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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated June 22, 2022, at page H5745. A speaker says inflation is at a 40-year high, disputes the claim that inflation is worse elsewhere, and says the answer is to quit overheating the economy with government spending. Another speaker praises a student named Eli Ruth as a school safety patroller. Ms. Chu marks the 50th anniversary of the Pell grant, and Ms. Brown of Ohio speaks under the heading Big Oil Earns Record Profits While Families Struggle. The Clerk also reads H. Res. 1191, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4176, to improve Federal population surveys by requiring voluntary, self-disclosed information on sexual orientation and gender identity. The remarks are the speakers' own.

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                                            June 22, 2022                                      CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                                    H5745
                                              Historically? Perhaps she needs to                    When I see a student like Eli taking an                up House Resolution H. Res. 1191 and
                                            read a history book. Inflation is at a                  opportunity to be a leader among his                   ask for its immediate consideration.
                                            40-year high in this country. President                 peers and working to ensure their safe-                  The Clerk read the resolution, as fol-
                                            Biden himself makes the false claim                     ty, I see a young man who perfectly ex-                lows:
                                            that inflation is worse elsewhere in the                emplifies American exceptionalism.                                        H. RES. 1191
                                            world than here.                                          During his time as a safety patroller,                 Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso-
                                              Mr. President, the United States has                  Eli has come to know the students and                  lution it shall be in order to consider in the
                                            worse inflation than Germany, France,                   community very well, and I am so glad                  House the bill (H.R. 4176) to improve Federal
                                                                                                    to see that he has already become such                 population surveys by requiring the collec-
                                            Japan, Canada, India, Italy, Saudi Ara-
                                                                                                    an effective and caring leader at such a               tion of voluntary, self-disclosed information
                                            bia, and the list goes on. What is this                                                                        on sexual orientation and gender identity in
                                            explanation?                                            young age.                                             certain surveys, and for other purposes. All
                                              The Biden administration blames the                     When I was his age, I was a school pa-               points of order against consideration of the
                                            pandemic and Putin, but each of those                   trol officer myself at Piedmont Ele-                   bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in
                                            countries has also had to deal with the                 mentary. It brings me great joy to see                 the nature of a substitute recommended by
                                            same problems we have dealt with.                       that, decades later, this program is                   the Committee on Oversight and Reform now
                                            Why is their inflation not like ours?                   still encouraging and developing young                 printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-
                                                                                                    leaders with a passion to serve.                       ture of a substitute consisting of the text of
                                              Mr. President, the answer is easy:
                                                                                                      Congratulations, again, to Eli Ruth                  Rules Committee Print 117–52, modified by
                                            Quit overheating the economy with                                                                              the amendment printed in part A of the re-
                                            government spending. Cut red tape and                   on this amazing honor. I wish him
                                                                                                    nothing but success and happiness as                   port of the Committee on Rules accom-
                                            regulations hampering our industries.                                                                          panying this resolution, shall be considered
                                            Let the American people keep more of                    he continues down his path of leader-                  as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be
                                            their hard-earned money.                                ship.                                                  considered as read. All points of order
                                              Conservatives once warned against                                       f                                    against provisions in the bill, as amended,
                                            our economy turning into Europe. Un-                                                                           are waived. The previous question shall be
                                                                                                     CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PELL
                                                                                                                                                           considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-
                                            less we change course, Europe will be                                   GRANTS                                 ed, and on any further amendment thereto,
                                            worried about becoming us.                                 (Ms. CHU asked and was given per-                   to final passage without intervening motion
                                                             f                                      mission to address the House for 1                     except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided
                                                                                                    minute and to revise and extend her re-                and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
                                             BIG OIL EARNS RECORD PROFITS
                                                                                                    marks.)                                                nority member of the Committee on Over-
                                                 WHILE FAMILIES STRUGGLE                                                                                   sight and Reform or their respective des-
                                                                                                       Ms. CHU. Madam Speaker, today, I
                                               (Ms. BROWN of Ohio asked and was                     am so thrilled to join my colleagues                   ignees; (2) the further amendments described
                                            given permission to address the House                                                                          in section 2 of this resolution; and (3) one
                                                                                                    around the country to celebrate the                    motion to recommit.
                                            for 1 minute and to revise and extend                   50th anniversary of the Pell grant.                      SEC. 2. After debate pursuant to the first
                                            her remarks.)                                              The Pell grant is essential to ful-                 section of this resolution, each further
                                               Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speak-                      filling our Nation’s promise of higher                 amendment printed in part B of the report of
                                            er, as President Biden pointed out last                 education by ensuring low-income stu-                  the Committee on Rules shall be considered
                                            week, here is the cold, hard truth                      dents have the same access and oppor-                  only in the order printed in the report, may
                                            about gas prices: The last time oil was                 tunities as their wealthy peers.                       be offered only by a Member designated in
                                            at its current price, the average price                    As a former college educator for over               the report, shall be considered as read, shall
                                            of gas at the pump was about $4.25 per                  20 years, I know firsthand how life-                   be debatable for the time specified in the re-
                                            gallon. Today, gas prices are nearly 75                                                                        port equally divided and controlled by the
                                                                                                    changing a college degree can be for a                 proponent and an opponent, may be with-
                                            cents higher.                                           student. That kind of opportunity                      drawn by the proponent at any time before
                                               That difference, across just 3 months,               should not be reserved for only the                    the question is put thereon, shall not be sub-
                                            is the result of historically high profit               richest amongst us.                                    ject to amendment, and shall not be subject
                                            margins for refining oil into gasoline.                    During the 2021 academic year, near-                to a demand for division of the question. All
                                               Oil and gas companies are announc-                   ly 850,000 students in my State of Cali-               points of order against the further amend-
                                            ing record profits while Putin’s war in                 fornia received a Pell grant to help                   ments printed in part B of the report of the
                                            Ukraine is driving up prices at the                     them access and complete a college de-                 Committee on Rules are waived.
                                                                                                                                                             SEC. 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it
                                            pump. These companies are prioritizing                  gree. Nationwide, about 40 percent of
                                                                                                                                                           shall be in order to consider in the House the
                                            stock buybacks while families are                       all undergraduate students benefit                     bill (H.R. 5585) to establish the Advanced Re-
                                            struggling to pay higher prices at the                  from the Pell grant.                                   search Projects Agency-Health, and for other
                                            pump.                                                      With most of these students coming                  purposes. All points of order against consid-
                                               This is exactly why the House passed                 from working families, it is clear: Pell               eration of the bill are waived. The amend-
                                            the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Pre-                    grants help make college more afford-                  ment in the nature of a substitute rec-
                                            vention Act last week. Yet not a single                 able, enabling students to focus on                    ommended by the Committee on Energy and
                                            Republican voted with us to stop Big                    their education and complete their de-                 Commerce now printed in the bill shall be
                                                                                                    grees faster.                                          considered as adopted. The bill, as amended,
                                            Oil from raking in record profits on the
                                                                                                       The Pell grant has spent the last 50                shall be considered as read. All points of
                                            backs of hardworking Americans. Fam-                                                                           order against provisions in the bill, as
                                            ilies are facing a crunch, and they de-                 years helping students across the coun-
                                                                                                                                                           amended, are waived. The previous question
                                            serve action.                                           try access higher education, and it is                 shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as
                                                                                                    now easier than ever for eligible stu-
                                                             f                                                                                             amended, and on any amendment thereto, to
                                                                                                    dents to apply.                                        final passage without intervening motion ex-
                                                CONGRATULATING ELI RUTH                                               f                                    cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided
                                              (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given                                                                             and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
                                                                                                                          b 1215                           nority member of the Committee on Energy
                                            permission to address the House for 1
                                            minute and to revise and extend his re-                 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION                            and Commerce or their respective designees;
                                                                                                      OF H.R. 4176, LGBTQI+ DATA IN-                       (2) the further amendment printed in part C
                                            marks.)                                                                                                        of the report of the Committee on Rules ac-
                                              Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I                           CLUSION ACT; PROVIDING FOR
                                                                                                                                                           companying this resolution, if offered by the
                                            rise today to congratulate and honor                      CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5585, AD-                      Member designated in the report, which shall
                                            Eli Ruth, a fifth-grade student at Bay                    VANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS                             be in order without intervention of any point
                                            View Elementary of the Proctor School                     AGENCY-HEALTH        ACT;     PRO-                   of order, shall be considered as read, shall be
                                            District who was named Minnesota’s                        VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF                          separately debatable for the time specified in




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                                            AAA School Safety Patroller of the                        H.R. 7666, RESTORING HOPE FOR                        the report equally divided and controlled by
                                            Year.                                                     MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-                              the proponent and an opponent, and shall not
                                                                                                      BEING ACT OF 2022; AND FOR                           be subject to a demand for division of the
                                              Recently, I have been focused on how                                                                         question; and (3) one motion to recommit.
                                            the United States is an exceptional                       OTHER PURPOSES
                                                                                                                                                             SEC. 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it
                                            country and how our people live out                       Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, by direc-                   shall be in order to consider in the House the
                                            American exceptionalism every day.                      tion of the Committee on Rules, I call                 bill (H.R. 7666) to amend the Public Health




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                                            Service Act to reauthorize certain programs             which I yield myself such time as I                    from adolescent depression. Multiply
                                            relating to mental health and substance use             may consume. During consideration of                   that nationwide. More than half of the
                                            disorders, and for other purposes. All points           this resolution, all time yielded is for               children in North Carolina did not re-
                                            of order against consideration of the bill are
                                                                                                    the purpose of debate only.                            ceive any care in the past year. Once
                                            waived. In lieu of the amendment in the na-
                                            ture of a substitute recommended by the                                   GENERAL LEAVE                        they reach high school, these children
                                            Committee on Energy and Commerce now                      Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I ask                       are twice as likely to drop out of
                                            printed in the bill, an amendment in the na-            unanimous consent that all Members                     school as their peers.
                                            ture of a substitute consisting of the text of          may have 5 legislative days in which to                  These statistics tell just part of the
                                            Rules Committee Print 117–51, modified by               revise and extend their remarks.                       story of families disrupted, education
                                            the amendment printed in part D of the re-                The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there                    delayed, and the barriers facing Ameri-
                                            port of the Committee on Rules accom-                   objection to the request of the gentle-                cans striving to achieve their full po-
                                            panying this resolution, shall be considered                                                                   tential and well-being.
                                            as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be
                                                                                                    woman from North Carolina?
                                                                                                      There was no objection.                                Congress has a duty to address this
                                            considered as read. All points of order
                                                                                                      Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, yester-                     crisis with the same urgency with
                                            against provisions in the bill, as amended,
                                            are waived. The previous question shall be              day, the Rules Committee met and re-                   which we passed COVID–19 legislation.
                                            considered as ordered on the bill, as amend-            ported a rule, House Resolution 1191,                    Today, we are doing just that with
                                            ed, and on any further amendment thereto,               for three measures.                                    H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Men-
                                            to final passage without intervening motion               First, it provides for consideration of              tal Health and Well-Being Act, which
                                            except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided          H.R. 4176 under a structured rule. The                 will provide improved access to
                                            and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-             rule self-executes a manager’s amend-                  healthcare for mental illnesses and
                                            nority member of the Committee on Energy                ment, provides 1 hour of general debate                substance abuse disorders.
                                            and Commerce or their respective designees;             equally divided and controlled by the                    This legislation boosts compliance
                                            (2) the further amendments described in sec-                                                                   with mental health parity laws, sup-
                                                                                                    chair and ranking member of the Com-
                                            tion 5 of this resolution; (3) the amendments                                                                  ports mental health care through tele-
                                            en bloc described in section 6 of this resolu-          mittee on Oversight and Reform,
                                                                                                    makes in order three amendments, and                   health, and reauthorizes key programs
                                            tion; and (4) one motion to recommit.
                                              SEC. 5. After debate pursuant to section 4            provides a motion to recommit.                         that fund mental health services, all
                                            of this resolution, each further amendment                Second, the rule provides for consid-                deeply needed by our people.
                                            printed in part E of the report of the Com-             eration of H.R. 5585 under a structured                  This rule also includes H.R. 5585, the
                                            mittee on Rules not earlier considered as               rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of                  Advanced Research Projects Agency-
                                            part of amendments en bloc pursuant to sec-             general debate equally divided and con-                Health Act, ARPA-H.
                                            tion 6 of this resolution shall be considered           trolled by the chair and ranking mem-                    For decades, the United States has
                                            only in the order printed in the report, may
                                                                                                    ber of the Committee on Energy and                     been the leader in biomedical research
                                            be offered only by a Member designated in                                                                      around the world. However, our coun-
                                            the report, shall be considered as read, shall          Commerce, makes in order one amend-
                                                                                                    ment, and provides a motion to recom-                  try has recently shown signs of slowing
                                            be debatable for the time specified in the re-                                                                 in this sector.
                                            port equally divided and controlled by the              mit.
                                                                                                                                                             Promising research opportunities are
                                            proponent and an opponent, may be with-                   Third, the rule provides for consider-
                                                                                                                                                           put on hold due to high cost, complex
                                            drawn by the proponent at any time before               ation of H.R. 7666 under a structured
                                            the question is put thereon, shall not be sub-                                                                 coordination, long wait periods, and
                                                                                                    rule. The rule self-executes a man-
                                            ject to amendment, and shall not be subject                                                                    many other factors.
                                                                                                    ager’s amendment, provides 1 hour of                     My State of North Carolina became
                                            to a demand for division of the question.               general debate equally controlled by
                                              SEC. 6. It shall be in order at any time                                                                     the first State in the country to have a
                                            after debate pursuant to section 4 of this res-
                                                                                                    the chair and ranking member of the                    State-supported entity dedicated to
                                            olution for the chair of the Committee on               Committee on Energy and Commerce,                      promoting growth of the life sciences
                                            Energy and Commerce or his designee to                  makes in order 17 amendments, and                      industry after the creation of the
                                            offer amendments en bloc consisting of fur-             provides en bloc authority and a mo-                   North Carolina Biotechnology Center
                                            ther amendments printed in part E of the re-            tion to recommit.                                      in 1984.
                                            port of the Committee on Rules accom-                     Finally, the rule extends recess in-                   In my district of Wake County, the
                                            panying this resolution not earlier disposed            structions, suspension authority, and
                                            of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to                                                                     Research Triangle Park stands as the
                                                                                                    same-day authority through July 13,                    largest research park in North Amer-
                                            this section shall be considered as read, shall         and any requested roll call votes on
                                            be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided                                                                    ica. ARPA-H will have profound influ-
                                                                                                    suspension bills considered from June                  ences in North Carolina’s economy and
                                            and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
                                            nority member of the Committee on Energy                21 to June 24 may be postponed through                 the national economy and stimulate
                                            and Commerce or their respective designees,             July 15.                                               the development of breakthroughs in
                                            shall not be subject to amendment, and shall              Madam Speaker, I stand in support of                 health research that will benefit mil-
                                            not be subject to a demand for division of the          the three bills in this rule: H.R. 7666,               lions of Americans.
                                            question.                                               the Restoring Hope for Mental Health                     H.R. 5585 will authorize $500 million
                                              SEC. 7. All points of order against the fur-          and Well-Being Act; H.R. 5585, the Ad-
                                            ther amendments printed in part E of the re-                                                                   each year for the next 5 years to sup-
                                                                                                    vanced Research Projects Agency-                       port ARPA-H and fund groundbreaking
                                            port of the Committee on Rules or amend-
                                                                                                    Health Act; and H.R. 4176, the                         research and development to continue
                                            ments en bloc described in section 6 of this
                                            resolution are waived.                                  LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act.                            saving American lives.
                                              SEC. 8. House Resolution 188, agreed to                 I want to start by thanking Energy                     Finally, this rule includes H.R. 4176,
                                            March 8, 2021 (as most recently amended by              and Commerce Committee Chairman                        the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act. Most
                                            House Resolution 1170, agreed to June 14,               PALLONE and Ranking Member MCMOR-                      legislators agree that good policy
                                            2022), is amended by striking ‘‘June 22, 2022’’         RIS RODGERS for their work crafting a                  should be evidence-based. Our Govern-
                                            each place it appears and inserting (in each            bipartisan package to tackle the grow-
                                            instance) ‘‘July 13, 2022’’.
                                                                                                                                                           ment collects demographic data to en-
                                                                                                    ing mental health crisis in our coun-                  sure we can identify whether certain
                                              SEC. 9. Notwithstanding clause 8 of rule
                                            XX, further proceedings on a vote by the                try.                                                   groups of Americans are facing obsta-
                                            yeas and nays on the question of adoption of              During the COVID–19 pandemic, we                     cles to the equal opportunities they
                                            a motion that the House suspend the rules               have seen a dramatic rise in global                    need to thrive. However, Federal agen-
                                            offered on the legislative day of June 21, 2022,        mental health illness associated with                  cies are not currently required to col-
                                            June 22, 2022, June 23, 2022, or June 24, 2022,         anxiety, depression, and collective                    lect demographic data on sexual ori-
                                            may be postponed through the legislative                grief.                                                 entation and gender identity. We need
                                            day of July 15, 2022.                                     In my State, almost 45 percent of                    this data to know how to address issues
                                              The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.                          North Carolinians reported symptoms                    faced by the LGBTQI+ people and com-




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                                            KUSTER). The gentlewoman from North                     of anxiety or depression in February                   bat discrimination.
                                            Carolina is recognized for 1 hour.                      2021, with more than 22 percent unable
                                              Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, for the                      to get necessary care, largely because                                 b 1230
                                            purpose of debate only, I yield the cus-                of prohibitive costs.                                    In 2019, UCLA found that nearly one
                                            tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman                        Almost 130,000 children ages 12                      in four LGBTQ adults in the South, in-
                                            from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), pending                       through 17 in North Carolina suffer                    cluding in my State of North Carolina,



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                                            June 22, 2022                                      CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE                                                                  H5747
                                            live in poverty, a rate higher than the                 YOUNG KIM, and DORIS MATSUI. Our bill                  don’t know that ARPA-H would have
                                            overall poverty rate in the United                      authorizes and funds existing programs                 the ability to foster innovation. But
                                            States.                                                 to help those impacted by maternal                     this bill secures ARPA-H as an agency
                                              LGBTQI+ youth, in particular, face                    mental health conditions. Substance                    independent of the influence of the rest
                                            high levels of homelessness and are at                  use disorders and mental health condi-                 of the executive branch. And that is
                                            greater risk of depression and suicidal                 tions are among the top leading causes                 important.
                                            thoughts than their peers. With good                    of death for women who are pregnant                      With significant Republican input,
                                            data, we can implement good programs                    and recently pregnant.                                 we ensure that this legislation also is
                                            aimed at eliminating these disparities                    When I was a resident at Parkland                    fiscally responsible. We also make cer-
                                            and help members of this community                      Hospital in the 1970s, the top three                   tain that the goal and mission of this
                                            reach their full potential.                             causes of maternal mortality: hemor-                   agency is focused on research and de-
                                              As Cathy Renna of the National                        rhage, preeclampsia, or hypertension.                  velopment and provides accountability
                                            LGBTQ Task Force says, ‘‘If we don’t                    Now, the preeminent causes are suicide                 for this new research agency when sub-
                                            get counted, we don’t count.’’ This                     and drug overdose—entirely prevent-                    mitting feedback from projects sup-
                                            community is asking to be counted.                      able causes of maternal mortality. This                ported by the agency, as well as prohib-
                                            Our Nation has already gone through                     bill will help us address that. So I am                iting the Federal funding to China and
                                            the poor policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t                     very encouraged to see that move                       to Russia.
                                            Tell. We now have a responsibility to                   across the finish line.                                  The bipartisan manager’s amend-
                                            reverse the effects of this policy to help                I also supported an amendment by                     ment also ensures that the number of
                                            members of the LGBTQI+ community                        Representative DREW FERGUSON to in-                    offices is cut from 14 to 6—what I call
                                            live as their authentic selves.                         clude the Behavioral Health Interven-                  bureaucratic     streamlining—and     at
                                              We can do that by allowing individ-                   tions Guidelines Act—he likes to call it               least two of those six offices are actu-
                                            uals to voluntarily disclose their sex-                 the BIG Act. Representative FERGUSON                   ally dedicated to research and develop-
                                            ual orientation and gender identities.                  and I actually introduced that as a                    ment and the administrative costs of
                                            In other words, by asking and letting                   standalone bill, but this amendment                    the agency—and this is extremely im-
                                            them decide to tell.                                    was made in order during the Com-                      portant—the administrative costs are
                                              Madam Speaker, I urge support for                     mittee on Rules yesterday.                             capped at 15 percent.
                                            the rule and the three bills it contains,                 The BIG Act passed the House last                      ARPA-H will provide the ability to
                                            and I reserve the balance of my time.                   year with broad support. It requires                   focus on high-risk transformative tech-
                                              Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I                         the Substance Abuse and Mental                         nologies to improve healthcare and
                                            thank the gentlewoman from North                        Health Services Administration to de-                  healthcare outcomes for all Americans.
                                            Carolina for yielding me the customary                  velop best practices for schools to es-                  The final bill that we are considering
                                            30 minutes, and I yield myself such                     tablish behavioral health intervention                 today requires federally administered
                                            time as I may consume.                                  teams.                                                 surveys to collect information on sex-
                                              Madam Speaker, today’s rule pro-                        I heard from one of my colleges in                   ual orientation and gender identity.
                                            vides for consideration of three bills:                 Texas, Texas Tech University out in                    The list of surveys affected by this bill
                                            H.R. 7666, the Restoring Hope for Men-                  Lubbock.      Texas   Tech    University               is over 130 and it does include the
                                            tal Health and Well-Being Act; H.R.                     Health Sciences Center brought to me                   every-10-year Census.
                                            5585, the Advanced Research Projects                    their successful program to provide                      The information requested by this
                                            Agency-Health Act; and H.R. 4176, the                   training for behavioral health inter-                  bill is deeply personal and involves a
                                            LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act.                             vention and schools in West Texas.                     person’s internal state of being. I have
                                              Two of these bills represent the                        You know, sometimes in school, it is                 to point out that the Federal Govern-
                                            progress that can be achieved when we                   no secret who the kid is that is getting               ment does not have a good track record
                                            work together on legislation that is                    into trouble, the kid who is actually                  of protecting Americans’ private infor-
                                            important to the American people. It                    self-identified. And this is a way to                  mation, as evidenced by data breaches
                                            underscores what can happen when we                     provide the guidelines for that behav-                 over the last several years.
                                            work together, regardless of party ide-                 ioral intervention that can be life-                     The final concern with this bill is it
                                            ology. I do recognize the hard work                     changing and lifesaving.                               is asking about very personal informa-
                                            that the members of the Committee on                      By establishing these behavioral                     tion without a clear statutory or regu-
                                            Energy and Commerce put into the Re-                    intervention teams, the BIG Act helps                  latory need, but still we are prohibited
                                            storing Hope for Mental Health and                      to encourage prevention measures and                   from asking a person’s citizenship sta-
                                            Well-Being Act of 2022.                                 interventions before youth mental con-                 tus. I don’t think I need to say any
                                              This package is the first major effort                ditions worsen or become even more se-                 more about that.
                                            put forth to address our Nation’s men-                  rious. Unfortunately, we continue to                     Madam Speaker, I urge opposition to
                                            tal health crisis since the lockdowns                   see the consequences of not addressing                 the rule, and I reserve the balance of
                                            began     for    coronavirus.    Following              mental health issues.                                  my time.
                                            COVID–19 and the pandemic, we have                        This rule also contains H.R. 5585, the                 Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I include
                                            seen a tremendous increase in the                       Advanced Research Project Agency-                      in the RECORD a June 11, 2021, CNN
                                            youth mental health conditions, sui-                    Health Act, or ARPA-H. ARPA-H is                       Business article entitled ‘‘LGBTQ+
                                            cides, and overdose deaths exacer-                      modeled after the Defense Advanced                     Americans aren’t fully counted by the
                                            bating the mental health crisis we al-                  Research Projects Agency, DARPA,                       government. That’s a big problem.’’
                                            ready faced prior to the pandemic.                      and the Advanced Research Projects                          [From CNN Business, June, 11, 2021]
                                              This bill maintains the flexibility for               Agency in Energy.                                       LGBTQ+ AMERICANS AREN’T FULLY COUNTED
                                            States to make funding decisions that                     The goal is to bring a greater focus                  BY THE GOVERNMENT. THAT’S A BIG PROBLEM
                                            best addresses the needs of their com-                  on the research and development of our                    (By Anneken Tappe and Alicia Wallace)
                                            munities. The spending in this bill—                    greatest healthcare challenges in areas                  Government data help policymakers find
                                            and this is important—the spending in                   where the private biopharmaceutical                    and fix problems for people in need. But
                                            this bill is fully offset and targets fund-             companies are unlikely to explore for                  that’s tricky if some groups aren’t rep-
                                            ing toward the treatment of serious                     scientific or business reasons.                        resented in the stats.
                                            mental health conditions instead of                       ARPA-H was initially authorized in                     This is the case for the LGBTQ+ commu-
                                            generalized wellness programs that                      fiscal year 2022 in the omnibus budget                 nity, and it’s a huge problem. Here’s an ex-
                                            may not have an impact.                                 and placed within the National Insti-                  ample: The government’s monthly jobs re-




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                                              Included in this package is the Into                  tutes of Health. But placing ARPA-H                    port shows how many men and women,
                                                                                                                                                           Black, White, Asian and Hispanic workers
                                            the Light for Maternal Mental Health                    within another department of the De-
                                                                                                                                                           are unemployed. The stats lay bare a lot of
                                            and Substance Use Disorders Act of                      partment of Health and Human Serv-                     inequities, but there are no comparable fed-
                                            2022. That is actually a bill that I in-                ices risks its independence, and its                   eral data on LGBTQ+ workers.
                                            troduced with Representatives YVETTE                    independence is its entire reason for                    ‘‘We are invisible in federal statistics,
                                            CLARKE, JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER,                          being. Without its independence, I                     when it comes to some policymakers,’’ said




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                                            Justin Nelson, co-founder and president of                When the government surveys households,              states—for example, only 30 states included
                                            the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce                   for example to learn about America’s em-               the SOGI module in a US Centers for Disease
                                            (NGLCC).                                                ployment situation, one person answers                 Control-backed behavioral risk survey in
                                              Put more bluntly: ‘‘If we don’t get count-            questions for other members of their house-            2019. This creates big gaps in the data, par-
                                            ed, we don’t count,’’ said Cathy Renna, com-            hold. That can make it harder to get accu-             ticularly in regions such as the South and
                                            munications director at the National LGBTQ              rate data on members of the LGBTQ+ com-                Midwest, Conran added.
                                            Task Force.                                             munity, especially if a person hasn’t come               ‘‘Those are the places where non-discrimi-
                                              Official stats, including the Census, are             out to their family, or if the survey respond-         nation protections and social acceptance are
                                            used to decide how federal funds are distrib-           ent is uncomfortable talking about another             also lacking,’’ she said. ‘‘In the places where
                                            uted—to the tune of $1.5 trillion. But data             household member’s sexual orientation or               people probably have worse conditions,
                                            gaps in the jobs reports, health surveys and            gender identity.                                       [there are] less data available to see what’s
                                            the decennial Census affect millions of peo-              ‘‘Not everyone’s out,’’ Renna added. ‘‘Some          going on for people.’’
                                            ple: 5.6 percent of US adults identify as les-          of us live in places where you can be fired if           Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, we rely
                                            bian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according           you come out.’’                                        on all kinds of data to inform our pol-
                                            to a Gallup survey published in February.                 The NGLCC, which leans heavily on com-               icymaking.
                                              Official data are needed ‘‘to ensure that             munity-driven surveys and private sector re-             Right now, LGBTQI+ Americans
                                            LGBT people are included in efforts to re-              search, has yet to meet with the Census and
                                            duce unemployment through increased labor
                                                                                                                                                           aren’t represented in Federal statis-
                                                                                                    BLS on inclusive data-gathering efforts, Nel-
                                            force participation, as well as to monitor              son said. But he said he is optimistic about
                                                                                                                                                           tics, like for unemployment, poverty,
                                            compliance with anti-discrimination provi-              the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to           health, and discrimination.
                                            sions,’’ researchers at the UCLA School of              broaden the scope of its data collection.                This gap severely impacts our ability
                                            Law’s Williams Institute wrote earlier this               President Joe Biden last week, in officially         to make smart decisions that may af-
                                            year in support of adding LGBTQ+ questions              recognizing June as Pride Month, urged Con-            fect their community, let alone deci-
                                            to the Current Population Survey, which                 gress to pass the Equality Act to ensure civil         sions that will help those in their com-
                                            helps create the jobs report.                           rights protections for members of the                  munity. It is imperative that we begin
                                              Recent research has found higher rates of             LGBTQ+ community and their families.                   to let these individuals count in our
                                            poverty, unemployment, health disparities,                ‘‘We are a strong part of the economic fab-
                                            and     workplace     discrimination    among           ric . . . not just in Pride Month,’’ Nelson            Federal data system just as we do race,
                                            LGBTQ+ adults, according to the Williams                said. ‘‘We need to get inclusive on data col-          ethnicity, gender, and age.
                                            Institute. The negative outcomes were even              lection immediately, because the sooner we               Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
                                            greater among transgender individuals and               can normalize that data collection, the less           ance of my time.
                                            LGBTQ+ people of color.                                 opportunity there is for erasing it.’’                   Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
                                              Examples of how data can change out-                    The people behind government surveys are             yield myself such time as I may con-
                                            comes for the LGBTQ+ community include                  doing research to move toward a world in               sume.
                                            the establishment of the Massachusetts                  which official data are more inclusive.                  Madam Speaker, if we defeat the pre-
                                            Commission on LGBTQ youth, school train-                  Figuring out how to best ask about things            vious question, Republicans will imme-
                                            ing services and ongoing research after                 as personal as sexual orientation and gender
                                            former Governor William Weld sought to re-              identity is at the forefront of that research.
                                                                                                                                                           diately amend the rule to consider H.R.
                                            spond to an increase in LGBTQ+ youth sui-               The willingness and ability to answer ques-            471, the PAUSE Act, introduced by
                                            cides; the improvement of individuals’ med-             tions about sexual orientation and gender of           Representative YVETTE HERRELL. This
                                            ical care following research asking patients            other people is just as critical, the Census           bill would prohibit President Biden
                                            about their sexual orientation and gender               Bureau told CNN Business.                              from rescinding title 42 authority, the
                                            identity; and the creation of equity pro-                 The last BLS research paper on the topic is          public health order that allows for un-
                                            grams within the Los Angeles County De-                 from 2017. While it’s feasible for the govern-         documented migrants to be imme-
                                            partment of Children and Family Services                ment to ask these questions, the paper rec-
                                                                                                                                                           diately expelled.
                                            following a study that showed LGBTQ+                    ommends more in-depth analysis.
                                                                                                      ‘‘The reality is that it’s very chicken and
                                                                                                                                                             This bill would provide for the strin-
                                            youth were overrepresented in the youth fos-
                                            ter system and experienced harsher treat-               egg,’’ Renna said. ‘‘If you don’t have the             gent enforcement of title 42 and pro-
                                            ment.                                                   data, you can’t understand the community.              hibit the Departments of Homeland Se-
                                              Although independent research from the                If you don’t ask the community questions,              curity and Health and Human Services
                                            Williams Institute and established pollsters            you don’t have the data.’’                             from weakening its implementation.
                                            such Gallup have provided some data about                 Some government surveys already collect                Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous
                                            the community, that research just doesn’t               information on gender identity and sexual              consent to insert the text of this
                                            carry the same weight as government stats               orientation, including the National Health             amendment into the RECORD along
                                            in leading to funding of direct services and            Interview Survey, the National Crime Vic-
                                                                                                    timization Survey and the National Survey
                                                                                                                                                           with extraneous material immediately
                                            addressing the needs of people in the queer
                                            community, Renna said.                                  of Children’s Health.                                  prior to the vote on the previous ques-
                                              Across government agencies, academics                   Last year, the 2020 Census made history by           tion.
                                            and the LGTBQ+ community itself, people                 including same-sex marriage and same-sex                 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
                                            have expressed a desire to better understand            unmarried partners as options on its survey.           objection to the request of the gen-
                                            the needs of that population. The govern-               The Bureau of Labor Statistics—which uses              tleman from Texas?
                                            ment is doing research to figure out how to             surveys to compile the government’s month-               There was no objection.
                                            best ask about sexual orientation and gender            ly jobs report—began including same-sex                  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, here
                                            identity.                                               married couples in its tally of married work-          to explain the amendment is our new-
                                              But the business of big, robust data sets is          ers in January last year.                              est Member of the United States House
                                            complicated.                                              Considering that only 20 percent LGBTQ+
                                              Government statistics are pretty sophisti-            people live in same-sex married households,            of Representatives, newest member of
                                            cated and the methodology behind surveys                these surveys leave out the vast majority of           the Republican Conference, newest
                                            goes through a lot of prodding. But when it             the community, said Kerith Conran, the                 member of the Texas delegation,
                                            comes to the LGBTQ+ community, govern-                  Blachford-Cooper research director and dis-            MAYRA FLORES, sworn in last night on
                                            ment institutions haven’t done enough re-               tinguished scholar at the Williams Institute.          June 21, after winning the special elec-
                                            search yet to make broader improvements to                And there is a greater dearth of data espe-          tion in the 34th District in the State of
                                            the data.                                               cially when it comes to LGBTQ+ youth,                  Texas. Our colleague Filemon Vega had
                                              The worry is that reporting errors on ques-           transgender people and gender identity, she
                                            tions surrounding sexual orientation and                added.
                                                                                                                                                           vacated that seat.
                                            gender identity may lead to much bigger er-               Earlier this year, Conran and her col-                 Important to note here, she is the
                                            rors in the eventual data.                              leagues highlighted those and other inequi-            first Mexican-born woman elected to
                                              ‘‘Questions for relatively small populations          ties in a public comment urging the US Cen-            Congress—the first. Her husband is a
                                            must be formulated especially carefully; if             sus Bureau and BLS to add sexual orienta-              Customs and Border Protection officer,
                                            they are not, even relatively small sampling            tion, gender identity and sex assigned at              giving her a firsthand understanding of
                                            or reporting errors can lead to large errors in         birth questions to the Current Population              the crisis on our southern border. She




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                                            estimates,’’ the US Bureau of Labor Statis-             Survey.                                                began her working life in the cotton
                                            tics told CNN Business in an email.                       ‘‘There are ongoing health and economic
                                              The questions the Census Bureau asks also             inequities that aren’t going to go away un-
                                                                                                                                                           fields near Memphis, Texas, and is now
                                            have to go through an established process to            less people start paying attention to them,’’          representing a Texas community in
                                            review wording and effectiveness. Ultimately            she said in an interview with CNN Business.            Congress.
                                            the Office of Management and Budget ap-                   Data on sexual orientation and gender                  Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to
                                            proves any new questions.                               identity aren’t collected consistently across          the gentlewoman from Texas, (Mrs.



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                                            FLORES), our newest Member, to ex-                      they make this dangerous journey and                   LGBTQI+ populations. This includes evi-
                                            plain her amendment.                                    face the possibility of horrendous                     dence of higher rates of poverty, unemploy-
                                              Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I                          abuse.                                                 ment, and economic instability experiences
                                                                                                                                                           of homelessness and housing insecurity;
                                            thank the gentleman for yielding.                         My heart breaks every time Border
                                                                                                                                                           worse mental and physical health outcomes;
                                              Madam Speaker, I rise to oppose the                   Patrol agents tell me about the human                  heightened barriers to access adequate
                                            previous question so that we can imme-                  tragedies they see unfolding before our                health care, and widespread experiences of
                                            diately consider H.R. 471, Representa-                  eyes. Yet, the Biden administration                    discrimination. Due to the intersecting
                                            tive YVETTE HERRELL’s bill, to enforce                  seems determined to make things                        forces of racism, xenophobia, ableism,
                                            title 42 at the border.                                 worse.                                                 ageism, and transphobia, for LGBTQI+ com-
                                              As a Mexican-born legal immigrant,                      Madam Speaker, I urge my new col-                    munities of color, LGBTQI+ people with dis-
                                            Border Patrol wife, and a mother, I                     leagues on both sides of the aisle to                  abilities,  LGBTQI+       older  adults,  and
                                                                                                                                                           transgender people, these disparities are
                                            know firsthand how out of control our                   stand with our border communities and                  often even more pronounced. LGBTQI+-in-
                                            border crisis is. Our south Texas com-                  support Representative HERRELL’s crit-                 clusive data collection is a critical tool to
                                            munities are hurting because of this                    ical bill to preserve title 42. The hu-                better identify and address these disparities
                                            crisis, and our people feel totally ig-                 manitarian crisis at our border de-                    and to promote more equitable outcomes and
                                            nored by our government. Dangerous                      mands we do nothing less.                              opportunities for LGBTQI+ communities.
                                            drugs are pouring across the border.                      I believe that securing our border                     Currently, most surveys fielded by the fed-
                                                                                                    shouldn’t be political. It is the right                eral government not collect data on sexual
                                            Eighty percent of the fentanyl killing                                                                         orientation, gender identity, or variations in
                                            Americans comes into our country at                     thing to do.                                           sex characteristics. For example, although
                                            the southern border.                                      Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, a group                     some surveys, such as the decennial census
                                              Human traffickers are taking advan-                   of 156 organizations committed to ad-                  and American Community Survey, ask ques-
                                            tage of our open border to conduct                      vancing equality and opportunity for                   tions that allow for the identification of co-
                                            their evil and heartbreaking trade.                     the LGBTQI+ community, including                       habitating same-sex couples, it is estimated
                                            Criminal organizations are in total                     the YWCA, wrote to Congress in sup-                    that only 1 in 6 LGBTQ individuals are cap-
                                            control of our southern border.                         port of H.R. 4176.                                     tured by those kinds of questions. Although
                                                                                                      They said in their letter: ‘‘Collecting              progress has been made in recent years, the
                                              Last month alone, 240,000 illegal im-
                                                                                                                                                           overall lack of routine data collection on
                                            migrants were encountered entering                      this information in federally supported
                                                                                                                                                           sexual orientation, gender identity, and vari-
                                            our country, a new record. And those                    surveys, such as the Current Popu-                     ations in sex characteristics poses a signifi-
                                            are just the people who were caught.                    lation Survey and the National Health                  cant obstacle for policymakers, researchers,
                                            The true number is undoubtedly far                      Interview Survey, is essential to im-                  service providers, and advocates dedicated to
                                            higher. And in 2022 so far, 50 people on                proving the well-being of LGBTQI+                      improving the wellbeing of LGBTQI+ com-
                                            the FBI’s terror watch list have been                   populations across key areas of life.                  munities, especially those living at the
                                            arrested by the Border Patrol. That is                  For example, although data are lim-                    intersection of multiple marginalized identi-
                                                                                                    ited, research indicates that LGBTQI+                  ties.
                                            higher than the previous 5 years com-                                                                            The federal government collects survey
                                            bined.                                                  communities experience disparities                     data on a wide range of subjects and popu-
                                              Title 42 is one of the only things                    across multiple domains of life com-                   lations and is uniquely positioned to engage
                                            keeping the crisis at the border from                   pared to non-LGBTQI+ populations.’’                    in LGBTQI+-inclusive data collection to gen-
                                            getting even worse, allowing Border                       This inclusive data ‘‘is a crucial tool              erate accurate, consistent, and representa-
                                            Patrol the flexibility to expel some il-                to better identify and address these                   tive data at a scale that allows for the
                                            legal immigrants quickly. And yet, for                  disparities and to promote more equi-                  disaggregation necessary to describe the di-
                                                                                                    table outcomes and opportunities for                   versity of LGBTQI+ communities. As dem-
                                            some inexplicable reason, President
                                                                                                    LGBTQI+ communities.’’                                 onstrated in the recent consensus report by
                                            Biden and the Democrats want to end                                                                            the National Academies, questions about
                                            title 42 for good. Doing this would put                   Madam Speaker, I include in the                      sexual orientation, gender identity, and vari-
                                            out an even larger welcome sign to                      RECORD the letter signed by the 156                    ations in sex characteristics can and should
                                            drug, sex, and human traffickers. It                    organizations.                                         be added to federally supported surveys. By
                                            would send the signal across the world                                                 JUNE 14, 2022.          doing so, federal agencies can take meaning-
                                            that America’s border is open, and that                 Hon. CAROLYN MALONEY,                                  ful steps to fulfill the Biden-Harris adminis-
                                                                                                    House Committee on Oversight and Government            tration’s priorities to promote equity for
                                            the administration has no intention of                      Reform,                                            LGBTQI+ and other underserved commu-
                                            upholding the rule of law.                              Washington, DC.                                        nities through various actions, including but
                                                             b 1245                                 Hon. RAÚL GRIJALVA,                                   not limited to expanding data collection ef-
                                                                                                    House of Representatives,                              forts.
                                              As a Border Patrol wife, I also know                  Washington, DC.                                          Passage of this bill is essential to better
                                            that the morale of our agents is al-                      DEAR CHAIRWOMAN MALONEY AND CON-                     understand the experiences of LGBTQI+
                                            ready low. Eliminating title 42 would                   GRESSMAN GRIJALVA: As a group of 156 orga-             communities, generate policy solutions that
                                            discourage those brave men and women                    nizations committed to advancing equality              are inclusive of LGBTQI+ people and their
                                            even further as they struggle to con-                   and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual,            needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of
                                            tain the never-ending surge of illegal                  transgender, queer, intersex, and other sex-           those policies to reduce disparities and ad-
                                                                                                    ual and gender diverse (LGBTQI+) people in             vance equity. Again, we strongly support the
                                            immigration that the Biden adminis-
                                                                                                    the United States, we are writing to voice             amendment in the nature of a substitute for
                                            tration is trying to make even worse.                   our enthusiastic support for the amendment             the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 4176)
                                              I came to this country legally, as did                in the nature of a substitute and passage of           and urge Congress to quickly take up and
                                            so many in south Texas, for the chance                  the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 4176).            adopt this important proposal.
                                            to live the American Dream. My legal                      The LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act, as intro-                Thank you for your consideration. Please
                                            immigration experience as a child was                   duced, would facilitate the collection of vol-         do not hesitate to contact Caroline Medina
                                            incredible. That legal process is how it                untary, self-disclosed demographic data on             and Madeline Shepherd with any questions.
                                            should be done, and I want more chil-                   sexual orientation and gender identity                        Signed in partnership,
                                                                                                    across federal surveys. The amendment in                 1Hood Power, A Better Balance, Ace and
                                            dren to have that same positive experi-                 the nature of a substitute would add vari-             Aro Alliance of Central Ohio, Advocates for
                                            ence. My experience should not be rare.                 ations in sex characteristics (also known as           Youth, AGE of Central Texas, AIDS Action
                                              We need to focus on legal immigra-                    intersex traits) to the data voluntarily col-          Baltimore, AIDS Alabama South, AIDS
                                            tion and how to make the process fast-                  lected, and would accordingly change the bill          Foundation Chicago, allgo, American Acad-
                                            er and affordable for those good people                 title to the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act.               emy of HIV Medicine, American Psycho-
                                            who want to come to this amazing                        Collecting this information in federally sup-          logical Association, American Public Health
                                            country. Yet, today, we have a Federal                  ported surveys (such as the Current Popu-              Association, American Trans Resource Hub,




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                                            Government that encourages illegal                      lation Survey and National Health Interview            Amida Care, APLA Health, Arizona Trans
                                                                                                    Survey) is essential to improving the well-            Youth and Parent Organization, Athlete
                                            immigration, knowing the dangers that                   being of LGBTQI+ populations across key                Ally, Atlanta Pride Committee, Austin
                                            they will have to go through.                           areas of life. For example, although data are          LGBT Coalition on Aging, Autistic Self Ad-
                                              Not only does this put our country at                 limited, research indicates that LGBTQI+               vocacy Network, Believe Out Loud, BiNet
                                            risk, but it also puts thousands of                     communities experience disparities across              USA, Brooklyn Community Pride Center,
                                            women and children in harm’s way as                     multiple domains of life compared to non-              Inc., Cathedral of Hope United Church of




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                                            Christ, Center for American Progress, Center            Family,     Whitman-Walker     Institute,                The LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
                                            for Applied Transgender Studies, Center for             Woodhull Freedom Foundation, YWCA USA.                 will equip our government agencies
                                            Black Equity, Center for Disability Rights,               Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I ask the                   with the data they need to reduce bar-
                                            Center for Economic and Policy Research,                gentleman if he is prepared to close,
                                            Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP).
                                                                                                                                                           riers and challenges facing this com-
                                                                                                    and I reserve the balance of my time.                  munity. Good data helps us make good
                                              Center     for     Reproductive    Rights,
                                            CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Cen-                    Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I                        policy. Without data, we are forced to
                                            ters, Colors+, Compton’s Table, Corktown                yield myself the balance of my time.                   legislate blindly and guess at solutions
                                            Health,    Council   for  Global   Equality,              Madam Speaker, we have two bills                     to close disparities.
                                            CrescentCare, Damien Center, DBGM, Inc.,                included in this rule that enjoy bipar-                  Madam Speaker, I note that the
                                            Dolan Research International, LLC, Elton                tisan support. They have come through                  LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act does not
                                            John AIDS Foundation, Engel O’Neil Adver-               regular order in committee. They had
                                            tising & Public Relations, Equality Cali-                                                                      mandate that anyone disclose informa-
                                                                                                    legislative hearings. They had sub-                    tion about their gender identity or sex-
                                            fornia, Equality Illinois, Equitas Health,
                                            Erie County Dems LGBTQIA+ Caucus Erie
                                                                                                    committee markups. They had full                       ual orientation. Under this bill, indi-
                                            Gay News, Family Eldercare, Family Equal-               committee markups. All Members were                    viduals choose whether to share that
                                            ity, Family Values @ Work, Fenway Health,               able to participate, and all Members                   information or not.
                                            Freedom for All Americans, Gay Elder Cir-               were able to be heard. This is the way                   This bill, which we take up during
                                            cle, Georgia Equality, GLBTQ Legal Advo-                it should be done.                                     Pride Month, will help us ensure the
                                            cates and Defenders (GLAD), GLMA: Health                  The Restoring Hope for Mental
                                            Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality,
                                                                                                                                                           LGBTQI+ community is represented in
                                                                                                    Health and Well-Being Act will help                    policies aimed at closing disparities
                                            GLSEN, GLSEN New Mexico, Health Equity                  Americans struggling with mental
                                            Alliance for LGBTQ+ New Mexicans,                                                                              and helping underserved groups.
                                            HealthHIV, Hetrick-Martin Institute, His-
                                                                                                    health issues that have been exacer-                     Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote
                                            panic Federation, HIV + Hepatitis Policy In-            bated by the lockdowns of the                          on the rule and the previous question.
                                            stitute, HIV Medicine Association, Howard               coronavirus.                                             The material previously referred to
                                            Brown Health, Hugh Lane Wellness Founda-                  Establishing ARPA–H as an inde-                      by Mr. BURGESS is as follows:
                                            tion, Human Rights Campaign, interACT:                  pendent agency—so critical—will allow                      AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1191
                                            Advocates for Intersex Youth, Jacobs Insti-             for innovative, transformative health
                                            tute of Women’s Health.                                                                                          At the end of the resolution, add the fol-
                                                                                                    technologies and treatments that will
                                              John Snow, Inc., Justice in Aging,                                                                           lowing:
                                                                                                    benefit all Americans.                                   SEC. 10. Immediately upon adoption of this
                                            Kachemak bay Family Planning, Lancaster
                                            LGBTQ+ Coalition, Lawrence, Lee McAvoy,                   Unfortunately, it doesn’t stop there.                resolution, the House shall proceed to the
                                            LMHC, Let’s Kick ASS AIDS Survivor Syn-                 There does not appear to be a statutory                consideration in the House of the bill (H.R.
                                            drome, LGBTQ Center OC, LGBTQ Commu-                    or regulatory justification for requir-                471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and
                                            nity Center of Southern Nevada, LGBTQ Vic-              ing Federal surveys to collect informa-                Human Services from lessening the strin-
                                            tory Institute, LGBTQ+ & Equity Con-                    tion on an individual’s gender and sex-                gency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of
                                            sulting, LLC, LGBTQ+ Spectrum of Findlay,               ual identity. If we are going to ask                   Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening
                                            Los Angeles LGBT Center, Lyon-Martin                                                                           implementation of, the COVID–19 border
                                                                                                    about gender identity, we should also
                                            Community Health Services, MAZON: A                                                                            health provisions through the end of the
                                            Jewish Response to Hunger, Methodist Fed-               be asking about citizenship.                           COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.
                                            eration for Social Action, Michigan Organi-               Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote                  All points of order against consideration of
                                            zation    on   Adolescent   Sexual    Health            on the previous question and a ‘‘no’’                  the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid-
                                            (MOASH), Minority Veterans of America,                  vote on the rule. I yield back the bal-                ered as read. All points of order against pro-
                                            Movement Advancement Project, Naper                     ance of my time.                                       visions in the bill are waived. The previous
                                            Pride, NASTAD, National Center for Lesbian                Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield                     question shall be considered as ordered on
                                            Rights, National Center for Transgender                 myself the balance of my time.                         the bill and on any amendment thereto to
                                            Equality, National Coalition for LGBTQ                                                                         final passage without intervening motion ex-
                                                                                                      Madam Speaker, the three bills in
                                            Health, National Community Reinvestment                                                                        cept: (1) one hour of debate equally divided
                                            Coalition (NCRC), National Family Planning              this rule have the potential to trans-                 and controlled by the chair and ranking mi-
                                            & Reproductive Health Association, National             form the health and opportunities of                   nority member of the Committee on Energy
                                            LGBT Cancer Network, National LGBTQ                     millions of Americans.                                 and Commerce; and (2) one motion to recom-
                                            Task Force, National LGBTQ+ Bar Associa-                  The Restoring Hope for Mental                        mit.
                                            tion, National Organization for Women, Na-              Health and Well-Being Act reauthor-                      SEC. 11. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not
                                            tional Women’s Law Center, National Work-               izes and establishes 35 critical pro-                  apply to the consideration of H.R. 471.
                                            ing Positive Coalition.                                 grams that provide access to mental                       Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I yield
                                              New York Transgender Advocacy Group,                                                                         back the balance of my time, and I
                                            North Carolina AIDS Action Network, NW
                                                                                                    health care and substance use disorder
                                            PA Pride Alliance, Inc., one-n-ten, Out &               treatment across the country.                          move the previous question on the res-
                                            Equal Workplace Advocates, one-n-ten, Out                 Recognizing the benefits of tele-                    olution.
                                            To Innovate, Out Youth, OutCenter South-                health during the COVID–19 pandemic,                      The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
                                            west Michigan, OutNebraska, Outright                    this bill promotes behavioral health in-               question is on ordering the previous
                                            Vermont, PFLAG National, PGH Equality                   tegration into primary care through                    question on the resolution.
                                            Center, Philanthrofund Foundation, Positive             increased access to telehealth as part                    The question was taken; and the
                                            Women’s Network-USA, PowerOn, a program                 of the pediatric mental health care ac-                Speaker pro tempore announced that
                                            of LGBT Technology Institute, PrEP4All,                                                                        the ayes appeared to have it.
                                            Prevention Access Campaign, Pride at Work,
                                                                                                    cess grant program reauthorization.
                                            Pride Center of New Jersey, Prism United,                 The bill also requires self-funded,                     Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, on
                                            Project Weber/RENEW, Resource Center,                   non-Federal governmental healthcare                    that I demand the yeas and nays.
                                            Roots of Change, SAGE, SAGE Metro De-                   plans to comply with mental health                        The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
                                            troit, San Diego Pride, SF LGBT Center,                 parity laws. Mental health care is                     ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
                                            SIECUS, Silver State Equality-Nevada, Still             healthcare, and it is time we treat it as              8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
                                            Bisexual, The AIDS Institute, The Center on             such.                                                     Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, fur-
                                            Colfax, Denver, CO, The Leadership Con-                   The Advanced Research Projects                       ther proceedings on this question are
                                            ference on Civil and Human Rights.                                                                             postponed.
                                              The LGBT Center of Greater Reading, the               Agency-Health Act will jump-start our
                                            Montrose Center, The Source LGBT+ Center,               Nation’s investment in medical re-
                                                                                                    search and innovation. I am privileged                                   f
                                            The Trevor Project, The Well Project, Thriv-
                                            ing Mental Health Counseling NY PLLC,                   to represent part of North Carolina’s
                                            Trans Maryland, Transgender Education                   Research Triangle Park and see the                                      RECESS
                                            Network of Texas (TENT), Transgender Re-                breakthroughs that happen there. By                      The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-




ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE
                                            source Center of New Mexico, Transhealth                establishing and funding ARPA–H, we                    ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair
                                            Northampton, Treatment Action Group, U.S.
                                                                                                    ensure that research like this will con-               declares the House in recess for a pe-
                                            People Living with HIV Caucus, Umoja Be-
                                            havioral Health PC, Union for Reform Juda-              tinue, that more people will be able to                riod of less than 15 minutes.
                                            ism, University of Nevada Las Vegas, URGE:              access groundbreaking treatments and                     Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 53
                                            Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity,                 cures, and that our Nation remains a                   minutes p.m.), the House stood in re-
                                            Vivent Health, Waves Ahead Corp, We Are                 leader in medical innovation.                          cess.



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