Congressional Record, House, April 7, 2022 — Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act
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Page H4401 of the House section of the Congressional Record for April 7, 2022, in interleaved columns. Mrs. Spartz removes her name as cosponsor of H.R. 3807, and the request is accepted. Bill text near the start provides that eligible entity grants are reduced by an equal percentage and sets a maximum grant amount so that smaller eligible entities still receive their grants. Mr. Neguse also honors and remembers the life of Gloria Tanner, and a roll call listing and H.R. 3113, an act concerning the Secretary of the Interior, appear on the page.
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April 7, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4401
REMEMBERING GLORIA TANNER’S REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER ‘‘(A) such that the amount of the grant
LIFE OF SERVICE AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3807 that each such eligible entity would have
otherwise received under this section is re-
(Mr. NEGUSE asked and was given Mrs. SPARTZ. Mr. Speaker, I hereby duced by an equal percentage;
permission to address the House for 1 remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. ‘‘(B) by establishing a maximum amount
minute and to revise and extend his re- 3807. for a grant made under this subsection to en-
marks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- sure that smaller eligible entities still re-
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise tlewoman’s request is accepted. ceive grants in the amounts provided under
today to honor and remember the life subsection (c)(4); or
f ‘‘(C) by providing full awards in the
and legacy of my dear friend and a
RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION amounts provided under subsection (c)(4)
proud Coloradan, Gloria Tanner, who below a certain threshold (as the Adminis-
we lost earlier this week. FUND REPLENISHMENT ACT OF
trator may establish) and reducing grants
In 1985, Gloria became the second 2021
above that threshold by an equal percentage.
ever African-American representative Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, pur- ‘‘(2) RESERVING FUNDS.—Nothing in para-
elected to the Colorado House of Rep- suant to House Resolution 1033, I call graph (1) shall prevent the Administrator
resentatives, and in 1994 she became up the bill (H.R. 3807) to amend the from—
the first African-American woman American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to ‘‘(A) reserving funding for applicants that
may be determined to be eligible for a grant
State senator in Colorado history. increase appropriations to the Res-
under this section upon reconsideration; or
Long before her passing, she was in- taurant Revitalization Fund, and for ‘‘(B) making partial awards to eligible en-
ducted into Colorado Women’s Hall of other purposes, and ask for its imme- tities on a preliminary basis until the
Fame. She was an incredibly accom- diate consideration in the House. amount of funding required to fund grants to
plished leader. We have lost an extraor- The Clerk read the title of the bill. all eligible applicants is established, upon
dinary public servant, a remarkable The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the completion of the reconsideration proc-
human being, and a loving and devoted ant to House Resolution 1033, an ess.’’.
friend. Her commitment to advocacy amendment in the nature of a sub- (c) REPORTS; RECONSIDERATION;
benefited countless communities stitute consisting of the text of Rules VERIFICATION OF BUSINESS TYPE.—Section
5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
throughout the country, and she had a Committee Print 117–39, modified by (15 U.S.C. 9009c), as amended by subsection
profound impact on my own life. I have the amendment printed in House Re- (b), is further amended by adding at the end
no doubt that her leadership and dedi- port 117–290, is adopted and the bill, as the following:
cation will continue to inspire genera- amended, is considered read. ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Administrator shall—
tions for years to come. The text of the bill, as amended, is as ‘‘(1) on a biweekly basis until the amounts
Mr. Speaker, we all stand on the follows: made available to carry out this section are
shoulders of giants, and Gloria Tanner H.R. 3807 fully expended, publish data that shows, for
was one of those giants. We will miss the period beginning on the date on which
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- the Administrator began making grants
her deeply. My thoughts and prayers go resentatives of the United States of America in under this section and ending on the date on
out to her family. Congress assembled, which the information is published—
f SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(A) with respect to applications for grants
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Relief for under this section, the number of those ap-
b 0915 Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Busi- plications—
KEEP TITLE 42 IN PLACE nesses Act of 2022’’. ‘‘(i) that the Administrator has received;
SEC. 2. RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION GRANTS. ‘‘(ii) that the Administrator has reviewed
(Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and
(a) APPROPRIATION.—Section 5003(b)(2) of or is in the process of reviewing; and
was given permission to address the ‘‘(iii) with respect to which the Adminis-
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15
House for 1 minute and to revise and U.S.C. 9009c(b)(2)) is amended— trator has made a decision; and
extend her remarks.) (1) in subparagraph (A)— ‘‘(B) the number and dollar amount of
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, (A) by striking ‘‘$28,600,000,000’’ and insert- grants under this section—
I rise today to address the ongoing cri- ing ‘‘$70,600,000,000’’; and ‘‘(i) that have been awarded; and
sis on our border with Mexico. (B) by inserting ‘‘, of which not more than ‘‘(ii) that have been disbursed;
Last week, the CDC announced they $420,000,000 shall be for administrative ex- ‘‘(2) on a weekly basis until the amounts
penses to carry out this section, and of which made available to carry out this section are
would officially rescind their title 42
$7,500,000 shall be for the Inspector General fully expended, publish, with respect to the
order on May 23. Title 42 is an impor- period beginning on the date of enactment of
of the Small Business Administration,
tant tool for DHS to help mitigate the $7,500,000 for the Department of Justice for this subsection and ending on the date on
potential spread of COVID–19 and other investigative and prosecutorial activities re- which the information is published—
infectious diseases. lated to fraud and abuse, and $7,500,000 for ‘‘(A) with respect to each eligible entity to
Title 42 health restrictions should be Pandemic Response Accountability Com- which a grant is made under this section—
in place until we have border security. mittee, for audits of grants under this sec- ‘‘(i) the name of the eligible entity, includ-
Given the number of crossings we are tion to investigate fraud and to identify im- ing the name or names under which the eligi-
proper payments and ineligible recipients, ble entity does business if that name is dif-
seeing, we are far from having a secure
and for other necessary expenses’’ before the ferent from the name of the eligible entity;
border. and
period at the end; and
CBP is encountering more than 5,500 (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking ‘‘(ii) the address of—
migrants daily. Some reports indicate ‘‘$23,600,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘any remain- ‘‘(I) the eligible entity; and
that there could be upward of 18,000 mi- ing amounts not used for a purpose author- ‘‘(II) the physical location or locations for
grants per day encountered when title ized under subparagraph (A) or clause (i) of the eligible entity listed on the application,
42 is lifted next month. To put this in this subparagraph’’. if different from the address of the eligible
perspective, President Obama’s Sec- (b) INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.—Section 5003 of entity;
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 ‘‘(B) the amount of each grant described in
retary of Homeland Security, Jeh
U.S.C. 9009c) is amended by adding at the end subparagraph (A); and
Johnson, stated in his tenure that 1,000 ‘‘(C) the business category listed in sub-
the following:
apprehensions a day would be consid- ‘‘(d) INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.— section (a)(4)(A) to which the eligible entity
ered a bad day. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator de- belongs.
Over a year ago, I introduced my termines that the amounts made available to ‘‘(f) RECONSIDERATION.—
first piece of legislation, the REACT carry out this section are insufficient to ‘‘(1) EXPLANATION FOR DENIAL.—With re-
Act, which would require DHS to test make grants in the amount provided in sub- spect to an applicant that applies for a grant
all migrants illegally crossing our bor- section (c)(4) to each eligible entity that has under this section and is denied by the Ad-
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der for COVID–19. submitted an application in accordance with ministrator, the Administrator shall make
the program guidelines in effect on the day available to the applicant a brief explanation
It is time to work in a bipartisan
before the date of enactment of this sub- identifying the reason why the Adminis-
manner to secure our border; halt ille- section, but has not received an award as of trator denied the application of the appli-
gal drugs and human trafficking; sup- such date, the Administrator shall make cant, which shall include, where applicable,
port law enforcement; and ensure the grants with the available amounts to each a citation to the statutory, regulatory, or
safety of all of our communities. such eligible applicant— guidance provision with which the applicant
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failed to comply and that was the basis for ‘‘(C) the number of active investigations (I) the difference between—
the denial. and audits of grants made under this section; (aa) the product obtained by multiplying
‘‘(2) PROCESS.—The Administrator shall es- ‘‘(D) the number of completed reviews and the average monthly gross receipts of the el-
tablish a reconsideration process through audits of grants made under this section, in- igible entity in 2019 by 12; and
which the applicant may— cluding a description of— (bb) the product obtained by multiplying
‘‘(A) submit to the Administrator addi- ‘‘(i) any findings of fraud or other material the average monthly gross receipts of the el-
tional information the applicant determines noncompliance with the requirements of this igible entity in 2020 and 2021 by 12; or
to be relevant to whether the applicant is el- section; and (II) an amount based on a formula deter-
igible for the grant; and ‘‘(ii) the total amount recouped from ineli- mined by the Administrator; or
‘‘(B) receive a review of the application gible recipients; and (iii) if the eligible entity began operations
and such additional information submitted ‘‘(E) a description of any substantial during the period beginning on January 1,
under subparagraph (A). changes made to the plan required under 2020, and ending on the day before the date of
‘‘(g) VERIFICATION OF BUSINESS TYPE.—If paragraph (1).
the Administrator verifies that an applicant enactment of this section, an amount based
‘‘(4) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—This sub-
for a loan under section 7(a)(36) of the Small on a formula determined by the Adminis-
section shall apply to grants and decisions
Business Act is not an eligible business type trator.
made under this section before, on, or after
for a grant under this section using credible the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. (B) REDUCTION.—For purposes of this para-
information other than information obtained graph, the pandemic-related revenue losses
SEC. 3. HARD HIT INDUSTRIES AWARD PROGRAM.
from the application of the applicant for for an eligible entity calculated under sub-
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
such loan during 2020, the Administrator (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- paragraph (A) shall be reduced by the sum
may reject the application solely on those trator’’ means the Administrator of the of—
grounds.’’. Small Business Administration. (i) any amount received from a covered
(d) REQUIREMENT OF CONTINUING OPER- (2) AFFILIATED BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘affili- loan made under paragraph (36) or (37) of sec-
ATION.—For any application for a grant tion 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
ated business’’ means a business in which an
under section 5003 of the American Rescue eligible entity— 636(a)) in 2020 or 2021;
Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c) that is pend- (A) has an equity or right to receive not (ii) any amount received as a grant under
ing on the date of enactment of this Act or less than 50 percent of the profit distribu- section 1110 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
for which the applicant has received an tions of such business; or and Economic Security Act (15 U.S.C. 9009);
award notice but the Administrator has not and
(B) has, on or before March 13, 2020, con-
disbursed amounts under the grant, the Ad- (iii) any amount received as a grant under
tractual authority to control the business.
ministrator may not disburse amounts under section 331 of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit
(3) AWARD.—The term ‘‘award’’ means a fi-
the grant unless the applicant submits a Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues
nancial assistance payment that an eligible
statement to the Administrator indicating Act (15 U.S.C. 9009b).
applicant receives directly from the Small
the applicant is still operating, or intends to (C) PERCENTAGE DETERMINATION.—For the
Business Administration.
reopen within 6 months after the date of the
(4) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered purposes of determining the percentage of
statement is submitted, the place of business
period’’ means the period beginning on Feb- pandemic-related revenue loss under this
for which such applicant is seeking such
ruary 15, 2020, and ending on the later of— subsection, the percentage shall be equal
grant.
(e) OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.—Section 5003 of (A) March 31, 2023; or to—
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 (B) a date to be determined by the Admin- (i) in the case of an eligible entity for
U.S.C. 9009c), as amended by subsection (c), istrator that is not later than 2 years after which subparagraph (A)(i) applies, the prod-
is further amended by adding at the end the the date of enactment of this section. uct obtained by multiplying—
following: (5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible (I) the quotient obtained by dividing the
‘‘(h) OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.— entity’’— pandemic-related revenue losses for such eli-
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall (A) means a small business concern that— gible entity by the gross receipts of the eligi-
institute an oversight and audit plan with (i) employs not more than 200 employees; ble entity in 2019; and
respect to eligible entities receiving grants and (II) 100;
under this section, which shall include— (ii) suffered a pandemic-related revenue (ii) in the case of an eligible entity for
‘‘(A) documentation requirements that are loss of 40 percent or greater; and which subparagraph (A)(ii)(I) applies, the
consistent with the eligibility and other re- (B) does not include a small business con- product obtained by multiplying—
quirements under this section, including by cern that— (I) the quotient obtained by dividing the
requiring an eligible entity that receives a (i) is a State or local government-operated pandemic-related revenue losses for such eli-
grant under this section to retain records business; gible entity by the product obtained by mul-
that demonstrate compliance with those re- (ii) has received a grant under— tiplying the average monthly gross receipts
quirements; and (I) section 324 of the Economic Aid to Hard of the eligible entity in 2019 by 12; and
‘‘(B) reviews of the use of grants made Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and
(II) 100; and
under this section by eligible entities. Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a); or
(iii) in the case of an eligible entity for
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than (II) section 5003 of the American Rescue
which clauses (ii)(II) or (iii) applies, an
30 days after the date of enactment of this Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2);
amount based on a formula determined by
subsection, the Administrator shall submit (iii) is a publicly-traded company;
the Administrator.
to the Committee on Small Business and En- (iv) is an entity that is owned or operated
by a private equity fund; or (9) PAYROLL COSTS.—The term ‘‘payroll
trepreneurship of the Senate and the Com- costs’’ has the meaning given the term in
mittee on Small Business of the House of (v) has a wage violation at the time of ap-
plication. section 7(a)(36)(A) of the Small Business Act
Representatives the plan required under (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)), except that such
paragraph (1), which shall describe— (6) ELIGIBLE SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL.—
The term ‘‘eligible self-employed individual’’ term shall not include—
‘‘(A) the policies and procedures of the Ad-
has the meaning given in section 7002(b) of (A) qualified wages, as defined in section
ministrator for conducting oversight and au-
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 2301(c) of the CARES Act (26 U.S.C. 3111
dits of grants made under this section; and
(26 U.S.C. 1401 note). note), taken into account in determining the
‘‘(B) the metrics that the Administrator
will use to determine which grants made (7) EXCHANGE; ISSUER; SECURITY.—The credit allowed under such section 2301; or
under this section will be audited under that terms ‘‘exchange’’, ‘‘issuer’’, and ‘‘security’’ (B) premiums taken into account in deter-
plan. have the meanings given those terms, respec- mining the credit allowed under section 6432
‘‘(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after tively, in section 3(a) of the Securities Ex- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
the date of enactment of this subsection, and change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). (10) PRIVATE EQUITY FUND.—The term ‘‘pri-
once every 30 days thereafter until the date (8) PANDEMIC-RELATED REVENUE LOSS.— vate equity fund’’ has the meaning given the
that is 180 days after the date on which all (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘pandemic-re- term in section 225.173(a) of title 12, Code of
amounts made available to carry out this lated revenue loss’’ means, subject to sub- Federal Regulations, or any successor regu-
section have been fully expended, and upon paragraph (B) and with respect to an eligible lation.
request thereafter, the Administrator shall entity— (11) PUBLICLY-TRADED COMPANY.—The term
submit to the Committee on Small Business (i) except as provided in clauses (ii) and ‘‘publicly-traded company’’ means an entity
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the (iii), the average annual gross receipts dur- that is majority owned or controlled by an
Committee on Small Business of the House ing 2020 and 2021, as established using such entity that is an issuer, the securities of
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of Representatives a report on the oversight verification documentation as the Adminis- which are listed on a national securities ex-
and audit activities of the Administrator trator may require, of the eligible entity change under section 6 of the Securities Ex-
under this subsection, which shall include— subtracted from the gross receipts of the eli- change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f).
‘‘(A) the total number of grants approved gible entity in 2019, if such sum is greater (12) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term
and disbursed under this section; than zero; ‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning
‘‘(B) the total amount of each grant re- (ii) if the eligible entity was not in oper- given under section 3 of the Small Business
ceived by each eligible entity; ation for the entirety of 2019— Act (15 U.S.C. 632) and includes——
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(A) individuals who operate under a sole (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this (B) providing opportunities to those per-
proprietorship, as an independent con- paragraph, the amount of an award made to sons to submit and receive answers to ques-
tractor, or as an eligible self-employed indi- an eligible entity under this subsection shall tions regarding awards made under this sec-
vidual; and be equal to the pandemic-related revenue tion;
(B) small business concerns described in loss of the eligible entity. (2) on a weekly basis until the amounts
subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section (ii) RETURN TO TREASURY.—Any amount of made available under this section are fully
31(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. an award made under this subsection to an expended, publish data that shows, for the
657a(b)(2)). eligible entity described in clause (ii) or (iii) period beginning on the date of enactment of
(13) SMALL BUSINESS ACT DEFINITIONS.—The of subsection (a)(8)(A) that is greater than this Act and ending on the date on which the
terms ‘‘covered mortgage obligation’’, ‘‘cov- the average annual gross receipts of the eli- information is published—
ered operations expenditure’’, ‘‘covered rent gible entity in 2020 and 2021 shall be returned (A) with respect to applications for awards
obligation’’, ‘‘covered supplier cost’’, ‘‘cov- to the Treasury. under this section, the number of those ap-
ered utility payment’’, and ‘‘covered worker (C) INSUFFICIENT FUNDING.—After selecting plications—
protection expenditure’’ have the meanings award recipients in accordance with para- (i) that the Administrator has received;
given, respectively, in section 7A of the graph (2)(D) and before disbursing any (ii) that the Administrator has reviewed or
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636m). awards under this section, if the Adminis- is in the process of reviewing; and
(b) AWARDS TO ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— trator determines that the amounts made (iii) with respect to which the Adminis-
(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made available under this Act for making awards trator has made a decision; and
available under this Act, the Administrator under this section are insufficient to make (B) the number and dollar amount of pay-
shall establish a program to be known as the awards to each eligible entity that submits ments awarded and disbursed under this sec-
‘‘Hard Hit Industries Award Program’’, under an application under paragraph (2) in the tion;
which the Administrator shall make awards amount described under subparagraphs (A) (3) on a weekly basis until the amounts
to eligible entities that submit an applica- and (B), the Administrator may make made available to carry out this section are
tion under paragraph (2). awards with the available amounts such that fully expended, publish, for the period begin-
(2) APPLICATION.— the amount of the award that each eligible ning on the date of enactment of this Act
(A) CERTIFICATION.—An eligible entity entity would have otherwise received under and ending on the date on which the infor-
shall submit to the Administrator an appli- those subparagraphs and in accordance with mation is published—
cation for an award under this subsection. In paragraph (2)(D) is reduced by a percentage, (A) the name and location of each eligible
such application, the eligible entity shall except that the Administrator may establish entity to which an award has been made
make a good faith certification that— an aggregate maximum amount for awards under this section; and
(i) the uncertainty of current economic made under this subparagraph and in accord- (B) the amount of such award;
conditions makes necessary the award re- ance with paragraph (2)(D) to ensure that (4) with respect to an applicant that ap-
quest to support the ongoing operations of smaller eligible entities receive awards in plies for an award under this section and is
the eligible entity; and the amounts provided under those subpara- denied by the Administrator—
(ii) the eligible entity has no pending ap- graphs.
plication for and has not received a grant (A) make available to the applicant a brief
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—During the covered pe-
under— explanation regarding the denial which shall
riod, an eligible entity that receives an
(I) section 324 of the Economic Aid to include, where applicable, a citation to the
award under this subsection may use the
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and statute, regulation, or guidance with which
award for the following expenses incurred as
Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a); or the applicant failed to comply and that was
a direct result of, or during, the COVID–19
(II) section 5003 of the American Rescue the basis for the denial; and
pandemic:
Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c). (B) establish a reconsideration process
(A) Payroll costs.
(B) VERIFICATION.—The Administrator through which the applicant may—
(B) Payments to independent contractors,
shall use tax records or other reliable (i) submit to the Administrator additional
as reported on Form 1099–MISC, except that
sources, such as certified accounting state- information the applicant determines to be
each such payment may not exceed $100,000.
ments, with respect to an applicant for an (C) Scheduled payments of interest or prin- relevant to whether the applicant is eligible
award under this section to determine— cipal on any covered mortgage obligation for the grant; and
(i) the eligibility of the applicant for that (which may not include any prepayment of (ii) receive a review of the application and
award; and principal on a covered mortgage obligation). such additional information submitted under
(ii) the amount of that award to the appli- (D) Payments on any covered rent obliga- clause (i).
cant. tion and common area maintenance charges (d) TAX TREATMENT OF AWARDS.—
(C) ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATIONS.—Not under a lease agreement. (1) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes of the
later than 120 days after the date of the en- (E) Covered utility payments. Internal Revenue Code of 1986—
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall (F) Maintenance expenses. (A) no award made under this section shall
begin accepting applications for an award (G) Covered worker protection expendi- be included in the gross income of the eligi-
under this subsection. tures. ble entity that receives an award;
(D) PRIORITY.— (H) Supplies, including protective equip- (B) no deduction shall be denied, no tax at-
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ment and cleaning materials. tribute shall be reduced, and no basis in-
prioritize eligible entities that have experi- (I) Expenses that were within the scope of crease shall be denied, by reason of the ex-
enced significant pandemic-related revenue the normal business practice of the eligible clusion from gross income provided by sub-
loss to receive an award under this section as entity before the covered period. paragraph (A); and
follows: (J) Covered supplier costs. (C) in the case of a partnership or S cor-
(I) First priority to eligible entities that (K) Covered operational expenses. poration that receives an award under this
experienced a pandemic-related revenue loss (L) Paid sick leave. section—
of at least 80 percent. (M) Capital expenditures (or expenses re- (i) any amount excluded from income by
(II) Second priority to eligible entities quired under any Federal, State, or local reason of subparagraph (A) shall be treated
that experienced a pandemic-related revenue law) relating to implementing social as tax exempt for purposes of sections 705
loss of at least 60 percent. distancing measures. and 1366 of such Code; and
(ii) SMALLER ENTITIES.—Within each cat- (N) Any other essential expenses of the eli- (ii) the Secretary of the Treasury (or the
egory of eligible entities described in sub- gible entity, as determined by the Adminis- Secretary’s delegate) shall prescribe rules
clauses (I) through (III) of clause (i), the Ad- trator. for determining a partner’s distributive
ministrator may prioritize awards to eligible (5) RETURNING FUNDS.—If an eligible entity share of any amount described in clause (i)
entities with 50 employees or fewer. that receives an award under this section for purposes of section 705 of such Code.
(iii) ADDITIONAL PRIORITY.—Within each fails to use all of the award on or before the (2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall
category of eligible entities described in sub- last day of the covered period or perma- apply to taxable years ending after the date
clauses (I) through (III) of clause (i), the Ad- nently ceases operations on or before the of enactment of this Act.
ministrator may prioritize awards to eligible last day of the covered period, the eligible (e) SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT.—The
entities that did not receive a covered loan entity shall return to the Administrator any Administrator may not require any eligible
made under paragraph (36) or (37) of section funds that the eligible entity did not use for entity that applies for an award under this
7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. the allowable expenses under paragraph (4). section to use the System for Award Man-
636(a)) in 2020 or 2021. (c) DATA TRANSPARENCY AND CUSTOMER agement (or any successor system) with re-
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(3) AWARD AMOUNT.— SERVICE.—The Administrator shall— spect to that award.
(A) AGGREGATE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The ag- (1) in carrying out this section, maintain (f) APPLICATION PROCESSING.—The Director
gregate maximum amount of awards made to regular communication with applicants and of the Office of Management and Budget
an eligible entity and any affiliated busi- representatives of such applicants, including may, on an emergency basis and in order to
nesses of the eligible entity under this sub- by— expedite the processing and approval of ap-
section may not exceed $1,000,000. (A) hosting regularly scheduled informa- plications for awards under this section,
(B) DETERMINATION OF AWARD AMOUNT.— tion sessions with those persons; and waive the requirements of part 200 of title 2,
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Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc- there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out incurred during the period described in sub-
cessor regulations) with respect to an award of any money in the Treasury not otherwise paragraph (A).’’.
made under this section, if— appropriated, $13,000,000,000, for the Hard Hit The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill,
(1) the Director finds that such a waiver Industries Award Program established under
will prevent eligible entities from failing or
as amended, shall be debatable for 1
this section, to remain available until ex-
suffering undue hardship; and pended, of which not more than $380,000,000 hour equally divided and controlled by
(2) each eligible entity that receives an shall be for administrative expenses to carry the chair and ranking minority mem-
award under this section is still required to out this section, of which— ber of the Committee on Small Busi-
submit to the Administrator ongoing reports (1) $2,500,000 shall be for the Inspector Gen- ness or their respective designees.
regarding the use by the eligible entity of eral of the Small Business Administration to The gentlewoman from New York
the award amounts. prevent waste, fraud, and abuse with respect (Ms. VELÁZQUEZ) and the gentleman
(g) OVERSIGHT AND AUDITS.— to funding made available for the Hard Hit
(1) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with the
from Missouri (Mr. LUETKEMEYER) each
Industries Award Program; will control 30 minutes.
Director of the Office of Management and (2) $2,500,000 shall be for the Department of
Budget, the Administrator shall establish an The Chair recognizes the gentle-
Justice for investigative and prosecutorial
oversight and audit plan with respect to eli- activities related to fraud and abuse, with woman from New York.
gible entities receiving awards under this respect to funding made available for the GENERAL LEAVE
section, which shall include— Hard Hit Industries Award Program; and Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask
(A) documentation requirements that are (3) $2,500,000 shall be for shall be for the unanimous consent that all Members
consistent with the eligibility and other re- Pandemic Response Accountability Com-
quirements under this section, including a may have 5 legislative days in which to
mittee with respect to funding made avail- revise and extend their remarks and in-
requirement that an eligible entity that re- able for the Hard Hit Industries Award Pro-
ceives an award under this section retains clude extraneous material on H.R. 3807.
gram.
records that demonstrate compliance with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
SEC. 4. FUNDING FOR THE RESTAURANT REVI-
the requirements of this section; and TALIZATION FUND AND THE HARD objection to the request of the gentle-
(B) reviews of the use, by eligible entities, HIT INDUSTRIES AWARD PROGRAM. woman from New York?
of awards made under this section to ensure There was no objection.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any unobligated covered
compliance with the requirements of this Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I
funds are hereby transferred to the Adminis-
section, which shall include—
trator of the Small Business Administration yield myself such time as I may con-
(i) a review and audit by the Administrator
for purposes of carrying out section 5003 of sume.
of awards made under this section; and
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15 Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support
(ii) in the case of fraud or other material
U.S.C. 9009c) and the Hard Hit Industries of H.R. 3807, the Relief for Restaurants
noncompliance with respect to an award
Award Program established under section 3
made under this section—
of this Act.
and other Hard Hit Small Businesses
(I) a requirement that the applicable eligi-
(b) COVERED FUNDS DEFINED.—In this sec- Act of 2022.
ble entity repay to the Administrator the This bill will provide $42 billion to re-
tion, the term ‘‘covered funds’’—
amount of the misspent funds; or plenish the Restaurant Revitalization
(1) means any and all funds recovered,
(II) legal action by the Administrator to Fund and allocate $13 billion to launch
seized, reclaimed, or otherwise returned to
collect the misspent funds.
(2) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.—Not later than 30
the Federal Government received pursuant a new industry-neutral relief program
to— for the small businesses most impacted
days after the date of the enactment of this
(A) paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of by the pandemic.
Act, the Administrator shall submit to the
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)); Last year, Congress created the RRF
Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
(B) section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business
neurship of the Senate and the Committee under the American Rescue Plan to
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)), with respect to a loan
on Small Business of the House of Represent- provide targeted relief to struggling
made under such section in response to
atives the plan required under paragraph (1), small restaurants. The program deliv-
COVID–19 during the covered period (as de-
which shall describe— ered emergency aid to over 100,000 em-
fined in section 1110(a) of the CARES Act (15
(A) the policies and procedures of the Ad-
U.S.C. 9009(a))); ployers in communities across the
ministrator for conducting oversight and au-
(C) section 1110(e) of the CARES Act (15 country. This grant was a critical life-
dits of awards made under this section; and
U.S.C. 9009(e)); line and allowed businesses to keep
(B) the metrics that the Administrator will
(D) section 331 of the Economic Aid to their lights on and continue to pay
use to determine which awards made under
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and
this section will be audited under that plan. their employees.
Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009b);
(3) REPORTS.—Not later than 60 days after
(E) section 324 of the Economic Aid to Despite the program’s success, ap-
the date of the enactment of this Act, once proximately 177,000 small businesses
Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and
every 30 days thereafter until the date that are still awaiting relief. While these
Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a);
is 180 days after the date on which all companies are dispersed throughout
(F) section 5003 of the American Rescue
amounts made available to carry out this
section have been fully expended, and upon
Plan Act of 2021 (15 U.S.C. 9009c); the country, they are united by a com-
(G) section 3 of this Act; mon message: Small firms are still
request thereafter, the Administrator shall
(2) includes any funds that as of December hurting, and they are counting on Con-
submit to the Committee on Small Business
31, 2022, are unexpended under section 5003 of
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the gress for more support.
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (15
Committee on Small Business of the House
U.S.C. 9009c); and
That is why we must act to replenish
of Representatives a report on the oversight the RRF and deliver long-awaited aid
(3) does not include funds paid by person to
and audit activities of the Administrator to hundreds of thousands of res-
the Federal Government for the purposes of
under this subsection, which shall include— taurants across the country.
tax obligations, servicing of loans, or stand-
(A) the total number of awards approved
ard payment of fees. H.R. 3807 also takes the crucial step
and disbursed under this section;
(B) the total amount of each award re- SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR SHUTTERED VENUE OPERA- of creating a new $13 billion hard-hit
TORS. industries award program, which will
ceived by each eligible entity;
(C) the number of active investigations and Section 324(d) of the Economic Aid to extend aid to businesses with the
audits of awards made under this section; Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and greatest revenue losses that were ineli-
(D) the number of completed reviews and Venues Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a(d)) is amended by
gible or unable to access relief through
audits of awards made under this section, in- striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: other means. Rather than picking win-
cluding a description of any findings of fraud ners and losers, this industry-neutral
or other material noncompliance with the ‘‘(1) TIMING.—
‘‘(A) EXPENSES INCURRED.—Amounts re- program makes hard-hit companies the
requirements of this section; and
(E) a description of any substantial ceived under a grant under this section may priority.
changes made to the plan required under be used for costs incurred during the period These programs are offset by uti-
paragraph (1). beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on lizing recovered money from fraud
(h) RULES.—Not later than 90 days after March 11, 2023 (or a later date, as determined cases in the pandemic relief programs.
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the date of the enactment of this Act, the by the Administrator). Congress will take the money that was
Administrator shall issue rules to carry out ‘‘(B) EXPENDITURE.—An eligible person or
entity shall return to the Administrator any
fraudulently obtained and put it in the
this section, without regard to the notice re-
quirements under section 553(b) of title 5, amounts received under a grant under this hands of small businesses that need it
United States Code. section that are not expended on or before the most.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In April 15, 2023 (or a later date, as determined The SBA OIG, the Pandemic Re-
addition to amounts otherwise available, by the Administrator), with respect to costs sponse Accountability Committee, and
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the Department of Justice are all price index, which is the wholesale I have, and the answer from small
working aggressively to investigate price index, is now at 10 percent. That businesses is a resounding yes.
and prosecute instances of fraud and makes short-term inflation look pretty Small businesses are some of the
abuse, and this bill provides them with bleak from the standpoint that if the most innovative and nimble enterprises
much-needed support. By allocating $30 wholesale price index is 10 and the CPI in America. They can pivot quickly,
million to oversight funding, today’s 7.9, we are going to have some more in- and most importantly, they can adapt
legislation ensures these offices have flation, some high prices. There is no to any situation with speed.
the resources needed to pursue bad ac- doubt about it.
tors and reclaim money Congress in- American families are feeling the They are the entrepreneurs of our
tended to help small businesses. pain, Mr. Speaker. Businesses feel this country that drive our country. They
Small employers and entrepreneurs pain. The Nation’s smallest firms are can figure out how to slice the bread
are the backbone of our communities suffering. In fact, small business own- thinner. They know how to do this. We
and economies, and they cannot be ig- ers are reporting that their number one saw this over the last 2 years.
nored. Without today’s legislation, our problem is inflation. At this time, small businesses need
local communities risk losing these The second most pressing issue for the freedom to operate independently
critical job creators. We simply cannot small business is the price of gas. without Washington watching over
ignore them in their time of need. These price shocks hit them every sin- them. We must end the COVID econ-
Members on both sides of the aisle gle day. omy of government handouts.
have come together numerous times Today, we are considering injecting
Furthermore, this bill creates an-
throughout the pandemic to pass legis- more money into the system, which
will simply fuel the fire of inflation. other new grant program at the SBA.
lation to support small firms. Today
There is no doubt that small busi- The SBA, in my judgment, is incapable
gives us the opportunity to do that
nesses suffered from the COVID–19 pan- of operating grant programs.
once more.
I urge my colleagues to meet this demic and the lockdowns that shut Let’s briefly examine how they have
moment and pass this bill so that these down Main Street. It has been just over performed over the last 2 years, Mr.
businesses can stop treading water and 2 years since the CARES Act was Speaker. The Economic Injury Disaster
start looking to the future. signed into law. Since that time, we Loan program, known as EIDL, is filled
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of have spent approximately $6 trillion as with fraud and identity theft issues.
my time. a Nation to fight COVID–19. This is per the IG, the inspector gen-
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I Small businesses alone have received eral, in his report.
yield myself such time as I may con- $1.2 trillion in forgivable loans and The SBA is a black hole when it
sume. other grants. I am proud of the bipar- comes to answering questions for con-
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to tisan relief that Congress provided stituent businesses. We have all had
H.R. 3807, as amended. Here we are small businesses throughout this pan- businesses in our district struggle with
today to discuss yet another spending demic, including the Paycheck Protec- getting information for the grant ap-
bill that will add to our Nation’s debt tion Program, which supported many plication.
and deficit and continue to spike infla- small businesses, including res-
tion; another bill that creates a new taurants, in keeping their businesses Frankly, this direct lending and di-
government program without regard to afloat and employees on the payroll. rect grant program in the SBA has
the effectiveness or management of ex- The goal then was to quickly get dol- been a disaster with a 30 percent fraud
isting programs; another bill that has lars out the door to support our Na- rate. That is the IG report number.
been rushed to the floor without a com- tion’s job creators during this time of Yet, the SBA continues to defer EIDL
mittee markup or a CBO score. crisis. But now, our Nation as a whole payments.
In fact, the latest draft of this legis- has learned much more about this pan- The second program was the Shut-
lation was sent out last Friday night demic. We have learned how to safely tered Venue Operators Grant program.
and has been amended since. This is go about our lives. The SVOG was signed into law in De-
not how we should legislate, Mr. This bill is a disingenuous attempt to cember 2020. Disappointingly, and after
Speaker. We must do a better job for posture to small businesses by my col- long delays, the SBA attempted to
our Nation’s small businesses that cre- leagues on the other side of the aisle. If launch this program in April, 4 months
ate two out of every three new jobs in Democrats were serious about helping later.
America. restaurants and small businesses, they
I am sure I am not the only one who would have called for an end to the My colleagues and I sent multiple
has experienced déjà vu by my col- ever-changing mandates and lockdowns letters to the SBA regarding this
leagues’ agenda to spend now and think that forced so many businesses to close delay. The night before it went live,
later. their doors. They would have accepted SBA’s inspector general sent out a
This agenda is not working for Main my amendment during committee to warning signal. He said: SBA, you are
Street America. The Small Business adequately fund this program from the not ready to do this. You are not up
and Entrepreneurship Council con- start. They would have considered my and running yet.
ducted a recent poll of small business bill when it was introduced in July, the But did they listen? Of course not.
owners and found that only 5 percent of ENTREE Act, which responsibly refills They went ahead anyway, and within
small business owners report that the Restaurant Revitalization Program hours, the whole program crashed. The
‘‘Congress’ policies are helping the and is fully paid for, which this bill we program then took 2 more months to
economy and small businesses like are here for today is not. launch.
mine.’’ Just 5 percent, so that means 95 When the government attempts to This is unacceptable, Mr. Speaker.
percent, Mr. Speaker, don’t like what solve problems without the input of We have to do a better job than this.
is going on. small businesses, they create more They have to do a better job than this.
While we are sitting here in Wash- problems, Mr. Speaker.
ington, D.C., deciding whether to spend Have my Democrat counterparts on The last program was the Restaurant
more money for certain industries, the other side ever asked a small busi- Revitalization Fund. I would like to re-
Main Street is experiencing price ness owner if they are now capable of mind everyone that this program was
shocks that have not been felt in over opening and operating safely? woefully underfunded by my Democrat
40 years. Have they ever asked them whether colleagues.
Inflation is burning through our Na- they can now unlock their doors, turn However, more shocking was the fact
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tion at a rapid pace. From food and on their lights, and protect their work- that congressional Democrats, the
shelter to gas and energy, prices in ers? Biden administration, and the SBA
every category of life are increasing Have they ever asked them if they prioritized certain businesses over oth-
exponentially with no end in sight. are able to now welcome customers and ers. The RRF program was fundamen-
The Consumer Price Index stands at community members back into their tally unfair. They picked winners and
7.9 percent annually, and the producer storefronts carefully? losers with American taxpayer dollars.
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b 0930 And I would respond, this bill is Coalition, Mr. Speaker, 86 percent of
It was so bad, the Sixth Circuit Court about economic resilience. You can’t owners indicated that they may close
of Appeals declared this program un- be independent if you go bankrupt. You down if they aren’t able to access these
constitutional, Mr. Speaker. They de- can’t be independent if you can’t oper- grants.
clared the whole program unconstitu- ate your business. I have gone into res- More than 90,000 restaurants and bars
tional. taurant after restaurant in my district, already have shut down in this pan-
The Court’s majority opinion stated and the owners of those restaurants demic. Think about the impact of that
that the SBA injected explicit racial have had thanks for me, for the Con- on neighborhoods, communities, and
and ethnic preferences into the prior- gress, and, yes, for the administration, local economies.
ities. including Donald Trump, who signed Congress should act and act quickly.
Enough is enough. If you judge the many of these bills, that at a time of I share the view of the gentleman
future by the past, as my dad once extraordinary stress—through no fault who spoke before me that we need to
said, it is clear the SBA is unable to of their own, but a pandemic that at- make sure that we eliminate fraud, we
properly and prudently manage grant tacked all of us—they were able to eliminate abuse, and that we claw back
programs and safeguard American tax- keep their heads above water, pay their money that was received through
payer dollars. employees, even if they couldn’t be fraud. All that does is hurt those who
Not only does the SBA have a disas- open, transfer to carry out, and do so really need it. And what this legisla-
trous past of administering grant pro- many things that they were able to do tion says is we are going to get back
grams, but any new dollars flowing will to remain viable, which is, by the way, that money that was fraudulently re-
add fuel to the inflation fire. why almost every State has a surplus. ceived by individuals and give it to
I want to be clear; this bill is sup- Why? Because revenues did not fall people who legitimately need it and
posedly paid for by recovered funds. At as they were projected to fall. That is qualify, such as restaurants, gyms,
best, this is an IOU, Mr. Speaker. It is true in my State. I think it is true in health clubs, salons, music venues, and
not a real or immediate offset. I agree almost every State. other places where people hope to con-
that we need to track down and hold Why didn’t revenues fall? Because we gregate but couldn’t because of nec-
fraudsters accountable, and I applaud kept people above water. essary pandemic restrictions.
that process. I support it entirely. But Now, in this particular program that They will get a lifeline as we all hope
this process takes time, and it is not passed—in many respects with bipar- to get ‘‘back to normal.’’ We all want
going to get all those dollars back. tisan support in 2020, December of 2020, to be back to normal. But we want to
For example, according to testimony as well—there were some 250,000-plus be back to normal with businesses that
provided by SBA’s inspector general at who were eligible under the rules that are still alive, still able to serve the
a hearing in January, the total recov- we drafted and passed but only about public.
eries by his office in fiscal year 2021 100,000 of them got relief, which means Importantly, that lifeline to keep le-
was $4.2 billion. In the same testimony, that we left behind 150,000 people who gitimate small businesses afloat is paid
and in collaboration with Secret Serv- were eligible under the rules that we for, as I said, by recapturing funds that
ice, the inspector general reports that set. were earlier disbursed to fraudulent ap-
they have seized another $1 billion in And now some would say to those plicants.
the EIDL program. And lastly, and, that were left behind, You are on your We are going after bad actors and re-
again, according to the IG, financial in- own. That is not what we are going to warding good actors.
stitutions returned approximately $3.1 do today. We are not going to tell them While this is an issue important to so
billion in fraudulent funding. That is you are on your own. We are going to many members of our caucus, I thank
not near enough to cover the $55 billion tell them we understand how impor- Representative BLUMENAUER for spon-
that this program wants to spend. tant you are to the life of our country, soring this legislation, as well as Rep-
Now more than ever, small busi- resentative PHILLIPS for his cham-
to the economy of our country, to the
nesses need to escape the overbearing pioning this cause over the past several
people of our country.
reach of the Federal Government. months.
If we want to help small businesses, When we enacted the American Res-
cue Plan—which I want to make clear Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to
then we need to stop this out-of-con-
did not get any Republican votes—we support this legislation and the small
trol spending. We should prioritize low-
set aside $28.6 billion in emergency businesses that it will help and the
ering taxes so small business owners
grants to help restaurants and bars millions of employees that it will help.
and their workers can keep more of
that have experienced significant rev- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I
their hard-earned money. We must re-
enue losses due to COVID–19 restric- appreciate the majority leader’s re-
duce regulations that bog small busi-
tions. marks. I also support trying to help
nesses down with paperwork and com-
Those restrictions were necessary, restaurants. That is the reason we are
pliance costs.
I would argue that the 2017 Tax Cuts which is why, hopefully, we are coming here this morning.
and Jobs Act is the reason we have the out of not only the initial assault but But I do have a bill that is paid for
good economy we have today because the variants’ assault. that this one does not do. And I think
we continue to allow the business indi- The aim was to help them stay open that the preferences that were allowed
viduals to keep their hard-earned dol- to keep their employees on the payroll. that were shown to be unconstitutional
lars and invest them as they see fit, I suggest if we had not done that, it is the reason we are here this morning,
whereas, if we tax them to death, those wouldn’t be independence that they so we can find a way to fund the rest of
dollars come out of the system, and we would have experienced, they would those folks, which I think is important
limit their ability to drive our econ- have experienced recession and perhaps for our communities. And I agree, and
omy. depression. I appreciate those remarks by the lead-
We simply need to move on from this That funding quickly ran out, how- er.
COVID economy. ever, with only a third of restaurants Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he
In my judgment, this is an irrespon- that applied for assistance ultimately may consume to the distinguished gen-
sible bill. I urge my colleagues to op- receiving it. tleman from Texas (Mr. WILLIAMS), the
pose it. This is about economic inde- The legislation before us today would vice ranking member of the Committee
pendence. replenish the Small Business Adminis- on Small Business and a small business
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tration’s Restaurant Revitalization champion in his own right.
my time. Fund with an additional $42 billion so Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas. Mr. Speak-
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Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I that the more than 150,000 restaurants er, it has been more than 2 years since
yield 1 minute to the gentleman from still waiting in the cue can finally get COVID–19 shut down the world and
Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the distin- the help they need. forced businesses to close for months.
guished House majority leader. Those applicants have been waiting Since the beginning of the pandemic,
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank since funding ran out last year. And ac- Congress has spent—we have already
the gentlewoman for yielding. cording to the Independent Restaurant talked about it—$6.6 trillion to help
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American businesses get back on track covery that we have seen around the It is a response to very real chal-
to financial recovery after enduring country, one of the reasons that we lenges, thinking about what they faced
months of forced government closures. have had the largest increase in em- in terms of that brittle supply chain;
At that time, aid was critical for ployment this last year in American what they faced in terms of changing
businesses to survive the pandemic, but history. I think what we have today is regulations; the public being deeply
we must now let the free market work another chapter in that story. concerned in terms of health. It is time
and stop frivolously spending billions Over 2 years ago, I received countless for us to finish the job that we started.
more in the name of COVID–19. late-night texts and phone calls from
This attempt by Democrats to spend the independent restaurants in my The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
billions of taxpayer dollars is irrespon- community. Portland, Oregon is known time of the gentleman has expired.
sible and will only add fuel to the for its restaurant scene. We set to work Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I
growing inflation crisis that we have. listening to them to come up with an yield the gentleman an additional 30
Americans are currently experiencing approach that would meet their needs. seconds.
tough times right now trying to find The so-called Paycheck Protection Mr. BLUMENAUER. It is time to fin-
out how to beat, frankly, the Federal Program was not adequate. They didn’t
Government. ish the job that we started. We don’t
even know if they were going to be in want any ruthless, free-market ide-
Inflation and energy prices are the business, let alone paying back a loan.
primary concerns for small businesses. We developed this grant program ology getting in the way of these hard-
And I am a small business owner for 51 after consulting with independent res- working, innovative people who have
years; I still employ hundreds of peo- taurants all across the country. The put their lives and careers on the line
ple. So those are the concerns they neighborhood bars and restaurants investing everything, hoping that they
have. And more Federal spending is were the hardest hit since the begin- could have the promise of the Res-
only going to strain businesses further. ning of the pandemic. They were the taurant Revitalization Fund fulfilled.
It is simple: to lower costs for hard- first to shut down in March of 2020, and This legislation does that, and I
working families and businessowners, they accounted for a quarter of the job strongly urge its adoption.
we need to cut spending. We need to losses; 51⁄2 million workers in April 2020 Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I
cut it, not spend more money that we alone. And they have been the slowest am not sure what ruthless, idiotic ide-
don’t have. When you spend money you to reopen. ology the gentleman was just talking
print and you spend money you don’t Yes, they can pivot and adapt, but about, but I think capitalism is a pret-
have, it is called inflation. frankly, the unemployment in the in-
We should be focusing on getting con- ty good ideology with which to gen-
dustry remains stubbornly slow to re- erate the kind of activity it takes to
trol of the crisis at the southern bor- cover. Approximately 90,000 res-
der, lowering gas prices, managing sup- make an economy go. I think we saw
taurants have already closed perma- the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 has
ply chain disruptions—I am in the car nently since the start of the pandemic,
business, so I can talk about that—that done that job.
and there are a number of others that
are leaving shelves empty and are just hanging on by their fingertips, Whenever they talk about the largest
incentivizing people to get back to encouraged, in part, by the hope of the increase in employment history, it is
work, not not work. Restaurant Revitalization Fund being pretty easy to have a low bar when you
In order to get back to the thriving start talking about where we were in
economy we had prepandemic under replenished.
the pandemic. The bar you should be
the Trump administration, Democrats b 0945
talking about is where we were prior to
must end this emergency COVID spend- Restaurants are the cornerstone of a the pandemic, and we are still below
ing charade. Hey, it is over. We are livable community. They have em- that number.
done with it. Let’s move on. ployed nearly 60 percent of Americans
And I always get a kick out of people at some point in their career, myself Mr. Speaker, it is exciting for me
that say they want to protect Main included, and I know a number of peo- this morning to be able to yield such
Street. Well, it is funny because a lot ple in this Chamber identify with that. time as he may consume to the gen-
of those people wanting to protect They are a major source of employ- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
Main Street are bureaucrats that never ment for people of color. And they sup- MEUSER), who is the ranking member
signed the front of a check. They never port a trillion-dollar supply chain all of the Small Business Subcommittee
met a payroll. They have been up here across America. on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital
all their lives. But they want to help The Federal Government has pro- Access.
Main Street. And the fact of the mat- vided some help to them through the Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, I thank
ter is we need to cut taxes. We need to Restaurant Revitalization Fund, based Ranking Member LUETKEMEYER for the
cut regulations. on my RESTAURANTS Act that I first great work that he does for small busi-
So if it is so important to help Main introduced in June of 2020. nesses.
Street, why do Democrats and liberals But the program fell short. It did not
want to raise taxes all the time? That have enough money to meet all the ap- Mr. Speaker, when I speak to small
doesn’t help Main Street. I want to plicants. There were 100,000 grants that businesses throughout my district,
help Main Street, but I want to raise were life-changing for a number of they tell me that they are fraught by
taxes. That is the wrong way to go them, but 177,000 hanging in the bal- skyrocketing inflation, rising energy
about it. ance. costs, workforce shortages, burden-
So the bottom line is this: We have a The Relief for Restaurants and other some regulations, just regular hassles
better bill. I urge all of my colleagues Hard Hit Small Businesses Act finishes coming from the type of regulations
to oppose H.R. 3807 and reject Demo- the job and completes the promise. that have been imposed and the type of
crats’ false claims that this bill is fully This legislation is simple: It funds tax burdens and such.
paid for. It is fully paid for on the restaurants that did not receive awards The Biden administration continues,
backs of Main Street America. In God that they were otherwise entitled to; it
however, to push a policy agenda that
we trust. helps other battered industries, like
is absolutely detrimental to small
Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I live events, travel, hospitality, and fit-
business—there is no question about
yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from ness; and supports shuttered venues.
it—creating additional headwinds such
Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER), the long- And it will be paid for with the fraudu-
as inflation. Let’s talk about inflation.
time champion of the Restaurant Revi- lent pandemic relief funds yet to be re-
talization Fund. covered. The excessive and unnecessary spend-
Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I Now, while the COVID case numbers ing enacted by Democrats in the last 14
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appreciate the gentlewoman’s cour- are low and the American public is months, exceeding $2 trillion, well over
tesy, as I appreciate her tireless leader- ready to move beyond the pandemic, $2 trillion just in the rescue plan, al-
ship on this issue. Her committee has our small, independent restaurants and most $9 trillion over the course of the
performed admirably. I am excited other businesses have not fully recov- last couple of years, has obviously con-
about the wide range of areas that you ered. This is why the legislation is crit- tributed to the record levels of infla-
have enacted to be able to help the re- ical. tion; up nearly 8 percent since last
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year, just last year alone, the highest contribute to the hyperinflation that remaining. The gentlewoman from New
level since 1981. all American small businesses—and our York has 20 minutes remaining.
We look back on that as the most deficit—that all businesses are bur- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I
historic inflation ever. Well, it is hap- dened by today and, again, the highest yield such time as he may consume to
pening now, and yet, we are talking since nearly 50 years. the distinguished gentleman from Flor-
about exacerbating it with higher lev- So, the real solution is a smart, re- ida (Mr. DONALDS), one of our newest
els of spending. sponsible approach that provides tar- members on the committee.
Let’s talk about energy prices. The geted relief without exacerbating the Mr. DONALDS. Mr. Speaker, I want
Biden administration’s blatant and de- many crises small business owners are to thank the gentleman from Missouri
liberate detrimental policies on domes- facing today. for giving me such latitude.
tic energy production has caused prices Every idea, Mr. Speaker, in this Con- $55 billion that we don’t have, folks.
at the pump to nearly double since last gress cannot be solved by spending bil- 42 billion, goes into this new—the reau-
year, making it clearly more difficult lions of dollars more of taxpayer thorization of the Restaurant Revital-
for small businesses to get their goods money, as stated earlier, over $10 tril- ization Fund. Another $13 billion going
to market; making it more difficult for lion in excess over the last 2 years. It to target business owners who have
customers to get to the small busi- has got to stop somewhere, sometime. less than 200 employees.
nesses. We need to stop this out-of-control I know that there are restaurant
We must support our domestic en- spending, reduce inflation, stop the as- owners and small business owners in
ergy production and make energy af- sault on domestic energy production, the United States who are looking for
fordable again. It is almost that sim- lower energy costs, and create a busi- relief every single day. They are trying
ple. ness environment that is friendly to to find a way to make ends meet.
How do I know this? Because in the
Let’s talk about the workforce short- growth, not friendly to a tax, spend,
beginning of my career, a lot of what I
ages. Disincentives to work, extended and over-regulatory Big Government.
did was analyze the very business own-
by the American Rescue Plan, have The solution, again, is not difficult.
ers who are struggling in today’s econ-
made it very difficult for small busi- But it must be definitely not adding
omy. And in today’s economy, they are
nesses to recruit and retain workers. another $55 billion of spending. Amer-
struggling for a myriad of reasons.
We should all know that. Go visit any ican job creators need to be the most Number one, our energy prices. When
small business and they will tell you competitive in the world. We need to the price of oil shoots up so drastically,
just that. do what we can do to create an envi- it impacts transportation; it impacts
Sure, it is starting to come back, as ronment for that. how they get the material that they
it would once those incentives not to The policies of the Biden administra-
sell in their stores every single day.
work were minimized or eliminated. tion and far too many Democrats in Wage inflation, which is completely
That is what we need to do, create in- this House have made life more dif- out of control in the United States.
centives to work, not discourage work. ficult for small businesses. This must When wages go up, the costs of doing
Let’s talk about tax increases. The change. business goes up, no matter what any
persistent threat of increased taxes Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I politician on Capitol Hill says.
from Democrats in Congress and the yield 1 minute to the distinguished So throwing more money at this situ-
Biden administration send shivers gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. CAR- ation, especially money that has never
down the spine of small businesses, cre- TER), a member of the Small Business been appropriated; money that is going
ates enormous uncertainty, while it Committee. to come out of thin air, is not going to
makes it difficult for them to plan and Mr. CARTER of Louisiana. Mr. make matters better for small business
invest in their businesses. Speaker, I am proud to represent owners; it is going to make them
Let’s talk about regulations. Since southeast Louisiana in Congress, a re- worse.
taking office 14 months ago, the Biden gion that is rightfully famous for its The ranking member on the Small
administration has instituted hundreds community, its culture, and its incred- Business Committee, the gentleman
of new regulations costing over $200 ible food. from Missouri (Mr. LUETKEMEYER), has
billion in real terms, and burdening Around 9,000 restaurants in Louisiana a bill, the ENTREE Act, that reauthor-
businesses with what has been esti- applied for the Restaurant Revitaliza- izes funds that have already been ap-
mated as 130 million hours of addi- tion Act in the American Rescue Plan. propriated to be used to help small
tional paperwork. Less than 3,000 received funding. It is business owners who were caught in
Instead of saddling our small busi- clear, the need to replenish this legis- this lurch; money that they could use.
nesses with burdensome and costly reg- lation is great and must happen. It is paid for.
ulations, we should be trying to actu- Today, we will continue to fight for It will not put more dollars in cir-
ally create an environment that breeds the help of small businesses and fami- culation, which is one of the key issues
growth and success and allows owners lies during the pandemic as we pass the we are having in our economy with re-
to invest in their business and employ- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Re- spect to the inflation that is stifling
ees. plenishment Act, providing an addi- small business. It is stifling working
The solution to the difficulties that tional $60 million for the Restaurant families. It is stifling seniors who are
America’s small businesses are facing Revitalization Fund. on fixed incomes.
is not to pump $55 billion of new, un- Louisiana thrives on tourism and But it is more than just money com-
paid spending into the economy. This hospitality, and the restaurant sector ing from Capitol Hill. It is the eco-
will exacerbate much of what I just is critical in the State’s economy. I am nomic policy coming from 1600 Penn-
went through. so grateful that this bill now includes sylvania Avenue.
Mr. Speaker, there is no reason just provisions that I proposed in the bipar- When you have massive amounts of
to criticize legislation without a solu- tisan MUSIC Act, which would include regulations that small business owners
tion. We have a solution, the ENTREE members of the entertainment indus- must comply with, two things occur:
Act, introduced by Ranking Member try, like live event companies who They spend more time devoted to com-
LUETKEMEYER, is fully paid for and de- have yet to have access to industry- pliance, or they go out of business. Or,
livers $60 billion in aid to America’s specific economic relief funding. I am sorry, there is a third; or they sell
restaurants who were excluded by the I am proud to vote ‘‘yes’’ today and to a larger business.
previous Democrats’ unconstitutional stand with small businesses that We want small business owners to
and discriminatory RRF rollout which strengthen and enrich our local econo- thrive in the United States. We need
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was proven illegal. mies. them to thrive in the United States.
Unlike the bill we are considering Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, But it is not just money, folks. It is the
today, the ENTREE Act would replen- may I inquire how much time is re- rules that we force them to comply
ish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund maining on each side? with.
by repurposing unused American Res- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- And the last part—I started with en-
cue Plan dollars and would not further tleman from Missouri has 11 minutes ergy; I am going to end with energy.
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When energy costs go up in the That is why we must pass this legis- to capture, recover, and seize fraudu-
United States, when they go up reck- lation to fund $42 billion in pending lent dollars within these COVID–19
lessly and willfully because of terrible restaurant applications, give live small business relief programs.
economic and energy policy from the venues and theaters more time and Criminals moved quickly, and they
President of the United States, the life- flexibility to use their funds, and cre- did so at a time when those folks who
blood of our economy, which is small ate a new program for the hardest hit needed it the most were unable to get
business, are the ones who feel it the small businesses that still need help to these dollars. They took advantage of
most. They are the ones who are af- keep their doors open. an unprecedented worldwide epidemic.
fected. They are the ones who struggle This bill would be paid for by going In due time, our authorities will find
with it. They are the ones that can’t after funds stolen by fraudsters, show- them and recover the money that was
get the materials they need. They are ing the American public that the U.S. meant to assist Main Street America
the ones whose workers are struggling will not tolerate those who use the during the COVID–19 pandemic.
to figure out how to get to work be- pandemic to take advantage of small Our economy is driven by America’s
cause gas is now $4.20 a gallon versus businesses in their most dire time of small businesses, entrepreneurs, and
$2.20 a gallon. need. startups, and protecting those relief
We have to take a serious look about Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- dollars dedicated to them should be a
what we are doing from a complete eco- er, I yield such time as she may con- top priority for all Members of Con-
nomic perspective here on Capitol Hill. sume to the gentlewoman from Texas gress.
And it is not just about new money. (Ms. VAN DUYNE), who is the ranking This amendment is a simple, com-
New money sounds good. Everybody member on the Small Business Sub- monsense, and necessary fix. I urge my
likes getting new money. But new committee on Oversight, Investiga- colleagues to support it. It will give
money rarely is the thing that fixes tions, and Regulations. In that posi- the time necessary for law enforcement
the problem. What really fixes the tion, she has been leading the way in to recover our American taxpayer dol-
problem are sound policies that address protecting small businesses. lars.
our entire business economy, so that Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous
everybody can thrive. have a motion to recommit, and my consent to insert the text of the
What really makes sense is having a amendment affirms this Chamber’s amendment in the RECORD imme-
sound and sensible energy policy— commitment to being a proper steward diately prior to the vote on the motion
where you have cheap and affordable, of taxpayer dollars and ensuring the in- to recommit.
whether it is renewable, or whether it tegrity of SBA’s programs. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
is fossil fuels—that people can rely on. Over 2 years ago, Congress enacted DEAN). Is there objection to the request
That is the lifeblood of every economy. and activated numerous relief pro- of the gentlewoman from Texas?
And if we could ever get that stuff grams to rescue the American economy There was no objection.
right, we might have enough sense on from the COVID–19 State and local Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I
Capitol Hill to actually handle our shutdown orders that devastated small yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
spending problems. businesses across the country. Speed Pennsylvania (Mr. EVANS), a member
b 1000 was of the essence, and Congress fo- of the Small Business Committee.
If we can’t get basic economics right, cused on getting dollars out quickly Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, I am
it is no wonder that Capitol Hill always before parts of the economy collapsed. proud to cosponsor this bill, which is
spends far more than it possibly takes However, criminal behavior took led by my Ways and Means Committee
in. hold as many illegal applicants entered colleague from Oregon.
We have a measure to actually help programs and scammed others to take The Restaurant Revitalization Fund
small business owners right now. It is advantage of this relief. According to has been a lifeline for small businesses
called the ENTREE Act. Small busi- the SBA inspector general’s estimates, in Philadelphia and across the country.
ness owners will get the help that they over $80 billion of the Economic Injury We provided $28 billion to help more
need. It will work. It will actually help Disaster Loan program payments and than 100,000 restaurants. Unfortu-
us stop being reckless with money we $4.6 billion of the Paycheck Protection nately, the need has been far greater
don’t have, which we, frankly, are bor- Program are potentially fraudulent. than the initial funding.
rowing from the revenues that small These are American taxpayer dollars This bill would extend the lifeline
business owners have to pay in the fu- that are on the line, and they are being with another $42 billion to help our
ture that they haven’t even earned yet. misused and stolen. neighborhood restaurants and the peo-
Don’t pass this bill. It is not nec- We must do everything in Congress’ ple they employ as the pandemic con-
essary. It is only more of the same. It power to stop this illegal behavior and tinues.
is more of the problem. It is more in- ensure that the fraudsters are brought Restaurants are part of our small
flation. It is the destruction of more to justice. Our oversight capabilities business backbone that help to keep
purchasing power of the American peo- must be reinforced and strengthened. our communities together and our
ple. As the ranking member of the Over- neighbors employed.
We must say ‘‘no’’ today. We need to sight, Investigations, and Regulations Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote.
reverse course in the United States. Subcommittee of the Committee on Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I Small Business, I stand ready to ensure er, may I inquire how much time I have
yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman that these programs are adequately remaining.
from California (Ms. CHU), a senior built to deter this fraudulent behavior. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
member of the Small Business Com- However, we must also ensure that tleman has 3 minutes remaining.
mittee. law enforcement has the tools at their Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise in disposal and enough time to complete er, I reserve the balance of my time.
strong support of this legislation to the job. We must lengthen the statute Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Madam Speaker,
fulfill our commitment to the small of limitations for the loans and grants may I inquire how much time is re-
businesses hardest hit by the pan- made during this emergency period and maining on our side.
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demic, like the many in my Los Ange- give the SBA’s inspector general, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
les-area district. Secret Service, and the Department of tlewoman has 18 minutes remaining.
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund Justice the necessary time to launch Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I
and the Shuttered Venue Operators investigations and complete their proc- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
Grant program have been crucial inter- ess. from Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO), the
ventions to protect the industries most Five years is simply not enough, es- chairwoman of the House Appropria-
reliant on in-person, indoor crowds. pecially when the SBA continues to tions Committee.
These were some of the first businesses defer payments on EIDL loans. There- Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, res-
to close and among the last to return fore, my amendment moves the statute taurants and small businesses are the
to full capacity. of limitations from 5 years to 10 years heart and soul of our communities, but
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the pandemic has cost them over $280 their community. Far too many are tablished the Restaurant Revitaliza-
billion in sales, and approximately never opening again. tion Fund, and other support programs,
90,000 were forced to close. Right now, many more are looking to in the American Rescue Plan.
That is why we created the Res- close their doors permanently if we The ARP delivered billions of dollars
taurant Revitalization Fund, a historic don’t give them help and live up to our to help people in businesses make it
investment to increase aid to res- commitment to support them through through this crisis. Almost 600 res-
taurants and bars hit hardest by the this unprecedented time. We have all taurants and bars in my district alone
pandemic. The funding has run out, heard stories from our districts of received more than $212 million to keep
and restaurants are still struggling. small businesses seeking assistance, their doors open and to support their
In Connecticut, the restaurants have many of which have been eligible but employees and families.
been one of the hardest hit sectors by just can’t get the funds. b 1015
the pandemic. Due to high demand, I Like my colleagues, the Coney Island
heard from far too many of my con- that I have gone to for 35 years is look- However, we know that this crisis is
stituents who applied on the very first ing at closing. The waitress who still not over, and we must deliver
day the RRF funds were available and worked there for 35 years was in total more assistance. We must pass this bill
were still unable to receive them. We tears last week because she doesn’t today, and I strongly urge my col-
must do more to ensure that small know what she is going to do. There leagues to vote ‘‘aye.’’
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
businesses receive the funding they are other restaurants throughout my
er, I continue to reserve the balance of
need to survive and continue to serve district just needing help.
This legislation provides critical my time.
our communities. Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I
The bill before us does just that by funding that we need to grant to these
yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
providing $42 billion to replenish the restaurants in our communities. I
from Massachusetts (Mrs. TRAHAN).
fund and putting $13 billion toward strongly urge my colleagues to support Mrs. TRAHAN. Madam Speaker,
other businesses impacted by the pan- this important bill. every Member of this Chamber has had
demic. This bill is the center of our ef- Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- the privilege of meeting with hard-
forts to help these small businesses er, I reserve the balance of my time. working small business owners in their
survive and thrive. Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I districts who overcame incredible chal-
Madam Speaker, I look forward to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from lenges to stay open during the pan-
voting in favor of this bill, and I urge Texas (Mr. GREEN). demic.
my colleagues to do the same. Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speak- The stories that stick with me the
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- er, and still I rise. And still I rise to be most are the ones from family-owned
er, I reserve the balance of my time. grateful to the Honorable NYDIA establishments—community staples
Ms. VELÁZQUEZ. Madam Speaker, I VELÁZQUEZ and EARL BLUMENAUER for like Simply Khmer in Lowell and Terra
yield 1 minute to the gentleman from what they have done to bring this bill Luna in Lawrence. These businesses
California (Mr. CORREA). to the floor. accessed relief through the Restaurant
Mr. CORREA. Madam Speaker, I also And still I rise for this job protec- Revitalization Fund, and it helped
rise in strong support of this measure. tions bill. This bill will not only pro- them keep their doors open and their
This is about economic survival on tect jobs for restaurants; it also pro- employees on staff.
Main Street. This is about helping our tects jobs in the $1 trillion supply But for every Simply Khmer and
friends and neighbors that have plowed chain. It will protect jobs for those dis- Terra Luna, there are three or four
their lifesavings into a small business. tributors to restaurants. It will protect other restaurants who applied but
Just a couple of days ago, I got a the jobs for those who transport to the didn’t get the relief they needed be-
phone call from Mr. Antonio Cagnolo, distributors. It protects jobs for the cause the fund ran out of money. And
who has had a restaurant in my neigh- farmers who produce the produce that that has left many businesses hanging
borhood for dozens of years. He said: we have in the restaurants. on by a thread pleading for help. Pass-
Lou, for 2 years, I have taken every There is a right time for all things. ing the Relief for Restaurants and
penny that I have to stay in business. This is the right time. This is the right other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act
I am at the end of my rope. If I don’t place. We are the right people to do the will answer those calls for aid.
get help, I am out of business, and I am right thing and protect small busi- Madam Speaker, we owe these res-
going to lay off dozens and dozens of nesses and, more importantly, protect taurants and small businesses this leg-
workers. Lou, I don’t want a handout; the jobs that fuel America, the engines islation. There is simply no reason
I want a hand. I have paid my taxpayer of opportunity. anyone in Congress should oppose it.
dollars for years and years, and now I Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues
want you, the Federal Government, to er, I reserve the balance of my time. to join us in passing this bill.
help me stay alive. Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
I said: Mr. Cagnolo, we are going to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman er, I continue to reserve the balance of
be there for you. We will get you that from California (Ms. LEE). my time.
support. Ms. LEE of California. Madam Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I
Folks, today, I ask you to please sup- Speaker, I am glad to be able to speak yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
port this measure. Please help our on behalf of H.R. 3807, which will de- California (Mr. THOMPSON).
small businesses on Main Street stay liver more funding to restaurants and Mr. THOMPSON of California.
alive. small businesses, which really deserve Madam Speaker, I thank the gen-
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- their Representatives to speak up, tleman for yielding.
er, I reserve the balance of my time. stand up, and work for them because Madam Speaker, the COVID–19 pan-
Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I they desperately need our help. We demic has hammered every section of
yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman must deliver on their behalf. our economy. Small businesses have
from Michigan (Mrs. DINGELL). Madam Speaker, I thank Speaker been hit the hardest; and among small
Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I PELOSI, Chairwoman VELÁZQUEZ, and businesses, restaurants have been
rise today in strong support of H.R. Congressman BLUMENAUER for their crushed. An estimated 90,000 res-
3807, the Relief for Restaurants and tremendous leadership in working so taurants have permanently closed.
other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act. diligently in bringing this bill to the These are cornerstones of our com-
As you are hearing from my col- floor. munities and the linchpin of our econ-
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leagues, the food service industry has H.R. 3807 continues Democrats’ effort omy. If more restaurants close, then
been one of the hardest hit throughout to help our small businesses and res- more workers will be out of work, and
this pandemic, with many restaurants taurants recover from the economic transitioning to a new job will be a
temporarily closing their doors or dra- costs of COVID–19. These small busi- challenge for many of those workers.
matically limiting their capacity dur- nesses are the economic and cultural Now is not the time to abandon small
ing the worst surges but still feeding lifeblood of our communities, so we es- businesses.
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Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Number two, we have a second part QUIGLEY; my good friend, BRIAN
leagues to support this legislation. of this which hasn’t been discussed FITZPATRICK, from across the aisle, and
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- very much this morning, which are the so many others. In fact, 300 Democrats
er, I continue to reserve the balance of hardest-hit industries. We have $13 bil- and Republicans are on bills right now
my time. lion there. I can guarantee you, Madam to replenish the RRF, and I want to
Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I Speaker, this isn’t going to come close thank them all for getting us here
yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman to fixing that problem. If you open this today.
from Michigan (Mrs. LAWRENCE). up to every single business that has I am a small business owner myself.
Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I been hard hit, we are going to wind up I have been listening to this debate
rise today in strong support of H.R. being back here—which is fine—but I with open ears and open eyes, a long
3807. am just telling you right now this is business career, now I own a couple
Last month I held a roundtable in my not going to fix it. coffee shops. I used to have three, but
district of small businesses, and their I think one of the comments made we had to close one during the pan-
message was loud and clear: the res- earlier was that this bill is about eco- demic.
taurant industry is in a crisis. Small nomic resilience. I think our businesses I know how hard it is, how hard it
businesses need us to understand and are resilient. That is why our economy has been, and how hard it will be. But
send relief. has continued to bounce back. But it is we didn’t take PPP. We didn’t take an
We know that this pandemic has dis- not going to be resilient if we strangle IDA loan. We didn’t take any of the
proportionately affected small busi- it with higher inflation, pouring more government support programs. That is
nesses owned by women and people of money into this, higher energy prices, why I am here to advocate for the
color. Our small businesses are the and more regulation. 177,000—177,000—small restaurants and
backbone of our communities and local This is about freeing up the entrepre- cafes and millions of owners, operators,
economy. If we are going to come back neurial spirit of our people and our and employees all around the country
as a country, we must pass this much- small businesses that drive this coun- in my district and yours who were ap-
needed legislation. Now is the time to try, taking those burdens off, lowering proved for RRF funds and have been
take action. inflation, quit spending money we waiting for almost a full year for us to
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
don’t have, and give them the support make good on a very simple promise.
er, I continue to reserve the balance of I want to thank the thousands of
they need instead of choking them off
my time. other small entrepreneurs and enter-
Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I with all these other sorts of things.
We have a bill before us that can fix prises in the fitness, live events, hospi-
have no further requests for time, and
this if we allow it to come up. But we tality, and other hard-hit sectors who
I would inquire through the Chair if
are not doing it this morning. Instead, have been waiting so patiently—but
my colleague has any remaining speak-
we have a bill that is poorly structured desperately—for support.
ers on his side.
again. I guarantee you, Madam Speak- A singular principle has guided me in
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak-
er, it is not funded correctly either. We this 8-month journey to get to today to
er, I am prepared to close.
Mr. PHILLIPS. I reserve the balance are trying to find a way to claw back see this bill become law, and it is the
of my time, Madam Speaker. money which we don’t even know for universal and core American principle
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Madam Speak- sure if we can. We have got some so far, of fairness.
er, I yield myself the balance of my but we don’t have enough. We promised American entrepreneurs
time. So where is the rest of it going to during the worst of COVID that we
Madam Speaker, we discussed this come from? would be there for them. We promised
bill thoroughly this morning, and I It is going to be printed. That is not that those who required financial sup-
think everybody understands that we how we should operate as a Congress. port to survive that we would dis-
have a $42 billion section of it that is That is not what the American people tribute it on a level playing field. We
wanting to help restaurants. I thor- expect of us. They deserve better than promised that there would be no pro-
oughly support trying to get res- this. gram just for the wealthy or the well-
taurants back on their feet. Madam Speaker, let me just close by connected, and we promised them that
In fact, it has been mentioned a num- saying that enough is enough. their government, the United States of
ber of times, we have an alternative Whenever we don’t let alternatives be America, would not pick winners and
bill called the ENTREE Act that actu- heard, to be able to hear the voice of losers. It is a theme I hear constantly
ally fixed the constitutional problem the minority and to be able to be from my friends across the aisle, and I
that existed because the bill as origi- heard, then we don’t have a bipartisan agree with it.
nally structured, the Restaurant Revi- atmosphere that this body should be But lo and behold, what did we do?
talization Fund, was incorrectly struc- operating under. We did just that. We picked winners
tured. It prioritized groups over some- When you have one-party rule and and losers by woefully underfunding
thing else and was quite unconstitu- you throw bills on the floor without the RRF and all but ignoring other
tional. going through proper order, this is small businesses dependent on public
It was underfunded. I told everybody what you get—another bill that is gathering that were ravaged by the
at the time that the bill came through poorly structured, that is not going to pandemic. Most of the 100,000 res-
committee that was the case. I offered have a chance in the Senate because taurants and cafes that received sup-
an amendment to try to fix it, and it nobody has worked together to find a port weathered the storm because of
was defeated. Today, here we are try- way to solve a problem which we all that support. They kept their lights on
ing to fix a bill that I said wasn’t recognize exists. and their people paid, and they are now
structured right, it was underfunded, Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- returning to viability. I think we can
and we tried to fix it. ance of my time. all agree on that. But 177,000 res-
I have a bill to do that. It is paid for. Mr. PHILLIPS. Madam Speaker, I taurants and cafes, often next door to
This bill suddenly has no chance be- yield myself the balance of my time to or across the street from those who re-
cause it has never even been in com- close. ceived RRF support, got nothing. One
mittee yet. We can’t get a hearing on By the way, to my friend across the restaurant on one side of the street got
it. aisle, I concur. I am eager for a return full support, and the other one applied,
Why? Who knows? to regular order, and I hope we work was approved, and got nothing. This is
We have known for a long time we towards that. patently and grossly unfair.
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had this problem. Suddenly, last Fri- I want to thank Chairwoman Actually, let me correct myself. I
day this particular bill shows up, and VELÁZQUEZ, the extraordinary staff of shouldn’t say they got nothing.
now, all of a sudden, we recognize we the Small Business Committee, my Do you know what they got?
have a problem. We have said this for a staff, and so many in the Capitol com- They got nonforgivable bank loans.
long, long time, 6 months or more al- plex who have brought us to this day; They took on credit card debt. They
ready. Representatives BLUMENAUER and mortgaged their homes. Many lost
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hope and closed their doors. And, yes, a And let us thank Congressmen EARL BLU- the day after the agency said the fund had ef-
number took their own lives. They lost MENAUER and DEAN PHILLIPS for their tireless, fectively run dry.
hope and took their own lives. I have committed leadership on behalf of our nations’ Countless black owned, veteran owned, and
sat around tables with tears hearing restaurants and small businesses. women owned restaurants were shuttered be-
those stories about how their debts While small businesses have been on the cause of this heartless rule change, so it is es-
mounted and their dreams slipped path to recovery from the COVID crisis, the sential we approve this new appropriation.
away. omicron variant sadly interrupted this To further underscore the personal impor-
So to my friends across the aisle who progress. Now, many hard-hit businesses are tance this funding holds to me, I would like to
plan to vote against this measure, par- in need of additional support. mention a widely loved black owned, and his-
ticularly those whose own businesses Our bill delivers $42 billion to replenish the toric Third Ward restaurant: Cream Burger.
were recipients of COVID aid that was Restaurant Revitalization Fund: offering a bea- Cream Burger sits on the corner of Elgin
passed in this Chamber, I ask a very con of hope for the more than 170,000 eligible and Scott and has been in operation for 60
simple question: How would you feel if restaurants that applied for RRF funding last years. It is a cash only restaurant that has
you and your business were among the year but could not access this relief due to only had two additions to the menu across the
177,000 that got nothing? oversubscription. entirety of its existence: chili cheese fries and
How would you feel? We will also secure $13 billion to support bacon.
And was it not wasteful spending or many of our nation’s smallest businesses who The Greenwood family has been serving the
inflationary spending when you took saw major revenue losses due to the pan- residents of the Third Ward their delicious
the money? demic. burgers and homemade ice cream for dec-
My goodness. Today, we have got one And we will continue to support the live en- ades and has no plans of closing any time
last opportunity. I do believe it is the tertainment venues that bring rich vibrancy, soon.
last opportunity to make good on a culture and diversity to our communities: en- The original owners of the restaurant, Verna
very simple promise that we made at suring they have more flexibility to best make and Willie Greenwood, opened the restaurant
the outset of this pandemic. Best of all, use of their relief funding. to generate their own income and create
we are going to convert the moneys re- Delivering desperately needed relief for generational wealth, which they certainly have
covered from the prosecution of fraud America’s small businesses—the heart and done. Ever since their tragic passing, the busi-
into fairness. That is right, from fraud soul of our nation—is an urgent economic im- ness is now owned and operated by their
to fairness. The money that was fraud- perative. daughters, Beverly and Sandra.
ulently obtained is rightfully supposed In doing so, we: Beverly and Sandra hope to pass the busi-
to go to those whom we hope to benefit protect good-paying American jobs; ness onto the next generation of children so
if we pass this bill today. secure the livelihoods of hard-working small they can, ‘‘see it through. Maybe 100 years,’’
Now, we may not always agree on business owners; and Beverly said.
policy. But, my goodness, I would like ensure families get goods they need, with- The restaurant sees a range of Third Ward
to think that Democrats and Repub- out added costs of delays. customers every day, from the students at the
licans in the United States Congress I urge a strong, bipartisan ‘‘aye’’ vote for this University of Houston to the cashiers working
can agree on the basic principle of fair- relief package—so that our small businesses at the historic Houston Food Mart just down
ness. can continue to flourish and to serve our com- the street.
That is why I will not urge; rather, I munities for generations to come. Cream Burger is iconic in the city of Hous-
will ask, that my colleagues vote ‘‘yes’’ Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise ton, and I hold it in the highest reverence. It,
on H.R. 3807, to vote ‘‘yes’’ for Amer- in strong support of H.R. 3807, the ‘‘Relief for and so many restaurants like it, is one of
ican small businesses, and to vote Restaurants and Other Hard Hit Small Busi- those restaurants that would receive funds
‘‘yes’’ for fairness. nesses Act of 2022,’’ which provides $70.6 bil- from this legislation.
I yield back the balance of my time, lion in FY2022 for the Restaurant Revitaliza- It is for that reason Madam Speaker, I
Madam Speaker. tion Fund. strongly support H.R. 3807, the ‘‘Relief for
Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, in my home- Madam Speaker, I am pleased that this Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Busi-
town of San Francisco, and in so many places Congress is reconsidering this critical piece of nesses Act of 2022.’’ It will help save so many
across the country, small businesses are the legislation for America’s restaurant owners. businesses like the beloved Cream Burger, so
heart of our communities. The American Rescue Plan made great I urge my colleagues to support this critical
They are the engines of our economy: cre- progress in providing the funding in an equi- piece of legislation as well.
ating good-paying jobs, delivering crucial table manner, prioritizing women, veteran, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time
goods and services, and helping power our economically and socially disadvantaged res- for debate has expired.
historic economic recovery from the pandemic. taurant owners. In addition, the majority of Pursuant to House Resolution 1033,
But tragically, when the virus struck two funds were reserved for restaurants whose the previous question is ordered on the
years ago, our small businesses—and espe- gross receipts were no more than $1,500,000 bill, as amended.
dollars. The question is on the engrossment
cially our restaurants—were among the hard-
It is essential to promote equity through the and third reading of the bill.
est hit.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
Many were forced to scale back hours. Oth- Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Madam
and read a third time, and was read the
ers had to lay off workers. And some even Speaker, considering that only 8 percent of
third time.
closed their doors for good. restaurants are owned by blacks and 23.8 per-
MOTION TO RECOMMIT
That is why Democrats fought for and won cent Asian owned businesses are restaurants.
billions in economic relief for our small busi- As legislators we must do everything we can Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I
nesses in COVID relief bills. In our historic to ensure their survival. have a motion to recommit at the
American Rescue Plan, we established the Unfortunately, the funds appropriated from desk.
Restaurant Revitalization Fund: a vital lifeline last year’s lifeline did not reach enough of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
helping more than 100,000 restaurants reopen those businesses the Administration Clerk will report the motion to recom-
and rehire. prioritized. Due to the efforts of Republican mit.
And today, the Democratic Congress will motivated court challenges, the prioritization The Clerk read as follows:
take another strong step to help our small program was ended just three weeks after it Ms. Van Duyne moves to recommit the bill
H.R. 3807 to the Committee on Small Busi-
businesses not only survive—but thrive. was enacted. ness.
With our Relief for Restaurants and Other Records reviewed by The New York Times
Hard Hit Small Businesses Act, we deliver ur- show that hundreds of the 24,000 grants The material previously referred to
gently needed relief to tens of thousands of made after the rule change went to applicants by Ms. VAN DUYNE is as follows:
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businesses struggling in the wake of the latest who were supposed to have been bumped to Add at the end the following new section:
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
COVID wave. the end of the line. During that same period, FOR CERTAIN COVID–19 PROGRAMS.
We salute Chairwoman NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ of the agency canceled at least 3,000 already- (a) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Sec-
the House Small Business Committee for her approved awards. tion 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act (15
leadership and legislative mastery for the ben- Additionally, more than 1,000 successful ap- U.S.C. 636(a)(36)) is amended by adding at the
efit of small businesses. plicants filed their claims on or after May 19, end the following new subparagraph:
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‘‘(W) STATUTE OF LIMITATION.—Notwith- [Roll No. 122] Garcı́a (IL) Luria Rush
standing any other provision of law, any Garcia (TX) Lynch Ryan
YEAS—205 Golden Malinowski Sánchez
criminal charge or civil enforcement action
Aderholt Gimenez Miller (WV) Gomez Maloney, Sarbanes
alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud Gonzalez, Carolyn B. Scanlon
Amodei Gohmert Miller-Meeks
with respect to a covered loan guaranteed Vicente Maloney, Sean Schakowsky
Armstrong Gonzales, Tony Moolenaar
under this paragraph shall be filed not later Arrington Gonzalez (OH) Gottheimer Manning Schiff
Mooney
than 10 years after the offense was com- Babin Good (VA) Moore (AL) Green, Al (TX) Matsui Schneider
mitted.’’. Bacon Gooden (TX) Moore (UT) Grijalva McBath Schrader
Baird Gosar Harder (CA) McCollum Schrier
(b) PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM SECOND Mullin
Hayes McEachin Scott (VA)
DRAW LOANS.—Section 7(a)(37) of the Small Balderson Granger Murphy (NC)
Banks Graves (LA) Higgins (NY) McGovern Scott, David
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37)) is amended Nehls
Barr Graves (MO) Himes McNerney Sewell
Newhouse
by adding at the end the following new sub- Bentz Green (TN) Horsford Meeks Sherman
Norman
paragraph: Bergman Greene (GA) Obernolte
Houlahan Meng Sires
‘‘(P) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- Bice (OK) Griffith Hoyer Mfume Slotkin
Owens
standing any other provision of law, any Biggs Grothman Huffman Moore (WI) Smith (WA)
Palazzo
Bilirakis Guthrie Jackson Lee Morelle Soto
criminal charge or civil enforcement action Palmer
Jacobs (CA) Moulton Spanberger
alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud Bishop (NC) Harris Pence
Boebert Harshbarger Jayapal Mrvan Speier
with respect to a covered loan guaranteed Perry
Bost Hartzler Jeffries Murphy (FL) Stansbury
under this paragraph shall be filed not later Pfluger Johnson (GA)
Brady Hern Nadler Stanton
Posey
than 10 years after the offense was com- Brooks Herrell Johnson (TX) Napolitano Stevens
Reed Jones Neal Strickland
mitted.’’. Buchanan Herrera Beutler Reschenthaler
Buck Hice (GA) Kahele Neguse Suozzi
(c) CERTAIN ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER Rice (SC) Kaptur Newman Swalwell
Bucshon Higgins (LA)
LOANS.—Section 7(b) of the Small Business Rodgers (WA) Keating Norcross Takano
Budd Hill Rogers (AL)
Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)) is amended by inserting Burchett Hinson Kelly (IL) O’Halleran Thompson (CA)
after paragraph (15) the following new para- Rogers (KY) Khanna Ocasio-Cortez Thompson (MS)
Burgess Hollingsworth Rose
graph: Calvert Hudson Kildee Omar Titus
Rosendale Kilmer Pallone Tlaib
‘‘(16) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- Cammack Huizenga
Rouzer
Carey Issa Kim (NJ) Panetta Tonko
standing any other provision of law, any Roy
Carl Jackson Kind Pappas Torres (CA)
criminal charge or civil enforcement action Rutherford Kirkpatrick Pascrell Torres (NY)
Carter (GA) Jacobs (NY)
alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud Salazar Krishnamoorthi Payne Trahan
Carter (TX) Johnson (LA)
with respect to a loan made under this sub- Scalise Kuster Perlmutter Trone
Cawthorn Johnson (OH)
section in response to COVID–19 during the Schweikert Lamb Peters Underwood
Chabot Johnson (SD)
covered period (as defined in section 1110(a) Scott, Austin Langevin Phillips Vargas
Cheney Jordan
Sessions Larsen (WA) Pingree Veasey
of the CARES Act) shall be filed not later Cline Joyce (OH)
Simpson Larson (CT) Pocan Velázquez
than 10 years after the offense was com- Cloud Joyce (PA)
Smith (MO) Lawrence Porter Wasserman
mitted.’’. Clyde Katko
Cole Keller Smith (NE) Lawson (FL) Pressley Schultz
(d) EIDL ADVANCES.—Section 1110(e) of the Comer Kelly (MS) Smith (NJ) Lee (CA) Price (NC) Waters
CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009(e)) is amended by Crawford Kelly (PA) Smucker Lee (NV) Quigley Watson Coleman
adding at the end the following new para- Crenshaw Kim (CA) Spartz Leger Fernandez Raskin Welch
Curtis Kinzinger Stauber Levin (CA) Rice (NY) Wexton
graph:
Davidson Kustoff Steel Levin (MI) Ross Wild
‘‘(9) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- Stefanik Lieu Roybal-Allard Williams (GA)
standing any other provision of law, any Davis, Rodney LaHood
DesJarlais LaMalfa Steil Lofgren Ruiz Wilson (FL)
criminal charge or civil enforcement action Diaz-Balart Lamborn Steube Lowenthal Ruppersberger Yarmuth
alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud Donalds Latta Stewart
with respect to the use of an advance re- Taylor NOT VOTING—5
Duncan LaTurner
ceived under this subsection shall be filed Dunn Lesko Tenney Allen Sherrill Wittman
not later than 10 years after the offense was Ellzey Letlow Thompson (PA) Guest Walberg
Emmer Long Tiffany
committed.’’.
Estes Loudermilk Timmons b 1119
(e) TARGETED EIDL ADVANCES.—Section 331 Fallon Lucas Turner
of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi- Feenstra Luetkemeyer Upton Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Messrs.
nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (15 U.S.C. Ferguson Mace Valadao BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania,
9009b) is amended by adding at the end the Fischbach Malliotakis Van Drew MCEACHIN, Mses. PINGREE, UNDER-
following new subsection: Fitzgerald Mann Van Duyne
Wagner
WOOD, SCANLON, Mr. GREEN of
Fitzpatrick Massie
‘‘(i) STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.—Notwith- Fleischmann Mast Walorski Texas, Mses. BROWN of Ohio,
standing any other provision of law, any Foxx McCarthy Waltz DEGETTE, Messrs. RUSH, SCOTT of
criminal charge or civil enforcement action Franklin, C. McCaul Weber (TX) Virginia, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ,
alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud Scott McClain Webster (FL)
Fulcher McClintock Wenstrup Messrs. PAPPAS, ESPAILLAT,
with respect to the use of any amount re-
ceived pursuant to this section shall be filed Gaetz McHenry Westerman BEYER, and O’HALLERAN changed
not later than 10 years after the offense was Gallagher McKinley Williams (TX) their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’
Garbarino Meijer Wilson (SC)
committed.’’. Womack
Messrs. MOOLENAAR, BIGGS,
Garcia (CA) Meuser
Gibbs Miller (IL) Zeldin RESCHENTHALER, WILLIAMS of
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Texas, PERRY, DESJARLAIS, PALM-
ant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the pre- NAYS—219 ER, JACOBS of New York, and LAM-
vious question is ordered on the motion Adams Cárdenas Cuellar BORN changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’
to recommit. Aguilar Carson Davids (KS) to ‘‘yea.’’
The question is on the motion to re- Allred Carter (LA) Davis, Danny K.
Auchincloss Cartwright Dean So the motion to recommit was re-
commit. Axne Case DeFazio jected.
The question was taken; and the Barragán Casten DeGette The result of the vote was announced
Speaker pro tempore announced that Bass Castor (FL) DeLauro
Beatty Castro (TX) DelBene
as above recorded.
the noes appeared to have it. Bera Cherfilus- Delgado Stated for:
Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, Beyer McCormick Demings Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I was unable
Bishop (GA) Chu DeSaulnier to attend the first vote in the series on April 7,
on that I demand the yeas and nays. Blumenauer Cicilline Deutch
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Blunt Rochester Clark (MA) Dingell 2022. Had I been present, I would have voted
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bonamici Clarke (NY) Doggett ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 122.
Bourdeaux Cleaver Doyle, Michael
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bowman Clyburn F.
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this Boyle, Brendan Cohen Escobar
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15-minute vote on the motion to re- F. Connolly Eshoo Bass (Beyer) Clark (MA) Crenshaw
Brown (MD) Cooper Espaillat Bilirakis (Blunt (Ellzey)
commit will be followed by a 5-minute Brown (OH) Correa Evans (Fleischmann) Rochester) Crist (Soto)
vote on passage of H.R. 3807, if ordered. Brownley Costa Fletcher Bowman (Evans) Cleaver (Blunt Cuellar (Correa)
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bush Courtney Foster Cárdenas (Soto) Rochester) Doyle, Michael
Bustos Craig Frankel, Lois Castro (TX) Cooper (Correa) F. (Evans)
vice, and there were—yeas 205, nays Butterfield Crist Gallego (Correa) Crawford Dunn (Salazar)
219, not voting 5, as follows: Carbajal Crow Garamendi Cawthorn (Gaetz) (Fleischmann)
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H4414 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE April 7, 2022
Frankel, Lois Khanna (Correa) Peters (Jeffries) Escobar Leger Fernandez Ruiz McCarthy Pfluger Stefanik
(Wexton) Kilmer (Larsen Porter (Wexton) Eshoo Levin (CA) Ruppersberger McCaul Posey Steil
Gohmert (Weber (WA)) Price (NC) Espaillat Levin (MI) Rush McClain Reschenthaler Steube
(TX)) Kirkpatrick (Butterfield) Evans Lieu Ryan McClintock Rice (NY) Stewart
Gomez (Soto) (Pallone) Roybal-Allard Fitzpatrick Lofgren Sánchez McHenry Rice (SC) Taylor
Gonzalez (OH) Krishnamoorthi (Pallone) Fletcher Lowenthal Sarbanes McKinley Rodgers (WA) Tenney
(Armstrong) (Beyer) Ryan (Beyer) Foster Luria Scanlon Meijer Rogers (AL) Thompson (PA)
Gosar (Gaetz) Lawson (FL) Schiff (Beyer) Frankel, Lois Lynch Schakowsky Meuser Rogers (KY) Tiffany
Gottheimer (Evans) Scott, David Gallego Malinowski Schiff Miller (IL) Rose Timmons
(Pallone) Levin (MI) Garamendi Maloney, Schneider Miller (WV) Rosendale Turner
(Jeffries)
Harder (CA) (Garcı́a (IL)) Garcı́a (IL) Carolyn B. Miller-Meeks Rouzer Upton
Sires (Pallone) Schrader
(Correa) Long Garcia (TX) Maloney, Sean Moolenaar Roy Valadao
Steube (Donalds) Schrier
Harshbarger (Fleischmann) Gomez Manning Mooney Rutherford Van Drew
Suozzi (Beyer) Scott (VA)
(Kustoff) Maloney, Gonzalez, Matsui Moore (AL) Salazar Van Duyne
Swalwell Scott, David
Huffman Carolyn B. Vicente McBath Moore (UT) Scalise Wagner
(Stanton) (Jeffries) (Correa) Sewell Mullin Schweikert Walberg
Gottheimer McCollum
Johnson (TX) McCaul (Ellzey) Taylor (Jackson) Green, Al (TX) McEachin Sherman Murphy (FL) Scott, Austin Walorski
(Jeffries) Meeks (Jeffries) Wasserman Grijalva McGovern Sherrill Murphy (NC) Sessions Waltz
Joyce (OH) Mfume (Evans) Schultz (Soto) Harder (CA) McNerney Sires Nehls Simpson Weber (TX)
(Garbarino) Newman (Garcı́a Watson Coleman Hayes Meeks Slotkin Newhouse Smith (MO) Webster (FL)
Kahele (Mrvan) (IL)) (Pallone) Herrera Beutler Meng Smith (WA) Norman Smith (NE) Wenstrup
Katko (Moore Owens (Tenney) Wilson (SC) (Nor- Higgins (NY) Mfume Soto Owens Smith (NJ) Westerman
(UT)) Payne (Pallone) man) Horsford Moore (WI) Spanberger Palazzo Smucker Williams (TX)
Houlahan Morelle Speier Palmer Spartz Wilson (SC)
(By unanimous consent, Mr. HOYER Hoyer Moulton Stansbury Pence Stauber Womack
was allowed to speak out of order.) Huffman Mrvan Stanton Perry Steel Zeldin
Jackson Lee Nadler Stevens
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM Jacobs (CA) Napolitano Strickland NOT VOTING—4
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, the Senate Jayapal Neal Suozzi Allen Guest
Jeffries Neguse Swalwell Baird Wittman
has passed, and we have just had read, Johnson (GA) Newman Takano
the passage of H.R. 7108, which is the Johnson (TX) Norcross Thompson (CA) b 1201
Suspending Normal Trading Relations Jones O’Halleran Thompson (MS)
Kahele Obernolte Mr. RICE of South Carolina and Mr.
with Russia and Belarus Act. That Titus
Kaptur Ocasio-Cortez Tlaib WILSON of South Carolina changed
passed 100 to zero in the United States Katko Omar Tonko their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’
Senate. Keating Pallone
Torres (CA) So the bill was passed.
We expect at the end of this series of Kelly (IL) Panetta
Torres (NY)
Khanna Pappas The result of the vote was announced
votes for that bill to be on the floor on Trahan
Kildee Pascrell as above recorded.
suspension. So there will be no break. Kilmer Payne Trone
Underwood A motion to reconsider was laid on
We will continue to that. Kim (NJ) Pelosi
Kind Perlmutter Vargas the table.
Thereafter, we expect the Suspending Veasey
Kinzinger Peters Stated against:
Energy Imports From Russia Act, Kirkpatrick Phillips Velázquez
Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, on April 7, 2022,
which we voted on overwhelmingly, to Krishnamoorthi Pingree Wasserman
Kuster Pocan Schultz I missed the vote on H.R. 3807 due to a
be sent to us. That is currently 79 to
Lamb Porter Waters scheduling conflict. Had I been present, I
zero in the United States Senate. Watson Coleman
Langevin Pressley would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on H.R. 3807, rollcall
We are going to pass both of those Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Welch
Wexton
No. 123.
bills in this House as soon as we get Larson (CT) Quigley
Lawrence Raskin Wild MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
them, and it is my expectation that
Lawson (FL) Reed Williams (GA) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
will complete the business for this Lee (CA) Ross Wilson (FL)
Bass (Beyer) Gottheimer Meeks (Jeffries)
week. Lee (NV) Roybal-Allard Yarmuth
Bilirakis (Pallone) Mfume (Evans)
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. (Fleischmann) Harder (CA) Newman (Garcı́a
TONKO). The question is on the passage NAYS—203 Bowman (Evans) (Correa) (IL))
of the bill. Aderholt Davidson Harshbarger Cárdenas (Soto) Harshbarger Owens (Tenney)
Amodei Davis, Rodney Hartzler Castro (TX) (Kustoff) Payne (Pallone)
The question was taken; and the Armstrong DesJarlais Hern (Correa) Huffman Pelosi
Speaker pro tempore announced that Arrington Diaz-Balart Herrell Cawthorn (Gaetz) (Stanton) (Velázquez)
the ayes appeared to have it. Babin Donalds Hice (GA) Clark (MA) Johnson (TX) Peters (Jeffries)
Bacon Duncan Higgins (LA) (Blunt (Jeffries) Porter (Wexton)
Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, Joyce (OH) Price (NC)
Balderson Dunn Hill Rochester)
on that I demand the yeas and nays. Banks Ellzey Himes Cleaver (Blunt (Garbarino) (Butterfield)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Barr Emmer Hinson Rochester) Kahele (Mrvan) Roybal-Allard
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bentz Estes Hollingsworth Katko (Moore (Pallone)
Cooper (Correa)
Bergman Fallon Hudson (UT)) Ryan (Beyer)
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bice (OK) Feenstra Huizenga
Crawford
Khanna (Correa) Schiff (Beyer)
(Fleischmann)
This is a 5-minute vote. Biggs Ferguson Issa Crenshaw
Kilmer (Larsen Scott, David
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Fischbach Jackson (WA)) (Jeffries)
(Ellzey)
Bishop (NC) Fitzgerald Jacobs (NY) Kirkpatrick Sherrill
vice, and there were—yeas 223, nays Crist (Soto) (Pallone) (Pallone)
Boebert Fleischmann Johnson (LA)
203, not voting 4, as follows: Bost Foxx Johnson (OH)
Cuellar (Correa) Krishnamoorthi Sires (Pallone)
Doyle, Michael (Beyer) Steube (Donalds)
[Roll No. 123] Brady Franklin, C. Johnson (SD)
F. (Evans) Lawson (FL) Suozzi (Beyer)
Brooks Scott Jordan
YEAS—223 Buchanan Fulcher Joyce (OH) Dunn (Salazar) (Evans) Swalwell
Adams Bustos Correa Buck Gaetz Joyce (PA) Frankel, Lois Levin (MI) (Correa)
Aguilar Butterfield Costa Bucshon Gallagher Keller (Wexton) (Garcı́a (IL)) Taylor (Jackson)
Allred Carbajal Courtney Budd Garbarino Kelly (MS) Gohmert (Weber Long Wasserman
Auchincloss Cárdenas Craig Burchett Garcia (CA) Kelly (PA) (TX)) (Fleischmann) Schultz (Soto)
Axne Carson Crist Burgess Gibbs Kim (CA) Gomez (Soto) Maloney, Watson Coleman
Barragán Carter (LA) Crow Calvert Gimenez Kustoff Gonzalez (OH) Carolyn B. (Pallone)
Bass Cartwright Cuellar Cammack Gohmert LaHood (Armstrong) (Jeffries) Wilson (SC)
Beatty Case Davids (KS) Carey Golden LaMalfa Gosar (Gaetz) McCaul (Ellzey) (Norman)
Bera Casten Davis, Danny K. Carl Gonzales, Tony Lamborn
f
Beyer Castor (FL) Dean Carter (GA) Gonzalez (OH) Latta
Bishop (GA) Castro (TX) DeFazio Carter (TX) Good (VA) LaTurner MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
Blumenauer Cherfilus- DeGette Cawthorn Gooden (TX) Lesko
Blunt Rochester McCormick DeLauro Chabot Gosar Letlow A message from the Senate by Ms.
Bonamici Chu DelBene Cheney Granger Long Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that
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Bourdeaux Cicilline Delgado Cline Graves (LA) Loudermilk
Bowman Clark (MA) Demings Cloud Graves (MO) Lucas the Senate has passed without amend-
Boyle, Brendan Clarke (NY) DeSaulnier Clyde Green (TN) Luetkemeyer ment a bill of the House of the fol-
F. Cleaver Deutch Cole Greene (GA) Mace lowing title:
Brown (MD) Clyburn Dingell Comer Griffith Malliotakis
Brown (OH) Cohen Doggett Crawford Grothman Mann H.R. 3113. An act to require the Secretary
Brownley Connolly Doyle, Michael Crenshaw Guthrie Massie of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture,
Bush Cooper F. Curtis Harris Mast and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
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