different group of women
themselves. me when President Biden said, Why who are fighting for the lives of their
Madam Speaker, the last point that I don’t we make this permanent? That is countrymen and -women, and that is
want to make, that mothers have to precisely what we should be doing. But the strength of the Ukrainian women.
deal with, are the horrible actions of somehow, it is a law that has to be re- Here is a Ukrainian woman. Here is
Governor Abbott dealing with authorized every 5 years. It used to be someone bloodied by Putin’s weapon
transgender children. I want to say on almost something that we did in a bi- systems: she is still standing; she is
this floor today that this is part of partisan fashion, and reauthorization still alive. We can’t say that about all
women’s history because it was the was almost automatic. But recently, the women in Ukraine. The world
parents but the mothers leading to pro- that wasn’t the case. looked on in absolute horror as images
tect their children from the abuse of So to Congresswoman JACKSON LEE, of injured and murdered Ukrainian
this governmental agency, suggesting thank you for the very complete and women and children have spread
comprehensive review of women in around the globe.
that you could not have trans medical
America that you just provided us. When the hospital in Mariupol was
care, trans-affirming medical care;
As we celebrate national Women’s bombed, we saw pregnant women hold-
that you, as a mother, could not pro- History Month, we were all asked to
tect your child. ing their bellies, climbing down stairs.
talk about someone that we wanted to
Thank you to the mothers who have Then we saw a stretcher of a women on
pay special attention to. I decided that
stood up. Thank you to the court that a towel—it looked like it was a colorful
I was going to speak about a particular
indicated that you, Governor Abbott, towel that she brought with her to the
group of women who represent what
are wrong yesterday, wrong today, and hospital. The photo of this pregnant
the essence of womanhood is, which is
wrong tomorrow. woman who was rushed out of the ma-
that they are tenacious, that they are
These are our precious children. ternity hospital in Mariupol last week
courageous, that they are gritty, and
These are precious lives. These are pre- made my blood run cold. The news yes-
that they will go wherever they need to
cious families. These are precious terday that she and her baby had died
go to achieve their goal.
mothers. There was what was called the Night outraged me.
My tribute to women today includes of Terror in November 1917. During She was taken to another hospital in
my tribute to the fighters that have al- that whole period of time, women Mariupol and when she realized she was
ways stood up for what is right, what is would march every day here in Wash- losing her baby, medics said that she
conscience, and what is just, either in ington, D.C., thousands of them. For cried out: Kill me now. Her pelvis was
fighting for democracy; fighting the first time, they went and picketed crushed. Her hip detached. The baby
against the terror of January 6; fight- outside the White House. It had never was delivered by C-section, but showed
ing for women’s rights in the Violence been done before. They chained them- no signs of life. She died shortly there-
Against Women Act; fighting against selves to the cyclone fence at the after.
abuse; fighting to stamp out hunger; White House. That is an imprint on my mind that
fighting to stamp out anger; and fight- On this night in November 1917, there will never leave me and should never
ing in Ukraine to be able to stand were 35 of these women who were ar- leave any of us because what is hap-
against a despot called Putin, who is rested. They were beaten, and they pening to women in Ukraine is sinful,
violent and is a war criminal killing were spat upon. They had rotten eggs it is immoral. It is in fact a crime
children. thrown in their faces. The food they against humanity.
The mothers in my State who are were given in jail was so bad that many Putin’s forces also killed Tetiana,
standing for their trans children, I of them went on a hunger strike, and her son Mykyta, 18, and her daughter
offer them my greatest respect and dig- then they had tubes put in their noses Alisa, 9, as they tried to flee Kyiv with
nity as we salute Women’s History to force-feed them. One woman was a church volunteer. She worked for a
Month. struck between the eyes and lost one of Silicon Valley software company and
Ms. FRANKEL. Madam Speaker, this her eyes. was married to her husband of 23 years.
Representative is going to go down in What were they doing this for? So He said, ‘‘I have lost everyone and lost
history as one of the most articulate women could get the right to vote in the meaning of life.’’
fighters for justice we have ever seen. I the United States. Women in Russia are suffering, too,
give her a special congratulations for and they are showing lots of guts. They
all the work she did on the Violence b 1830 are speaking out against Putin. Here
Against Women Act that was cele- Because up until that time women you see a woman, her name is Marina
brated today. were, for all intents and purposes, Ovsyannikova. She ran on to the live
Madam Speaker, I recognize another chattel. There were people like George TV set on a Russian TV station, the
historic woman who is very prolific. I Bernard Shaw who said: If women got most-watched news program in all of
will highlight just a couple of things. the right to vote there would be a Russia, to protest the war. Her sign,
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She brought to this venue the crushing tax on bachelors in America. which is written both in English and in
#MeToo movement. She has been the Another one from the Seneca Falls Re- Russian, reads: No war. Stop the war.
champion in changing military law to view that said: If women got the right Don’t believe the propaganda, they are
protect people from sexual violence. to vote they would become thin-lipped, lying to you.
And she is my co-chair of the Women’s fat-handed, and flat-chested. Oh, my After she was taken into custody, she
Caucus. And I could go on and on. God. was questioned for 14 hours. She wasn’t
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allowed to sleep, to access her family, even a concept. We did finally get the themselves at the lowest wrung of the
her lawyers, and she refused to recant right to vote after women were ar- ladder and suffered the continuing lin-
her message. Somewhere in Russia rested and chained themselves to the gering history of slavery, the rape that
right now is Marina, another coura- White House. was put upon them, the tending to
geous woman who is speaking truth to So if you look back in history, we whatever child was born, and then, of
power. Russian mothers are angrily de- have been fighting very hard to get our course, tending to the fields.
manding Putin to be held accountable rights. I want to thank Representative Here we are today with a little bright
for using their sons, as many as 6,000 of JACKSON LEE, she has highlighted some light—and I am going to say little
whom have already been killed in of the victories over the years and bright light because Ms. FRANKEL laid
Ukraine, using them as cannon fodder some of the women who led the way, out all the things we need to do: the
for his egotistical legacy project. whether it was with Title IX or Roe v. ERA, and we hope to get this new Jus-
I am also in awe of the brave Ukrain- Wade, or the bill that was just cele- tice.
ian women literally leading the fight brated today by the President, the I wanted to take a moment just to
to protect their country. Nearly 22 per- Equal Pay Act, the Paycheck Fairness respond and build upon this vile war
cent of Ukraine’s armed forces are fe- Act. A lot has been done, but, wait, criminal who seems to have Ukraine—
male—22 percent. Here you see them in they are all in jeopardy. God bless the soldiers, the men, the
their camouflage. The 22 percent is one It is just shocking that after all men that stayed behind to fight, but
of the highest percentages of females these years of fighting, every one of the toll has been so brutal on the
serving in the military in the world. In these rights are in jeopardy, including women of Ukraine.
the United States it is only something the right to vote, which is why—and I Even in the last 24 hours, women are
like 18 percent. And more women are know my colleagues here would agree— leaving safe places in Poland and Ro-
joining the fight every day. we must have an equal rights amend- mania and they are coming back to
Even women members of Ukraine’s ment. We must have inscribed in the Ukraine demanding that they fight,
parliament have taken up arms to de- U.S. Constitution equality for men and that they stand with the people of
fend their homeland. I think about women that cannot be changed at the Ukraine for the democracy that they
that and I think how many of us whim of a political body. love. The death toll is brutal. The way
women parliamentarians in Congress Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- they are dying is brutal. To be running
would do the same? It is a good oppor- tlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON with your child thinking you are pro-
tunity for us to do some soul-search- LEE). tecting them. And to have the greatest
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, moment of your life, the birth of a new
ing.
We must have the backs of all allow me to again express my apprecia- baby, and you die and the baby dies,
Ukrainian women. I am proud that the tion to the growth and bounty of the and your whole innards are crushed.
Women’s Democratic Caucus. It is Besides the women that are left be-
United States has imposed unprece-
hind in pools of blood—then the women
dented sanctions and export controls amazing, the coming together of now
who are escaping with their children
on the Russian economy. Just last generational women, freshmen classes,
who have nothing. This has been found
week we stood on this floor and passed sophomore classes, and some of us who
around the world in Sudan when we
the bipartisan $13 billion aid package have had the privilege of serving for a
were fighting against genocide. The
for Ukraine to assist the military and period of time. What an amazing power
victims were women who were trying
provide for the humanitarian needs. base that you and we have created.
to hold on to families in Rwanda.
Today, the President announced an- Madam Speaker, I thank LOIS
Places in South and Central America;
other package of weapons that are FRANKEL for her leadership. I thank
the missing Mexican women that we
going to be sent to Ukraine, including BRENDA LAWRENCE and JACKIE SPEIER
have been working on for years.
Javelins and switchblades and body for the way they have guarded and
armor and helmets and drones, all in guided this privilege with this power. I b 1845
an effort to try and provide more pro- do think it is important to put in the My previous Member from California
tection for the people of Ukraine. RECORD her singular work. She will not had led us in this fight, and we are still
We must hold Putin accountable for say singular work, but we were all glad fighting. In the United States missing
the immeasurable death and suffering to join her. girls and human trafficking is a
he has wrought. In doing so, I hope we Obviously, this particular young sol- scourge today, and the dominant popu-
can show a fraction of the grit and per- dier came out of the breadth and depth lation of human trafficking are girls
severance of the Ukrainian people, and of Houston and out of Texas—but to be and girls who were tending to their
especially the women of Ukraine. able to honor the life of a young daily duties of going to high school
Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Madam woman that simply wanted all her life and, all of a sudden, they walked away,
Speaker, I thank Representative to join the United States Army. JACKIE and they are in human trafficking, or
SPEIER. I will tell you what, it is really SPEIER had been working on the issue they are being trafficked.
hard to follow those remarks. I think of sexual assault in the military, along So we have a lot to fight. We have a
all of us—all Americans—really all with our good friend, Senator GILLI- lot to put on the RECORD today and
people around the world who have been BRAND, and the lack of justice that we this month. We have got a lot of grand-
following the brutality of Putin’s war, were seeing all the time. This had been mothers to thank, a lot of moms to
our hearts are breaking. I thank the going on for a very long time. thank, and a lot of firsts to thank. We
gentlewoman for highlighting the spe- It is important in this Women’s His- have got a lot of poets who have de-
cial plight of the women. tory Month to say that we together scribed our lives and a lot of writers
As I said, it is almost hard to talk made history with your legislation who have described our lives. We have
about anything after that, but I do that responded to the heinous crime of got a lot of children who simply say
want to say this. For about 200 years the killing of Officer Guillen, a pre- thank you.
women have been fighting for rights, cious young women, who, growing up I guess I don’t want to leave the po-
for rights that White men and then as a little girl wanted to be in the dium.
eventually Black men had, but we are United States military. I must thank the teachers because if
still fighting for them. I think this is the point that should ever people were elevated to know how
I was just thinking back to my own be made. Only in this recent time can much you appreciate women, this 2-
childhood—and probably your child- young girls want to grow up to be gen- year, 3-year period of the pandemic
hood, too. They had limits on how erals, astronauts, presidents, sci- really laid it out. You were either sac-
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many girls could get into law school or entists, and others. As Ms. FRANKEL rificing as a mother because you were
medical school; there were no sport and Ms. SPEIER indicated, the abuse wearing 25 hats, Madam Speaker, and a
scholarships available. If you were a that was laid upon women for even lot of them dealing with
married woman, you could only get thinking about equality or justice or homeschooling and trying to make do.
credit in your husband’s name. Abor- voting. And then, of course, I must say You were a nurse; you were a teacher.
tion was illegal. Equal pay was not that African American women found You were simply in the fight.
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Madam Speaker, you were a doctor, families make ends meet and help women rights of women in the workplace through the
you were a hospital administrator, you stay in the workforce and return to their jobs. Paycheck Fairness Act and Pregnant Workers
were an EMS, you were a fire person, a It is now year 3 of the Coronavirus pan- Fairness Act, defending reproductive health
police person, and you were in here demic, which means that women have been freedoms with the Women’s Health Protection
dealing with just the pit of COVID–19 leading the COVID–19 response, combatting Act or advancing the Build Back Better Act’s
and what it was doing to our families. the virus in America and around the world. historic investments in maternal care, paid
You could have been in the funeral During Women’s History Month, we honor family and medical leave, childcare and more.
home business as a woman, and you the female frontline health care workers. Last month we celebrated the contributions
were dealing with these circumstances. From health care to home care, restaurants of African Americans to the history of our
So let me just give a big thank you to grocery stores, women workers, low-paid great nation, and paid tribute to trailblazers,
in this month, and I hope that if I have workers, and women of color are on the front pioneers, heroes, and leaders like U.S. Con-
not called your name, I am giving a lines of the COVID–19 pandemic. gresswoman Barbara Jordan; U.S. Congress-
big, overall thank you to all of you According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis- man Mickey Leland; Mae C. Jemison; activ-
women. We recognize all of our gentle- tics survey, nearly 80% of healthcare workers ists, intellectuals, authors, and artists like Har-
men. But today, all of you have stood and 83% of workers who provide social assist- riet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Toni
in the gap during a time in America’s ance, including child care and emergency Morrison, and Gwendolyn Brooks, to name
history that no one ever expected. services, are women. just a few of the countless number of well-
So I say thank you to Congress- Additionally, women-dominated occupations, known and unsung heroes whose contribu-
woman FRANKEL, to Congresswoman such as nurses, flight attendants, and personal tions have helped our nation become a more
SPEIER, and to all the women. We care aides, are among the most vulnerable to perfect union.
count them as being on the floor today getting sick and spreading it to others. The history of the United States has been
to be able to honor Women’s History Women are also in the position to suffer the marked by the great contributions of African
Month and then, of course, Inter- most in an economic recession. American activists, leaders, writers, and art-
national Women’s History Month to be Women are the most economically vulner- ists.
able to say thank you to all of them. able, comprising nearly 60% of workers in low- As a Member of Congress, I know that I
I must say thank you to the Paki- wage occupations. stand on the shoulders of giants whose strug-
stani women. I was at the Pakistani Low-paid women workers have very little in gles and triumphs made it possible for me to
Embassy last night. I don’t want to the way of savings, which means it is much stand here today and continue the fight for
leave the floor without saying I met a harder for them to weather economic shocks, equality, justice, and progress for all, regard-
lot of Pakistani Americans who were especially when they are likely to be sup- less of race, religion, gender or sexual orienta-
there celebrating Women’s History porting a number of dependents. tion.
Month and to honor Pakistani-Amer- Just this week, my bill, VAWA, was reau- Women’s History Month is also a time to re-
ican women. thorized as part of the Consolidated Appro- member many pioneering women like U.S.
First, I would like to thank the Democratic priations Act, 2022, which President Joe Biden Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; activists
Women’s Caucus for hosting this Special signed into law. Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks; astronaut
Order to celebrate Women’s History Month. We must continue to do more to ensure that Mae C. Jemison; mathematicians like Kath-
During Women’s History Month, we cele- law enforcement has all the tools it needs to erine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary
brate the generations of trailblazing women protect Americans from domestic violence, Jackson; authors Maya Angelou, Toni Morri-
who, in the face of daily hardship and sys- stalking, and sexual assault and that survivors son, and Gwendolyn Brooks; all of whom have
temic discrimination, have paved a path to- have the resources to heal. each in their own way, whether through coura-
ward gender justice. VAWA is life-saving legislation. geous activism, cultural or intellectual contribu-
It also serves as a global call to action, call- This legislation was enacted in response to tions, or artistic creativity, forged social and
ing on us to advance the rights and dignities the prevalence of domestic and sexual vio- political change, and forever changed our
of women at home, at work and in all aspects lence, and the significant impact of such vio- great Nation for the better.
of life. lence on the lives of women. Shirley Chisholm became the first African
Women have always led the effort to create Statistics have revealed that these forms of American woman elected to Congress, when
a more fair, more resilient, more prosperous, violence impact us all. she was elected to represent the New York’s
and more equal America. In the United States, an estimated 10 million Twelfth Congressional District in 1968 running
It brings me great pride that in 2022, women people experience domestic violence every on the slogan, ‘‘Fighting Shirley Chisholm:
are not only working tirelessly to meet the year, and more than 15 million children are Unbought and Unbossed.’’
needs of this unique moment, women are tak- exposed to this violence annually. She reflected that spirit well during her 14
ing the lead. According to the National Coalition Against years in Congress.
With Vice President KAMALA HARRIS making Domestic Violence, about 20 people per Before Shirley Chisolm, no black woman
history for our nation, with more women than minute are physically abused by an intimate had ever served in the U.S. House of Rep-
ever before serving in Congress and taking on partner. resentatives or the U.S. Senate but following
leadership roles in the President’s cabinet, About 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experi- in her footsteps are 51 black women Members
with the first Black woman nominated to the ence severe intimate partner physical vio- of Congress, two black women U.S. Senators,
Supreme Court, with women leading some of lence, sexual violence, and/or partner stalking including the president of that body and Vice-
America’s largest and most innovative busi- with injury. President of the United States; 23 Hispanic
nesses, and with women continuing to break Today, in Texas, 35.10 percent of women members; and 15 Asian-Pacific members,
ground as scientists and researchers, America and 34.5 percent of men are subjected to do- along with the first woman Speaker of the
is stronger because of women. mestic violence. House, and mayors of several of the largest
I am proud that House Democrats are lead- As we celebrate Women’s History Month, let cities in the nation, including the District of Co-
ing efforts to expand on opportunities for us reflect on the women who shaped our his- lumbia, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, New
women and to combat gender discrimination. tory and on those today who are leading our Orleans, Baltimore, Hartford, Minneapolis, San
In addition to our work to close the gender nation forward. Antonio, and St. Louis.
wage gap by passing the Paycheck Fairness We must work toward a future with equal Shirley Chisolm had an understanding that
Act, a major part of that effort includes ad- access to economic opportunities, health care, during those turbulent times the nation re-
dressing the challenges posed to American and safety for all Americans. quired a determined leader to represent the
women by the COVID–19 pandemic. It brings me great pride to say that more voice of so many Americans who felt dismay
It is important to recognize that the burden than 120 women House Members proudly fol- at their treatment.
of caring for children, the elderly, and the sick low in her footsteps—including a record num- She took an extremely active role in chang-
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still falls to women unevenly in our society, ber of committee and subcommittee chairs, ing the way women were to be judged from
and the pandemic forced many women to sac- myself included. that point on.
rifice their careers to care for loved ones. Driven by these women’s devoted service She remarked that, ‘‘Women in this country
Last year, Democrats and President Biden and guided by their leadership, the Democratic must become revolutionaries. We must refuse
enacted the American Rescue Plan, which ex- House continues to lead the way in building a to accept the old, the traditional roles and
tended the expanded Child Tax Credit to help more just future—whether strengthening the stereotypes.’’
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This is a sentiment that I myself take to glass ceiling when she became the first to those who have come before us, and pay
heart, women in this nation are now told they woman nominated as the presidential can- forward to future generations by addressing
have a right to determine the kind of life they didate of a major political party and came what is the number one issue for African
want to lead; Shirley Chisholm was at the core within 80,000 votes of winning the presidency American families, and all American families
of this movement. and thus shattering the ultimate glass ceiling. today: preserving the American promise of
This past August 26, 2021, we commemo- American women will break this ceiling in equal opportunity for all.
rated the 101st anniversary of the ratification the not distant future, drawing inspiration from And it is crucial that as we reflect on how
of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitu- trailblazers in other nations such as Golda far women have come, we also not lose sight
tion which granted women the right to vote. Meir of Israel, Indira Ghandi of India, Ellen of how far we have to go and what must be
This momentous achievement did not come Sirleaf of Liberia, Margaret Thatcher of Great done to achieve true gender and racial equal-
easy or without struggle, for as the great aboli- Britain, Angela Merkel of Germany, and Portia ity so every girl everywhere can pursue her
tionist and orator, Fredrick Douglas stated: ‘‘If Simpson-Miller of Jamaica, among many oth- dreams and realize her potential.
there is no struggle, there is no progress ers. As we progress through Women’s History
. . . . Power concedes nothing without a de- In my home city of Houston, there are nu- Month, let us summon the extraordinary cour-
mand. It never did and it never will.’’ merous men and women who are great be- age and resilience of the many women who
The fight for women’s suffrage was waged cause they have heeded the counsel of Dr. came before us.
over a 72-year period, beginning in Seneca King who said:
Democrats will never relent as we carry on
Falls, New York at the Seneca Falls Conven- ‘‘Everybody can be great because anybody
can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. the fight for full equality—not only for our na-
tion in 1848, and exemplifies the prophetic tion’s daughters, but for women and girls all
and timeless saying of Margaret Mead that A soul generated by love.’’
One barrier left to fall, however, is one of over the world.
one should: As the legendary Congresswoman Shirley
‘‘Never doubt the ability of handful of com- the most important, and that is membership on
the Supreme Court of the United States. Chisholm said, ‘‘If they don’t give you a seat
mitted persons to change the world. It is the at the table, bring a folding chair.’’
For most of our national history, presidents
only thing that ever has.’’ Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as a
The Seneca Falls Conference was orga- and senators have turned a deaf ear to Abigail
Adams’ plea to her husband ‘‘to remember the senior member of the Committees on the Judi-
nized by Lucretia Mott, with others including ciary, on Homeland Security, and on the
Mary McClintock and Sojourner Truth, who ladies and be more generous and favorable to
them than your ancestors.’’ Budget, and the Congressional Women’s Cau-
went on to establish herself not only as a cus, I am pleased to join this Women’s Cau-
Since Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s 1981
great advocate for women’s suffrage but also cus Special Order with my colleagues, to dis-
appointment, only a small handful of women
as a great abolitionist. cuss the bravery of Ukrainian women and girls
have been nominated to the High Court during
Among the courageous suffragists who
this time, despite the fact that women con- in the face of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
spearheaded the movement were Alice Paul,
stitute a majority of the general population, I thank the Co-Chairs of the CWC, Rep-
who fearlessly executed the National Women’s
37% of all attorneys in America, a number that resentatives DEAN and GONZÁLEZ-COLÓN, for
Party picketing protests, and conceived the
will soon exceed the majority since a substan- their leadership of the Bipartisan Congres-
hunger-strike in prison; Carrie Chapman Catt,
tial majority (54%) of all law students in Amer- sional Women’s Caucus.
who devised the ‘‘winning plan’’ at the Atlantic
ica are women. Firstly, I would like to commend all Ukrain-
City Convention; and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, With Associate Justice Stephen Breyer’s re- ians for their outstanding bravery. It is truly in-
whose political activism and criticism of the tirement announcement, President Biden and spirational for Americans, and for people
suffrage leadership for excluding black women the U.S. Senate, now have been presented around the world. America stands with you.
led to a more inclusive and effective move- and should move quickly to capitalize on this
ment. Russia’s launch of a premeditated war
opportunity to begin to rectify the High Court’s against Ukraine is an attack on democracy
In 1916, four years before the ratification of
gender and racial imbalance and to diversify and a grave violation of international law, glob-
the 19th Amendment, Jeannette Rankin was
its composition by confirming a member of the al peace, and security.
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
most underrepresented, disadvantaged, The fighting has sparked massive displace-
from Montana, the first woman elected to fed-
marginalized, longest suffering, and most pa- ment and has forced over two million Ukrain-
eral office in American history.
tient demographic in America: black women. ians to flee their homes to neighboring states
A little over a century later, a record number Longer than any other racial or ethnic
of women serve in the House of Representa- and has put women and girls at heightened
group, black women have been subjected to risk of violence.
tives, comprising 23.4% of the chamber’s vot- the coercive powers of the law while being ex-
ing members, and presided over by NANCY Although many people have fled, millions
cluded from the opportunities to make the have stayed behind to help fight the Russian
PELOSI, the first and only woman elected laws citizens are to live under.
Speaker of the House. invaders and defend Ukrainian sovereignty.
President Biden has made a nomination for Thousands of Ukrainian women have taken
In the 117th Congress, about 37% of the ages in selecting U.S. Circuit Court Judge
women are women of color, and since 1964, up arms and are playing a vital role in
Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as U.S. Su- Ukraine’s national defense. Today they make
more than 70 women of color have been preme Court Associate Justice.
elected to Congress. up 22.8% of the Ukrainian army, not including
Not only does Judge Jackson possess one
Although there remains much work to do to the thousands who have volunteered as civil-
of the finest legal minds of her generation, her
ensure that women enjoy full blessings of lib- ian soldiers.
commitment to equal justice, the rule of law,
erty and equality, that should not detract from Life in the military is not easy for women.
and Constitution is unsurpassed.
the achievements and contributions to the Judge Jackson will be a great Justice and a While women have been serving in the
greatness of our country made by American role model to women and girls everywhere, Ukrainian military since the annexation of Cri-
women, including Sally Kristen Ride, the first especially little black girls, that in America all mea in 2014, they did not win the right to offi-
woman sent into space; Eileen Marie Collins, things are possible with hard work and deter- cially fight alongside their male counterparts
the first woman space shuttle pilot; Grace mination. until 2017.
Murray Hopper, an American computer sci- With this nomination, we are taking a mas- When Russian-backed forces seized part of
entist and United States Navy rear admiral; sive step towards having a government whose the Donbas region and conflict ensued in
and Katherine Johnson, one of the unsung he- institutions, including and especially the Su- 2014, thousands of women volunteered to
roes of the NASA Space Program, whose preme Court, are comprised of persons that help the Ukrainian military. They served as as-
mathematical calculations helped the United look like the American people. sault troops, medics, and snipers.
States win the Space Race. I applaud President Biden for making this But the sacrifices made by these women
Nor should we forget that the current Vice- historic nomination and urge the Senate to went largely unrecognized. Official documents
President of the United States is KAMALA D. conduct a fair, impartial, and expeditious con- issued by the Ukrainian military, listed these
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HARRIS, Vice President HARRIS is the first firmation proceeding and confirm Judge soldiers as seamstresses, cooks, and janitors.
woman, the first Black American, and the first Ketanji Brown Jackson—who has already The women who volunteered ‘‘often found
South Asian American to be elected as Vice been confirmed on a bipartisan basis three themselves outside legal protection,’’ accord-
President. times. ing to the Invisible Battalion, an advocacy
Similarly, we should remember that just five As we celebrated Black History Month and group for Ukrainian servicewomen, that stud-
short years ago, Hillary Clinton shattered one now Women’s History Month, let us pay tribute ied women’s roles in the war against Russia.
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Although these women have not always tive-American women in this country House adjourned until tomorrow,
been adequately supported by their govern- that really we had no cognizance of Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 10 a.m. for
ment because of soviet era laws forbidding until we had a Native-American woman morning-hour debate.
them from enlisting, they have persisted. in the Congress to talk about it. f
In 2017 a group of women veterans got to- Finally, a new issue—probably not a
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,
gether and lobbied for their rights, which new issue—is one that has just per-
ETC.
brought about a much-needed change in the colated to the surface, and that is fe-
culture in the Ukrainian military. male inmates in Federal prisons who Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive
Just last year the Ukrainian Ministry of De- are raped by the wardens, the chap- communications were taken from the
fense determined that female soldiers march- lains, and the guards. Congresswoman Speaker’s table and referred as follows:
ing in a military parade celebrating independ- BASS, Congressman SWALWELL, and I EC–3643. A letter from the Secretary, De-
ence from the Soviet Union would wear high went to the Federal correctional insti- partment of Defense, transmitting a letter
on the approved retirement of General Ken-
heels, not boots. tution in Dublin this week. neth F. McKenzie, United States Marine
Regardless of the numerous hurdles and Now, at that one prison, the warden Corps, and his advancement to the grade of
mockeries Ukrainian women have faced and had raped inmates, the chaplain had general on the retired list, pursuant to 10
continue to face today, there are thousands raped inmates, and two of the guards U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112
who are putting their lives at risk to protect that we know of had raped inmates. (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec.
and defend their homeland. It is profound that we change the cul- 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on
Among them have been a 79-year-old ture in these prisons to prevent that Armed Services.
woman who recently learned how to fire a EC–3644. A letter from the Chair, Board of
from happening and from the training Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
gun, a former beauty queen Anastasia Lenna, of guards and leadership at those facili- transmitting the Board’s semiannual Mone-
who represented Ukraine at the 2015 Miss ties to treat these women with a cer- tary Policy Report, pursuant to Public Law
Grand International pageant—and Kristina, a tain amount of dignity that you would 106-569; to the Committee on Financial Serv-
former wedding singer. just provide to another human being. ices.
Kristina was living in Italy last summer when What we heard about the kinds of EC–3645. A letter from the Secretary, De-
tensions between Ukraine and Russia rose. things that are said about them—they partment of the Treasury, transmitting a
While knowing the security risks, Kristina re- six-month periodic report on the national
are called hos and called just horrible
emergency with respect to South Sudan that
turned to her country to become a soldier. things that make us realize that we was declared in Executive Order 13664 of
She told a VICE news reporter that ‘‘The still have a lot of work to do. April 3, 2014, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c);
risk of saying goodbye to life is always there, So as I conclude, let me just say, Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257)
[and she is] not afraid of death; [she] is afraid Madam Speaker, that we are the guard- and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec
to [become a slave].’’ Words that will forever ians of womanhood for the future, and 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on
stick with me. I will look on with fondness and great Foreign Affairs.
Women’s History Month is a celebration of appreciation. EC–3646. A letter from the Secretary, De-
women’s contributions to history, culture and partment of the Treasury, transmitting a
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. I six-month periodic report on the national
society, and there is no better example of this thank the gentlewoman for her leader- emergency with respect to significant mali-
than those women fighting in Ukraine today. ship. She will be missed. I know she cious cyber-enabled activities that was de-
So, on this day, March 9, 2022, I would like will go on to bigger and better things. clared in Executive Order 13694 of April 1,
to publicly commend the women fighting in She has made her mark in the history 2015, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public
Ukraine for their boundless courage and brav- of this country for sure. Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50
ery. The world stands with you and will con- I want to thank my colleagues, SHEI- U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c);
tinue to fight alongside you to put an end to LA JACKSON LEE and JACKIE SPEIER, for
(91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign
Putin’s cruel parade. Affairs.
coming to the floor. They gave us a EC–3647. A letter from the Secretary and
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. great education tonight, and I appre- Treasury, Resolution Funding Corporation,
Madam Speaker, I would just say that ciate that. transmitting the Corporation’s 2021 manage-
it is a joy to be on the floor with Rep- I will conclude, Madam Speaker, the ment reports and financial statements, pur-
resentative JACKSON LEE. I thank the way I started, which is I thank all suant to 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-
gentlewoman very, very much. She those millions and millions of unknown 576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law
makes my job very easy. women who lift us up every day, who 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the
Madam Speaker, I yield again to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
dry our tears, and who share our happi- EC–3648. A letter from the Senior Congres-
gentlewoman from California (Ms. ness with that unconditional love, and sional Official, Bureau of Consumer Finan-
SPEIER). those are our mothers who are prob- cial Protection, transmitting the Bureau’s
Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I ably, as I said, the most influential 2021 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5
thank the leader of our caucus, Ms. part of the history of the world. U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a)
FRANKEL. Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec.
Madam Speaker, I am just going to ance of my time. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on
close with some expectations. I am Oversight and Reform.
f EC–3649. A letter from the General Deputy
leaving Congress this year, and I want
ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Assistant Secretary for Congressional and
to convey to you, Madam Speaker, to
Intergovernmental Relations, Department of
the leadership of the Democratic Wom- Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the Housing and Urban Development, transmit-
en’s Caucus, and to all of my col- House, reported and found truly en- ting the Department’s Fiscal Year 2021
leagues how important I think that rolled a bill of the House of the fol- Ginnie Mae Annual Management Report,
you are as guardians of womanhood. lowing title, which was thereupon pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a)(1); Public Law
Our job is never done. signed by the Speaker: 97-258 (as amended by Public Law 101-576,
So while we may celebrate these Sec. 306(a)); (104 Stat. 2854); to the Com-
H.R. 55. An act to amend section 249 of mittee on Oversight and Reform.
small victories from time to time, the title 18, United States Code, to specify lynch- EC–3650. A letter from the Director, Office
ERA is not part of our Constitution. Of ing as a hate crime act. of Congressional and Intergovernmental Af-
the 193 countries in the world, 165 have f fairs, Export-Import Bank of the United
the ERA in their Constitutions. The States, transmitting a notification of an ac-
United States does not. It is 24 little ADJOURNMENT tion on nomination and discontinuation of
words. Thirty-eight States have passed The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- service in an acting role, pursuant to 5
it. We have this deadline that we have ant to section 11(b) of House Resolu- U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b);
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struck from the legislation in the tion 188, the House stands adjourned (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on
House. The Senate has not taken it up. until 10 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, Oversight and Reform.
EC–3651. A letter from the National Adju-
Femicide is a huge problem in Latin March 17, 2022, for morning-hour debate tant and Chief Executive Officer, Disabled
America. The Democratic Women’s and noon for legislative business. American Veterans, transmitting the reports
Caucus will have a presentation this Thereupon (at 6 o’clock and 52 min- and proceedings of the 2021 National Conven-
Friday on that. The 5,000 missing Na- utes p.m.), under its previous order, the tion of the Disabled American Veterans, held
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