Congressional Record, House, July 19, 2022 — Rule for H.R. 8294, H.R. 8373 and H.R. 8404
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This House section of the Congressional Record for July 19, 2022 (H6711 and H6712) carries the rule for consideration of three bills. Garcia of Texas speaks first in support of House Democrats' efforts to protect women's fundamental reproductive rights. Scanlon calls up House Resolution 1232, which provides for consideration of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, the Right to Contraception Act, and the Respect for Marriage Act. Scanlon says the rule for the appropriations bill makes in order 190 amendments. Nadler then calls up the Respect for Marriage Act.
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July 19, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6711
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amend- chair and ranking minority member of the
er, I rise today in support of House ments described in section 4 of this resolu- Committee on Energy and Commerce or
Democrats and their efforts today to tion. their respective designees; and (2) one mo-
(b) Each further amendment printed in tion to recommit.
protect women and their fundamental part A of the report of the Committee on SEC. 8. Upon adoption of this resolution it
reproductive rights. Rules not earlier considered as part of shall be in order to consider in the House the
In my home State of Texas, more amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 of bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of Mar-
than 50,000 women had an abortion last this resolution shall be considered only in riage Act and ensure respect for State regu-
year. These are women who made an the order printed in the report, may be of- lation of marriage, and for other purposes.
extremely personal and intimate fered only by a Member designated in the re- All points of order against consideration of
healthcare decision based on what is port, shall be considered as read, shall be de- the bill are waived. The bill shall be consid-
batable for the time specified in the report ered as read. All points of order against pro-
best for them, their families, and their equally divided and controlled by the pro- visions in the bill are waived. The previous
future. ponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn question shall be considered as ordered on
Yet, MAGA Republicans have never by the proponent at any time before action the bill and on any further amendment
wanted these women to have these fun- thereon, shall not be subject to amendment thereto to final passage without intervening
damental rights, and they aim to strip except as provided by section 4 of this resolu- motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally
away their freedoms. tion, and shall not be subject to a demand divided and controlled by the chair and rank-
But to all the women and the fami- for division of the question in the House or ing minority member of the Committee on
lies who may be scared and are listen- in the Committee of the Whole. the Judiciary or their respective designees;
(c) All points of order against further and (2) one motion to recommit.
ing across America right now, please amendments printed in part A of the report SEC. 9. (a) At any time through the legisla-
hear me now: of the Committee on Rules or against tive day of Thursday, July 21, 2022, the
House Democrats have your back. We amendments en bloc described in section 3 of Speaker may entertain motions offered by
trust women. We are fighting for you. this resolution are waived. the Majority Leader or a designee that the
We always have, and we always will. SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time for House suspend the rules as though under
the chair of the Committee on Appropria- clause 1 of rule XV with respect to multiple
f tions or her designee to offer amendments en measures described in subsection (b), and the
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION bloc consisting of further amendments print- Chair shall put the question on any such mo-
ed in part A of the report of the Committee tion without debate or intervening motion.
OF H.R. 8294, TRANSPORTATION,
on Rules accompanying this resolution not (b) A measure referred to in subsection (a)
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP- earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc of- includes any measure that was the object of
MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES fered pursuant to this section shall be con- a motion to suspend the rules on the legisla-
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023; PRO- sidered as read, shall be debatable for 30 min- tive day of July 18, 2022, in the form as so of-
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF utes equally divided and controlled by the fered, on which the yeas and nays were or-
H.R. 8373, RIGHT TO CONTRACEP- chair and ranking minority member of the dered and further proceedings postponed pur-
TION ACT; PROVIDING FOR CON- Committee on Appropriations or their re- suant to clause 8 of rule XX.
SIDERATION OF H.R. 8404, RE- spective designees, shall not be subject to (c) Upon the offering of a motion pursuant
amendment except as provided by section 4 to subsection (a) concerning multiple meas-
SPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT, AND
of this resolution, and shall not be subject to ures, the ordering of the yeas and nays on
FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND FOR a demand for division of the question in the postponed motions to suspend the rules with
OTHER PURPOSES House or in the Committee of the Whole. respect to such measures is vacated to the
Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, by SEC. 4. During consideration of the bill for end that all such motions are considered as
amendment, the chair and ranking minority withdrawn.
direction of the Committee on Rules, I
member of the Committee on Appropriations SEC. 10. House Resolution 1230 is hereby
call up House Resolution 1232 and ask or their respective designees may offer up to adopted.
for its immediate consideration. 5 pro forma amendments each at any point SEC. 11. Clause 7 of rule XIII shall not
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- for the purpose of debate. apply to any resolution introduced prior to
lows: SEC. 5. At the conclusion of consideration the date of adoption of this resolution.
of the bill for amendment the Committee
H. RES. 1232 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to
Resolved, That at any time after adoption the House with such further amendments as tlewoman from Pennsylvania is recog-
of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant may have been adopted. In the case of sundry nized for 1 hour.
to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the further amendments reported from the Com- Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, for
House resolved into the Committee of the mittee, the question of their adoption shall the purpose of debate only, I yield the
Whole House on the state of the Union for be put to the House en gros and without divi- customary 30 minutes to the gen-
consideration of the bill (H.R. 8294) making sion of the question. The previous question
appropriations for the Departments of Trans- tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr.
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and
portation, and Housing and Urban Develop- RESCHENTHALER), pending which I yield
amendments thereto to final passage with-
ment, and related agencies for the fiscal year out intervening motion except one motion to myself such time as I may consume.
ending September 30, 2023, and for other pur- recommit. During consideration of this resolu-
poses. The first reading of the bill shall be SEC. 6. During consideration of H.R. 8294, tion, all time yielded is for the purpose
dispensed with. All points of order against the Chair may entertain a motion that the of debate only.
consideration of the bill are waived. General Committee rise only if offered by the chair GENERAL LEAVE
debate shall be confined to the bill and shall of the Committee on Appropriations or her
not exceed one hour equally divided and con- designee. The Chair may not entertain a mo-
Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
trolled by the chair and ranking minority tion to strike out the enacting words of the ask unanimous consent that all Mem-
member of the Committee on Appropriations bill (as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). bers be given 5 legislative days to re-
or their respective designees. After general SEC. 7. Upon adoption of this resolution it vise and extend their remarks.
debate the bill shall be considered for shall be in order to consider in the House the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
amendment under the five-minute rule. An bill (H.R. 8373) to protect a person’s ability objection to the request of the gentle-
amendment in the nature of a substitute to access contraceptives and to engage in woman from Pennsylvania?
consisting of the text of Rules Committee contraception, and to protect a health care There was no objection.
Print 117-55 shall be considered as adopted in provider’s ability to provide contraceptives,
the House and in the Committee of the contraception, and information related to
Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, on
Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be consid- contraception. All points of order against Monday the Committee on Rules met
ered as the original bill for the purpose of consideration of the bill are waived. The and reported a rule, House Resolution
further amendment under the five-minute amendment printed in part B of the report of 1232, for three measures.
rule and shall be considered as read. Points the Committee on Rules accompanying this First, it provides for consideration of
of order against provisions in the bill, as resolution shall be considered as adopted. H.R. 8294 under a structured rule. The
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amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 The bill, as amended, shall be considered as rule provides 1 hour of general debate
or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. read. All points of order against provisions equally divided and controlled by the
SEC. 2. (a) No further amendment to the in the bill, as amended, are waived. The pre-
chair and ranking minority member of
bill, as amended, shall be in order except vious question shall be considered as ordered
those printed in part A of the report of the on the bill, as amended, and on any further the Committee on Appropriations,
Committee on Rules accompanying this res- amendment thereto, to final passage without makes in order 190 amendments, pro-
olution considered pursuant to subsection intervening motion except: (1) one hour of vides en bloc authority, allows the
(b), amendments en bloc described in section debate equally divided and controlled by the chair the ability to offer up to five pro
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H6712 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 19, 2022
forma amendments, and provides one This bill will provide a $7 billion and remediate thousands of sub-
motion to recommit. boost for the Department of the Inte- standard units of military family hous-
Second, the rule provides for consid- rior and the Environmental Protection ing.
eration of H.R. 8373 under a closed rule. Agency, which is funding for our na- Finally, this year’s appropriations
The rule provides 1 hour of general de- tional parks, our land and water con- bills build on last year’s successes with
bate equally divided and controlled by servation programs, and for enhanced community project funding, which al-
the chair and ranking minority mem- enforcement of our environmental pro- lows Members of Congress to better
ber of the Committee on Energy and tection laws so that Americans of all represent their districts and exercise
Commerce, self-executes a manager’s ages and backgrounds—and our chil- Congress’ responsibility to direct Fed-
amendment, and provides one motion dren—can have clean air to breathe and eral spending, rather than delegating
to recommit. water to drink, and enjoy the natural it.
Third, the rule provides for consider- wonders that our amazing country has Community project funding allows
ation of H.R. 8404 under a closed rule. to offer. Members to support smart, high-im-
The rule provides 1 hour of general de- This bill provides a $2 billion in- pact investments in their districts in a
bate equally divided and controlled by crease for programs that support public way that is transparent and ethically
the chair and ranking minority mem- health, rural development, and fight sound. I thank the Appropriations
ber of the Committee on the Judiciary hunger. Vital funding for SNAP and Committee for their work to respon-
and provides for one motion to recom- WIC will increase access to healthy sibly reinstate this opportunity.
mit. foods for the 40 million Americans who Because of these rule changes, I have
Finally, the rule provides the major- rely upon our Nation’s antihunger pro- been able to bring millions of dollars
ity leader or his designee the ability to grams, improving their health and low- back to my district for a variety of lo-
en bloc requested votes on suspension ering the cost of living for those in cally backed efforts ranging from men-
bills this week and deems passage of need. tal health programs to community cen-
House Resolution 1230. Funding for the FDA under this title ters to workforce development. This
Madam Speaker, today’s rule pro- will improve the safety and avail- year, I am proud to have secured fund-
vides for consideration of three impor- ability of baby formula. It will ing for 15 projects totaling $20 million
tant bills—one that is part of the reg- strengthen oversight of our food and for Pennsylvania’s Fifth Congressional
ular process of funding the government drug safety laws and support supply District.
for the next year, and two that are chains for critical drugs and medical Madam Speaker, obviously, I could
emergency measures to respond to the devices. keep going on about the amazing
ongoing assault by an extremist right- Funding for rural development will things that this bill will do, but all to-
wing minority against Americans’ indi- provide grants and low-cost financing gether the minibus is a strong invest-
vidual rights and liberties. to expand broadband and fix water in- ment in our country that will help
The first bill is a package of bills frastructure in rural communities, pro- working families, small businesses, and
called the minibus. This package of six moting community and economic de- local communities, as well as helping
annual appropriations bills provides velopment. to fight inflation, create jobs, and sup-
funding for the Federal Government for The bill also provides an additional port economic development.
the next fiscal year for a wide array of $4 billion in funding for government op- Funding the government is Congress’
important government programs: Food erations so that our Federal agencies primary responsibility. It is right there
and farming, transportation, housing, can do the work that we all rely upon. in the beginning lines of Article I, Sec-
conservation and environmental pro- Among other things, this boost will tion 8 of the Constitution, that Con-
tection, veterans programs, commu- help the IRS improve its processing gress has the power to provide for the
nity development, and general oper- times and provide more taxpayers with common defense and general welfare of
ations of the Federal Government. help when filing. A stronger IRS will the United States.
Thanks to the strong leadership of also be able to better enforce our tax With the consideration of these six
House Democrats on the Committee on laws to make sure that billionaires and appropriations bills this week, and the
Appropriations, today’s bill makes large corporations pay their fair share. other six later this month, House
major investments to meet the needs of This funding will more than triple Democrats are meeting their responsi-
Americans at this difficult point in the Election Security Grants program bility to the American people by pass-
time. When we talk about these huge which provides funding to the States to ing a budget on time.
budget bills each year, it can be over- secure our Federal elections by pur- I say House Democrats because I am
whelming, so let’s look at some con- chasing new technology and keeping concerned that my Republican col-
crete examples of how these bills are ahead of bad actors who try to attack leagues may follow their recent prac-
going to benefit our country. our elections. This funding has helped tice of refusing to work in a bipartisan
This budget bill will increase funding to make the U.S. elections so secure manner to fund the government or to
for veterans’ healthcare by $20 billion, that anyone who says the 2020 election solve problems for the American peo-
helping the VA to meet the health was stolen is either a liar or a fool. ple, and then voting against this bill
needs of our Nation’s veterans. In addi- This funding will encourage eco- when it comes to the floor.
tion to funding traditional health serv- nomic development by funding the Of course, over in the 50–50 Senate,
ices for veterans, this bill will expand Small Business Administration’s lend- where 10 Republican votes are needed
mental healthcare, including suicide ing programs and the Treasury Depart- to pass a budget bill, the Senators have
prevention, improve women’s ment’s Community Development Fi- not even begun consideration of any
healthcare, homeless assistance pro- nancial Institutions. Combined, these appropriations packages. Just like last
grams, substance use disorder pro- programs are often the main source of year, House Democrats are passing
grams, and invest in medical research financing for minority and women- funding bills on time while Repub-
to address veterans’ unique health owned small businesses, many of which licans in the Senate are holding up the
needs. are increasingly leading the way in cre- process for months by slow-walking ne-
With the lack of affordable housing ating jobs and economic opportunities. gotiations and refusing to compromise.
being one of the major issues impact- The minibus also makes major in- Last year, this obstructive behavior
ing our communities across this coun- vestments in our servicemembers by by Senate Republicans meant that
try, this bill will increase funding for increasing funding for housing and Congress didn’t pass its 2022 budget
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housing by $9 billion and provide childcare on military installations. until we were halfway through that
140,000 more families and seniors with year. That meant by the time the Fed-
stable, affordable housing. It will get b 1030 eral Government received its 2022 fund-
lead and radon out of public housing This funding will provide more ing, it only had 6 months left to use it.
units and incentivize the construction childcare services for the 1.2 million That is irresponsible. That is not good
of thousands of new units of affordable children of Active-Duty servicemem- business, and it is not sound govern-
housing. bers, as well as the ability to construct ment.
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July 19, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6713
At every turn, the filibuster and spect for Marriage Act. The Right to economic policy we’ve had in the last
stonewalling by Republican Senators Contraception Act would prohibit 40 years.’’ Again, that was Larry Sum-
squash every single legislative initia- States from banning or restricting pos- mers, Democrat adviser to the Presi-
tive that comes their way. session, sale, purchase, transportation, dent.
Madam Speaker, this rule also brings use, prescription of contraception, in- You know what? He was right. Last
two other critically important bills to cluding birth control, IUDs, condoms, month, inflation hit 9.1 percent. That
the floor. Today’s rule also provides for and other products that aid in family is the highest inflation rate in my life-
consideration of the Right to Contra- planning. time. It is the highest inflation rate
ception Act, a bill that would codify The Respect for Marriage Act will since 1981.
fundamental privacy rights relating to codify the current law of the land and President Biden’s inflation crisis has
purchasing, using, and providing con- protect the thousands of same-sex mar- cost the American worker over $3,000 in
traception; and the Respect for Mar- riages and families across this country, annual income, and the skyrocketing
riage Act, which would codify the right who are now justifiably afraid that cost of goods and services will cost the
to same-sex marriage in Federal law. their families are under attack. I can’t average American family over $6,000.
These are two basic freedoms that tell you how many constituents, col- That is what is so nefarious about in-
the overwhelming majority of Ameri- leagues, friends, and their children flation, it hits the working class and
cans support, and that most Americans that I am hearing from in the wake of those on a fixed income the hardest.
are surprised to learn are now under this decision and in the wake of Justice Yet, the Big Government Democrats
threat from an extremist rightwing mi- Thomas’ explicit threat. with their reckless spending policies
nority in our Supreme Court and many Both of these bills will protect rights have these six bills before us today in-
Republican State legislatures across enjoyed by Americans that are now cluded in the package. The six bills in-
the country. being threatened by the Supreme Court cluded in today’s package received a
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, we minority view and their co-conspira- total increase of 11 percent over the
immediately saw a number of States tors in the Republican Party. I am glad previous fiscal year with some ac-
implement or try to pass abortion we are bringing these bills up for a vote counts, like the Federal Trade Com-
bans. The practical and tragic con- so we can see who is going to vote for mission and the Office of Personnel
sequences of those decisions are grow- them and who is going to vote against Management, receiving double-digit
ing every day with women and girls un- them. and triple-digit percentage increases,
able to get the healthcare they need, I am confident that House Democrats which will, of course, fuel additional
whether it is a 10-year-old rape victim will provide the votes necessary to pass inflation.
in Ohio being denied medical care in the bills. It is time for our colleagues Keep in mind, the Defense appropria-
her home State or a women with an ec- across the aisle to stand up and be tions bill approved by the Appropria-
topic pregnancy in Missouri whose counted. Will they vote to protect tions Committee had just a 4.4 percent
healthcare providers are withholding these fundamental freedoms, or will increase. Additionally, instead of ad-
what is standard medical care because they vote to let States take those free- dressing record-high gas prices, Demo-
they fear prosecution under these laws. doms away? crats are pushing this partisan Green
These tragic stories will continue, Today we will find out. Then we will New Deal initiative that will only
and they will get worse. This is the see what our colleagues in the Senate worsen Biden’s energy crisis.
world we live in in the aftermath of the will do. We are going to put these bills Under this measure, offshore oil and
extremist Dobbs decision. But the im- up for a vote, and the public can see, on gas activities are restricted and oil and
pact of the Dobbs decision does not end the record, how their Representatives gas inspection fees are increased. This
with abortion care. The extremist and Senators respond. At least every- is just going to drive up the cost of en-
rightwing majority on the Supreme one will know where their elected offi- ergy for working families.
Court has put our country down a per- cials stand. H.R. 8294 also includes numerous far-
ilous path. They have shown us the Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- left, radical, liberal policies like allow-
harsh reality of judicial review—no ob- ance of my time. ing taxpayer dollars to fund abortions,
jectivity, no textualism or originalism, Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam and keeping our critical and strategic
this is just politics by other means. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gen- minerals in the ground. Alarmingly, it
The majority in Dobbs and others tlewoman from my home State of includes provisions that threaten our
who hold this minority view are push- Pennsylvania for yielding me the cus- national security, including allowing
ing a rightwing agenda that can be tomary 30 minutes, and I yield myself for the closure of Guantanamo Bay,
summed up as this: for all their talk such time as I may consume. which houses some of the world’s most
about States’ rights and individual Madam Speaker, the rule before us dangerous terrorists. It also fails to
freedoms, the rightwing majority is today makes in order three pieces of modernize the nuclear weapons stock-
going to uphold the rights they support legislation, including H.R. 8294, a bill pile and complex, and provides incen-
and take away the rights they oppose. to fund 6 of the 12 appropriations bills. tives for illegal immigration.
The two bills we consider today re- As a member of the Appropriations Further, the rule before us today pro-
spond to the immediate threat articu- Committee, I want to just say I am ex- vides for consideration of H.R. 8373,
lated by Justice Thomas in his concur- tremely grateful to Ranking Member which goes far beyond supporting ac-
rence in the Dobbs decision—that he GRANGER and Chairwoman DELAURO cess to contraception. Let me just be
wants to overturn decisions that pro- for all the hard work that they put in, clear about this point. Not a single
tect rights to contraception, same-sex and also the committee staff. I know a State in the Union, not a single general
marriage, et cetera. It is not just Jus- lot of effort went into this legislation. assembly in any State is debating con-
tice Thomas, Justice Alito has joined Unfortunately, the product before us sidering making contraception illegal.
him in similar concurrences; and, of was flawed from the very start. House This poorly drafted bill has extreme
course, he wrote the majority decision Democrats drastically underfunded our provisions that could harm the health
in Dobbs. national defense while providing major of women, send taxpayer dollars to
Rightwing legislators and Members increases to the same social programs Planned Parenthood and other abor-
of Congress are saying exactly what that have already received trillions of tion providers, and force people to vio-
they want to do and introducing bills dollars in funding under the Biden ad- late their religious and sincerely held
to do exactly this—to undermine the ministration. beliefs.
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right to contraception and to under- It is clear that the Democrats’ out- Madam Speaker, I, therefore, urge
mine the right to same-sex marriage. of-control spending has been the key my colleagues to oppose this rule, and
These are not hypotheticals but very driver to inflation. Don’t take my word I reserve the balance of my time.
real threats. for it. Larry Summers, former eco- Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker,
In response to this insanity, the nomic adviser to President Biden, went these appropriations bills are not going
House must vote this week on the so far as to call the American Rescue to make inflation worse. It is a bad-
Right to Contraception Act and the Re- Plan ‘‘the least responsible macro- faith argument. Inflation is bad. It is
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eating away at family paychecks not Madam Speaker, I fought to expand Additionally, this notion that infla-
just here in America but all across the access to contraception in North Caro- tion is a worldwide issue, I am not sure
globe. lina with support from legislators on when they stopped teaching economics
My colleague cited the recent infla- both sides of the aisle. Twenty years in school, but we are the world’s larg-
tion figures here in the U.S.—they are later it is extremely disappointing that est GDP. If we have inflation, then the
worse overseas. The economic shocks we could be going backward. world has inflation because we literally
in supply chain disruptions caused by The SPEAKER pro tempore. The export it. That is just how economics
the pandemic and then exacerbated by time of the gentlewoman has expired. works.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are hit- Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I To blame Ukraine, Ukraine might
ting hard—yes, here at home and all yield an additional 1 minute to the play a part in this, but who is to blame
across the world. There are things that gentlewoman from North Carolina. for Ukraine? It is President Biden. It
we are doing to bring those prices was the weakness and vacillation—his
b 1045
down, and economic indicators show surrender in Afghanistan—that
that prices are starting to come down. Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, women emboldened Putin. It was the vacilla-
It doesn’t deny the real pain that we across the country are more deter- tion. It was the ‘‘minor incursion’’
are all feeling right now. mined than ever to combat these re- comment that he had that gave Vladi-
Second, which spending would he lentless attacks on our freedom. I sup- mir Putin the green light to invade.
have eliminated? Would it have been port the rule and the underlying bills. Had he just been more resolute in our
the funding to develop vaccines and Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam national security, then we could have
therapeutics? Maybe the funding to Speaker, I yield myself such time as I deterred this invasion. So, he owns
keep people in their homes during the may consume. Ukraine, as well.
pandemic? Would it be the funding that Madam Speaker, my friend and col- The gentlewoman from North Caro-
supported small businesses over the league from Pennsylvania asked me lina brought up Dobbs. I want to quote
last several years, or maybe it is just which programs I would cut funding the actual decision because I think a
the paycheck protection funding? from as if this were some kind of lot of the points in Dobbs were taken
I think it is a hollow argument, and checkmate in floor debate. It is not be- out of context. The Court made it clear
I think it is also worth noting that we cause the answer is very obvious. I in that decision that the decision on
are not seeing any alternative solu- have an extensive list of where I would abortion should ‘‘not be misunderstood
tions. cut. or mischaracterized . . . to cast doubt
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to Just for starters, let’s look at some on precedents that do not concern
the gentlewoman from North Carolina of the increases in the appropriations abortion.’’
(Ms. ROSS), a distinguished member of package and, of course, where I would The Court went out of its way to
the Rules Committee. cut. state that they are not concerned
Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise We have a 20 percent increase for the about contraception, despite the gen-
today to discuss the urgent need to Environmental Protection Agency. tlewoman from North Carolina saying
protect access to contraception. That could be cut.
Just a few weeks ago, the Supreme otherwise.
We have a $1 billion increase for the But let’s go back to Dobbs. Since the
Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Internal Revenue Service. That could
Women’s Health Organization stripped point of the leak of the Dobbs draft Su-
be cut right there. preme Court decision, there have been
millions of women of the right to abor- There is a 30 percent increase for the
tion care. After this decision, draco- 70 violent attacks and threats on
Federal Trade Commission. That could churches, pregnancy centers, and pro-
nian abortion bans in States across the
be cut. Don’t take my word for it. Not life organizations.
country immediately went into effect.
one but two of the Commissioners of These attacks consist of vandalism.
In my own State of North Carolina,
Republican leaders have made it abun- the FTC said that they don’t even need They consist of destruction of prop-
dantly clear that they will take any this increase. There is money that you erty, arson, and even included pro-
opportunity to restrict our rights. Per- could cut right there, Madam Speaker. testers breaching the Arizona State
haps even more sinister than this deci- There is a 12 percent increase to Capitol, forcing legislators to evac-
sion are the opinions that accompanied maintain and improve Federal build- uate.
it. ings. I don’t know if anybody across Radical pro-abortion groups have
Justice Clarence Thomas’ concurring the aisle has been paying attention, proudly declared ‘‘open season’’ on pro-
opinion laid the groundwork for even but most of the people in these Federal life pregnancy centers while these or-
greater government interference in the buildings have been working remotely ganizations are providing critical re-
personal and family decisions of our from home for the last 2 years. Yet, we sources to pregnant women, infants,
people, including the right to use con- need to increase funding to Federal and families.
traception. Make no mistake, the buildings that are literally sitting Republicans want to protect public
American people will not go backward empty as people work from home? safety. We want to ensure pro-life orga-
on contraception. Then, we have a lot of bad ideas re- nizations can continue helping women
We must codify Griswold v. Con- garding climate. $100 million is pro- and babies in need. That is why if we
necticut, which has protected women’s vided for the President’s proposal to defeat the previous question, I will per-
right to make decisions about their use the Defense Production Act au- sonally offer an amendment to the rule
own contraceptive healthcare for dec- thorities to accelerate domestic manu- to immediately consider H. Res. 1233, a
ades. facturing of select clean energy tech- resolution affirming the importance of
This week, we are considering the nologies. That can be cut. pro-life crisis pregnancy centers, con-
Right to Contraception Act. This crit- While we are talking about the shift demning the violent attacks by far-left
ical legislation will safeguard contra- to clean energy technologies, let’s just extremist groups, and calling upon the
ception and its access in the face of be honest about who benefits from this. Biden administration to use all law en-
these extreme attacks. Americans It is China because they are the ones forcement authorities to uphold public
overwhelmingly support the right to who are selling the rare earth elements safety and protect the rights of pro-life
contraception. that are going into things like solar facilities, groups, and churches.
Madam Speaker, I hope to hear from panels. By the way, they are bringing Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous
my colleagues across the aisle about more nuclear power plants online and consent to insert the text of the
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how they could do anything other than more coal-fired plants online while we amendment in the RECORD, along with
support expanding contraception in the hamstring our economy and our energy extraneous material, immediately
wake of the Dobbs decision. sector with these absurd climate prior to the vote on the previous ques-
If my colleagues want to prevent change proposals. tion.
abortions, why would they restrict re- I have more, actually, but for the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
sources to women who want to avoid sake of time and brevity, I will save objection to the request of the gen-
unintended pregnancies? them for later if the issue comes up. tleman from Pennsylvania?
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There was no objection. May 5, 2022: Portland, Oregon, van- of Representatives in condemning vio-
Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam dals smashed numerous windows and lence from the radical left.
Speaker, I yield 7 minutes to the gen- spray-painted graffiti on the Southeast America’s pregnancy care centers
tleman from Louisiana (Mr. JOHNSON). Portland Pregnancy Resource Center. provide absolutely essential services in
The vice chairman of the Republican May 7, 2022: Activists vandalized a all 50 States. There are 2,700 of these
Conference and sponsor of the resolu- crisis pregnancy center in Denton, pregnancy centers. They serve millions
tion is here to explain the amendment. Texas, with the radical pro-abortion of women every year. They are sup-
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Madam messages ‘‘not a clinic’’ and ‘‘forced ported by over 10,000 medical profes-
Speaker, I am grateful for the oppor- birth is murder.’’ sionals. I used to serve as legal counsel
tunity. I thank the gentleman from May 7, 2022: In Fort Collins, Colo- to a number of these groups, so I am
Pennsylvania for handling the rule and rado, activists painted ‘‘my body, my telling you this from personal experi-
highlighting this very important issue. choice’’ on the doors of a Catholic par- ence.
As he said, if the previous question is ish. Madam Speaker, I can go on all day
defeated, then Republicans will amend May 8, 2022, Mother’s Day: Individ- with these examples. I will spare you. I
the rule to immediately consider H. uals attempted to break into the Or- would assume that you recognize the
Res. 1233. That is the resolution that egon Right to Life office in Keizer, Or- obvious.
condemns the spate of attacks that egon, reportedly igniting and throwing When will this body stand up against
have recently occurred against pro-life two Molotov cocktails at the building. the mob? When will we restore law and
facilities, groups, and churches in the May 8, 2022: Vandals spray-painted order?
wake of the Dobbs opinion. pro-abortion messages such as ‘‘abor- CHUCK SCHUMER stood on the steps of
Madam Speaker, these acts are rep- tion is a right,’’ ‘‘fake clinic,’’ and the Supreme Court itself and infa-
rehensible, but we shouldn’t be sur- ‘‘liars’’ on the side of a pro-life preg- mously called out Justices Kavanaugh
prised they are occurring all across the nancy center in Manassas, Virginia. and Gorsuch by name and said that we
country. They have gone unchecked for May 8, 2022: A pro-life nonprofit cen- would release the whirlwind. Well, here
far too long, ever since the draft Dobbs ter in Madison, Wisconsin, was set it is. This shouldn’t surprise us.
opinion was inexcusably leaked to the ablaze and vandalized with the words Madam Speaker, our side is ready to
public in that unprecedented act. ‘‘if abortions aren’t safe, then you act. We are ready to do something. We
Republicans immediately condemned
aren’t either.’’ have an obligation and responsibility
that leak as a threat to the institution
May 13, 2022: Activists left threat- to do it.
of the Court itself, as a threat to the
ening messages on the front of the Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote
Justices themselves as individuals, and
Alpha Pregnancy Center in on the previous question.
as a threat to our very Republic. The
Reisterstown, Maryland, including the Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
Democrat leadership of this body did
messages ‘‘if abortions aren’t safe, nei- yield myself such time as I may con-
nothing.
Weeks went by as tensions grew. Pro- ther are you,’’ ‘‘you’re anti-choice, not sume.
testers harassed sitting Supreme Court pro-life,’’ et cetera. Madam Speaker, I am so happy that
Justices, a clear violation of the black- May 18, 2022: Vandals targeted a my colleagues are rising to condemn
letter Federal Law. Republicans filed a women’s faith-based medical clinic in political violence, but I find it dis-
resolution condemning those acts. The Auburn, Alabama, defacing the clinic’s ingenuous and maybe even a little one-
Democrat leadership of this body did sign and staff members’ vehicles. sided when they only condemn political
nothing even as threats continued to May 25, 2022: In Lynnwood, Wash- violence that they disagree with.
pour in against the Justices and their ington, anti-life activists smashed win- This previous question condemns vio-
families. dows and vandalized the Next Step lence, as my colleague just said, by the
The Senate acted. They unanimously Pregnancy Center with the threat: ‘‘If radical left but not the radical right.
passed legislation to extend security to abortion isn’t safe, you aren’t either.’’ They are conveniently ignoring dec-
the families of the Justices. I and June 2, 2022: Jane’s Revenge claimed ades of violence, harassment, and even
many of my colleagues repeatedly credit for an attack in which its mem- murder of abortion care providers and
called upon the Speaker of this House bers broke windows and scrawled mes- harassment of those seeking such care
to bring this resolution to the floor so sages, including ‘‘God loves abortion’’ on a daily and weekly basis.
we could pass it here and send it to the and ‘‘fake clinic,’’ at Agape Pregnancy Why are they surprised by this polit-
President’s desk. But do you know Resource Center in Des Moines, Iowa. ical violence on this topic when this is
what we got, Madam Speaker? Noth- June 3, 2022: Capitol Hill Crisis Preg- a model that the anti-abortion forces
ing. nancy Center here in Washington, D.C., have utilized for decades?
It was only when an attempt was ac- was the target of leftwing abortion ex- Also, on a more practical note, I am
tually made on the life of Justice tremists who threw red paint on the stunned that my colleague is seeking
Kavanaugh that the Speaker finally door, threw eggs at the window, and to reduce funding for the IRS. Any re-
gave in. She finally brought that legis- spray-painted the window with ‘‘Jane sponsible Member of Congress who
lation to the floor so that we could Says Revenge.’’ prioritizes constituent services knows
push back against the angry mobs. I have pages and pages of these. I that we receive hundreds and hundreds
Madam Speaker, the leadership of don’t think I need to belabor the point. of calls every year, particularly in re-
this body has another opportunity be- It is every day now. It is out of control. cent years, from people who are strug-
fore them today to, once again, push I am going to tell you, Madam gling to get a response from the IRS,
back against the mob. This has gotten Speaker, that this last one, July 11, on who are struggling to get their much-
out of hand. the list here, activists vandalized the needed tax refund, and who are strug-
Radical leftists were emboldened by Women’s New Life Clinic in Baton gling to get payments or straighten
the inaction of this body and the after- Rouge, Louisiana, by spray-painting out difficulties. Why is that? It is be-
math of a leaked opinion, and now they anti-life messages and ‘‘Jane’s Re- cause the IRS has been underfunded for
have targeted their violence against venge’’ on the exterior walls. decades.
the very groups that care for women That last one is personal to me. The The IRS is facing a crisis with retire-
and their unborn children in their most Women’s New Life Clinic stands right ments and with the inability to attract
vulnerable moments. It is unconscion- next to the abortion provider in Baton talent given the tight labor market.
able. Rouge and has offered hope to count- We need to fund the IRS again so that
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Here is a short list of some examples. less women over the years. Women’s billionaires and large corporations pay
May 3, 2022: Individuals vandalized New Life Clinic is doing extraordinary their fair share.
the Care Net Pregnancy Center in work. I am proud to call many of the Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to
Frederick, Maryland, with pro-abortion leaders of that clinic personal friends. the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. GAR-
graffiti, including the messages ‘‘not They do not deserve the treatment CIA).
real clinic,’’ ‘‘end forced motherhood,’’ that they have endured, but they cer- Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak-
and go to Planned Parenthood instead. tainly deserve the support of the House er, it has been interesting to listen to
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the debate. I feel like it is a rerun of shooting that occurred in Squirrel Hill, Yosemite that are actually national
the Judiciary Committee, which we all Pennsylvania. parks. So those are just some of the
serve on. As you know, I am from the South areas I would cut.
I think we should tell the folks Hills of Pittsburgh. I have a lot of Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
across the aisle to just spare us the in- friends that actually attend that syna- ance of my time.
dignation over this political violence gogue. And again, the first time I Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
because, as the manager so aptly char- spoke on the House floor was to con- yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman
acterized, they wrote the book on it. I demn violence. from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE).
can think of at least one doctor who So I just want the RECORD to reflect Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker,
was murdered and, I think, many oth- my consistency on this issue and the let me rise in support of and with re-
ers injured by bombings and harass- consistency of my colleagues. buttal to my good friend, my other
ment. It is just beyond the pale what I wish my friends on the left would good friend from Pennsylvania.
has happened to abortion providers in condemn violence that the left has It is well-known that the appropria-
done. It seems that they cherry-pick tions process is an investment in
the last decade.
their own outrage. America, and so I rise to support the
I want to get back to appropriations
But let’s just get back to economics. appropriations that will be presented
because, Madam Speaker, that is really
Again, there was this notion floated to us in this rule T-HUD, Agriculture,
what I came to talk about.
that inflation is not as bad here as it is Energy and Water, Financial Services,
The FY23 appropriations minibus bill
internationally, and this is a global Interior, Military Construction, and
is something that I support. I am real-
problem. Again, it is a global problem Veterans.
ly pleased that many of the projects I ask the question: Is anyone going to
that were included in my request will because we are the world’s largest
suggest that our military personnel do
come to fruition. GDP. We are exporting inflation.
not need better housing, better schools,
One of the six projects included in But even with that said, inflation is
better facilities, and bases, both in the
the bill is $4 million for the Target far worse here than it is in the devel-
United States and across the world?
Hunger Campus and Education Center, oped world. Our inflation, by reference, And so, investment in the American
which will focus on hunger prevention is 9.1 percent. Japan is at 2.4 percent. people I will never run away from, and
and nutrition education for my con- The U.K. is at 9.1 percent; they are the I hope the Senate does not, as well.
stituents. same as we are. Italy is at 8 percent; And on the question of inflation, I
Also included is $3 million for afford- Canada, 7.7 percent; France, 5.8 per- want to remind my good friend from
able housing construction projects in cent. Pennsylvania, my other good friend,
my district for Avenue Community De- Again, all those countries I listed, that the prices of gas at the pump are
velopment, which, of course, will help those nations in the developed world going down, because inflation is not
us resolve some of the homelessness have inflation that is lower than where pertaining to one administration; it is
issues. we are, with the exception of the U.K., continuing. And the past administra-
This bill also includes a request for which is the same. In Brazil—I should tion dug the hole of the inflation that
almost $3 million for enhancements to say this about Brazil. It is at 11.9 per- we are now in today.
the University of Houston’s Tech- cent in Brazil. I also want to make sure that every
nology Bridge. So this idea that everybody is experi- aspect of reproductive freedom is pro-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The encing inflation, and that we have it tected, and the contraceptive legisla-
time of the gentlewoman has expired. easier, is just not accurate when you tion should be strongly supported be-
Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I look at the numbers. cause people are running for their
yield the gentlewoman an additional 30 Now, I gave a list of what I would cut lives. Women are running for their
seconds. from the budget. It wasn’t an exhaus- lives because they do not have the lack
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- tive list, and neither is this, but I just of fear that they could be arrested;
er, those are just three of the 15 want to give a few more examples. that they could be stopped; or a doctor
projects that were funded. I think that $75 million is allocated for public could say: I am sorry, I cannot help
when they talk about cutting and in- housing, energy efficiency and climate you in your desperate time of need.
flation, is this what they want to do, to resilience upgrades. That could be cut. This rule is very important, and I
stop a hunger project in my district? There is 75 million right there. support the underlying bills.
Do they want to stop making sure our Funding for the FDA—and let’s not And finally, let me—as I was here, as
kids get a good education? Just what is forget, the FDA was the agency that we debated this concept of whether or
it they are doing? failed to prevent the infant formula not you are free in your private rights
Finally, Madam Speaker, just quick- crisis. The Democrats are rewarding to make a decision of who you love, I
ly, I also support, of course, the bill to the FDA with a 10 percent increase. support H.R. 8404 the rule provides for
protect a woman’s right to birth con- That can be cut. this because it says the ‘‘full faith and
trol and the right of same-sex couples And what is so insulting about a 10 credit given to marriage equality.’’
to marriage. So, Madam Speaker, there percent increase to the FDA is, at the I want the LGBTQ community in
are so many reasons to support this same time Democrats want to increase Houston to hear me, the caucus to hear
rule and the underlying bills. the funding to the FDA—again, the me, we are hearing your voices as well.
agency that led to the baby formula And I want you to know that this bill
b 1100 shortage—you have farmers and ranch- includes, for the purpose of Federal
Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam ers that are struggling to make ends law, rule, or regulation in which mar-
Speaker, I yield myself such time as I meet and to actually harvest food be- ital status is a factor, an individual
may consume. cause of the rising food costs and fer- shall be considered married if that in-
There was an—I don’t know if you tilizer costs, and there is no increase to dividual’s marriage is valid in the
want to call it an allegation—an in- them. State where the marriage was entered
sinuation that the only time I speak to And I think one of the most out- into or, in the case of a marriage en-
condemn violence is when it is violence rageous items that can be cut is the $90 tered into outside any State, if the
that I don’t agree with. million that is going to The Presidio marriage is valid in the place where en-
I want to be clear about something. I park, a park that is in an incredibly af- tered into and the marriage could have
condemn all acts of political violence. I fluent area of San Francisco, arguably, been entered into, it is safe.
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have been very consistent on that; so one of the wealthiest areas in the en- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
have my colleagues across the aisle. tire United States. Yet, that park is GARCIA of Texas). The time of the gen-
Great example: The first time I ever getting $90 million, when those around tlewoman has expired.
spoke here on the House floor was in that park can fund it. Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
support of a resolution rejecting white And again, what is so insulting about know we are running short on time,
supremacy, and I talked at length at this is we are not even giving alloca- but I yield an additional 30 seconds to
that time of the Tree of Life synagogue tions to places like Yellowstone and the gentlewoman.
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Ms. JACKSON LEE. I believe this law We cannot afford to govern from CR [Roll No. 365]
is key to rejecting the interpretation to CR, or to pass a budget bill halfway YEAS—219
of Justice Clarence Thomas, who indi- through the fiscal year. Adams Garcia (TX) Norcross
cated, or speculated, that other provi- And I am also incredibly grateful to Aguilar Golden O’Halleran
sions or rights under privacy may be in my colleagues on the Energy and Com- Allred Gomez Ocasio-Cortez
jeopardy. Auchincloss Gonzalez, Omar
merce Committee and the Judiciary Axne Vicente Pallone
We should not jeopardize someone’s Committee for stepping up to present Barragán Gottheimer Panetta
right to love who they want to love, legislation to protect fundamental Bass Green, Al (TX) Pappas
interracial marriages, marriages of any American freedoms that have been Beatty Grijalva Pascrell
kind. And I support the Respect for Bera Harder (CA) Payne
placed at risk by the rightwing major- Beyer Hayes Perlmutter
Marriage Act and the underlying rule. ity of the Supreme Court in over- Bishop (GA) Higgins (NY) Peters
I thank the gentlewoman for her gra- turning Roe v. Wade. Blumenauer Himes Phillips
ciousness. Blunt Rochester Horsford Pingree
Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam I urge all of my colleagues to protect Bonamici Houlahan Pocan
Speaker, I have no further speakers at the right to contraception with the act Bourdeaux Hoyer Porter
of that name, and to repeal the statu- Bowman Huffman Pressley
this time, and I yield myself the bal- Boyle, Brendan Jackson Lee Price (NC)
ance of my time. tory ban on same-sex marriage by ap- F. Jacobs (CA) Quigley
Since Democrats jammed through proving the Respect for Marriage Act Brown (MD) Jayapal Raskin
in its floor consideration. Brown (OH) Jeffries Rice (NY)
their $1.9 trillion stimulus bill last Brownley Johnson (GA) Ross
year, inflation is at an over 40-year At a time when Americans’ rights are Bush Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard
high; the value of American paychecks under attack by a well-funded, extrem- Bustos Jones Ruiz
has also fallen; and families are paying ist minority which has seized control Butterfield Kahele Ruppersberger
Carbajal Kaptur Rush
more for just about everything. of the Supreme Court and some State Cárdenas Keating Ryan
Yet, the rule before us makes in legislatures, it is more important than Carson Kelly (IL) Sánchez
order a funding package that provides ever for elected Members of Congress Carter (LA) Khanna Sarbanes
double-digit and triple-digit increases Cartwright Kildee Scanlon
to use their legislative powers to pro- Case Kilmer Schakowsky
for nondefense programs that will fur- tect and expand Americans’ personal Casten Kim (NJ) Schiff
ther fuel Biden’s inflation crisis. and fundamental freedoms. Castor (FL) Kind Schneider
And by the way, while this bill is pro- So, Madam Speaker, I urge all of my Castro (TX) Kirkpatrick Schrader
viding double-digit and triple-digit in- Cherfilus- Krishnamoorthi Schrier
colleagues to vote for the rule and the McCormick Kuster Scott (VA)
creases for nondefense programs, the underlying legislation. Chu Lamb Scott, David
defense budget has only increased 4.4 Cicilline Langevin Sewell
The material previously referred to
percent. That is appalling. Clark (MA) Larsen (WA) Sherman
H.R. 8294 also is packed with far-left by Mr. RESCHENTHALER is as follows: Clarke (NY) Larson (CT) Sherrill
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1232 Cleaver Lawrence Sires
liberal wish list items like taxpayer- Clyburn Lawson (FL) Slotkin
funded abortion, rather than policies At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Cohen Lee (CA) Smith (WA)
that will address Biden’s economic cri- lowing: Connolly Lee (NV) Soto
Cooper Leger Fernandez Spanberger
sis and fix our supply chains, secure SEC. 12. Immediately upon adoption of this Correa Levin (CA) Speier
our border, and invest in national secu- resolution, the House shall proceed to the Costa Levin (MI) Stansbury
rity, and bring down gas and elec- consideration in the House of the resolution Courtney Lieu Stanton
tricity costs through domestic energy (H. Res. 1233) expressing the sense of the Craig Lofgren Stevens
production. House of Representatives condemning the re- Crist Lowenthal Strickland
cent attacks on prolife facilities, groups, and Crow Luria Suozzi
Clearly, the Democrats’ spending and Cuellar Lynch Swalwell
churches. The resolution shall be considered
policy priorities are out of touch with as read. The previous question shall be con-
Davids (KS) Malinowski Takano
everyday Americans. And that is just Davis, Danny K. Maloney, Thompson (CA)
sidered as ordered on the resolution and pre- Dean Carolyn B. Thompson (MS)
not me saying that. According to a amble to adoption without intervening mo- DeFazio Maloney, Sean Titus
poll, a shocking 75 percent of Ameri- tion or demand for division of the question DeGette Manning Tlaib
cans are experiencing hardship because except one hour of debate equally divided DeLauro Matsui Tonko
of Joe Biden and House Democrats’ in- and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- DelBene McBath Torres (CA)
nority member of the Committee on the Ju- Demings McCollum Torres (NY)
flation crisis. And the majority of DeSaulnier McEachin Trahan
Americans expect the economy to get diciary. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not Deutch McGovern Trone
apply to the consideration of House Resolu- Dingell McNerney Underwood
worse this year. tion 1233. Doggett Meeks Vargas
This bill, like the Democratic Party, Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey
is tone-deaf and out of touch. Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
F. Mfume Velázquez
I, therefore, urge my colleagues to yield back the balance of my time, and Escobar Moore (WI) Wasserman
vote ‘‘no’’ on the previous question and I move the previous question on the Eshoo Morelle Schultz
‘‘no’’ on the rule, and I yield back the resolution. Espaillat Moulton Waters
Evans Mrvan Watson Coleman
balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Fletcher Murphy (FL) Welch
Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I JACKSON LEE). The question is on or- Foster Nadler Wexton
yield myself the balance of my time. dering the previous question. Frankel, Lois Napolitano Wild
Today’s rule is a testament to the Gallego Neal Williams (GA)
The question was taken; and the Garamendi Neguse Wilson (FL)
hard work and leadership of the Appro- Speaker pro tempore announced that Garcı́a (IL) Newman Yarmuth
priations Committee led by Chair- the ayes appeared to have it.
woman DELAURO. I applaud the efforts NAYS—199
Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam
of my colleagues on the Appropriations Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Aderholt Brady Comer
Committee and their staff to prepare Allen Brooks Conway
and nays. Amodei Buchanan Crawford
legislation that meets the needs of ev- Armstrong Buck Crenshaw
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
eryday Americans; to grow our econ- Arrington Bucshon Curtis
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Babin Budd Davidson
omy from the bottom up and the mid-
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bacon Burgess DesJarlais
dle out, rather than relying, once Baird Calvert Diaz-Balart
again, on the failed trickle-down eco- Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the
Balderson Cammack Donalds
nomics of the last 50 years. Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the min- Banks Carey Duncan
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Given the draconian consequences of imum time for any electronic vote on Barr Carl Dunn
failing to pass a budget, I encourage the question of adoption of the resolu- Bentz Carter (GA) Ellzey
Bergman Carter (TX) Emmer
my colleagues in the House and Senate tion. Bice (OK) Cawthorn Estes
to move quickly in negotiating a final The yeas and nays were ordered. Biggs Chabot Fallon
budget bill so we can fund the govern- The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Cline Feenstra
Bishop (NC) Cloud Ferguson
ment on time. It is the responsible vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Boebert Clyde Fischbach
thing to do. 199, not voting 12, as follows: Bost Cole Fitzgerald
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Fitzpatrick Kelly (MS) Rodgers (WA) Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam Bost Graves (MO) Mullin
Fleischmann Kelly (PA) Rogers (AL) Brady Green (TN) Murphy (NC)
Flood Kim (CA) Rogers (KY)
Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Brooks Greene (GA) Nehls
Flores Kustoff Rose and nays. Buchanan Griffith Newhouse
Foxx LaHood Rosendale The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Buck Grothman Norman
Franklin, C. LaMalfa Rouzer Bucshon Guest Obernolte
Scott Lamborn
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Budd Guthrie Owens
Roy
Fulcher Latta Rutherford 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Burgess Harris Palazzo
Gaetz LaTurner Salazar This is a 5-minute vote. Calvert Harshbarger Palmer
Gallagher Lesko Scalise Cammack Hern Pence
Garbarino Letlow
The vote was taken by electronic de- Carey Herrell Perry
Schweikert
Garcia (CA) Long Scott, Austin
vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Carl Herrera Beutler Pfluger
Gibbs Loudermilk Sessions 200, not voting 11, as follows: Carter (GA) Hill Posey
Gimenez Luetkemeyer Simpson Carter (TX) Hinson Reschenthaler
Gohmert Mace
[Roll No. 366] Cawthorn Hollingsworth Rice (SC)
Smith (MO)
Gonzales, Tony Malliotakis
Smith (NE) YEAS—219 Chabot Hudson Rodgers (WA)
Good (VA) Mann Cline Huizenga Rogers (AL)
Smith (NJ) Adams Garcia (TX) Norcross
Gooden (TX) Massie Cloud Issa Rogers (KY)
Smucker Aguilar Golden O’Halleran
Granger Mast Clyde Jackson Rose
Spartz Allred Gomez Ocasio-Cortez
Graves (LA) McCarthy Cole Jacobs (NY) Rosendale
Stauber Auchincloss Gonzalez, Omar
Graves (MO) McCaul Comer Johnson (LA) Rouzer
Steel Axne Vicente Pallone
Green (TN) McClain Conway Johnson (OH) Roy
Stefanik Barragán Gottheimer Panetta
Greene (GA) McClintock Crawford Johnson (SD) Rutherford
Steil Bass Green, Al (TX) Pappas
Griffith McHenry Crenshaw Jordan Salazar
Steube Beatty Grijalva Pascrell
Grothman Meijer Curtis Joyce (OH) Scalise
Stewart Bera Harder (CA) Payne
Guest Meuser Davidson Joyce (PA) Schweikert
Taylor Beyer Hayes Perlmutter
Guthrie Miller (IL) Davis, Rodney Katko Scott, Austin
Tenney Bishop (GA) Higgins (NY) Peters
Harris Miller (WV) DesJarlais Keller Sessions
Thompson (PA) Blumenauer Himes Phillips
Harshbarger Miller-Meeks Diaz-Balart Kelly (MS) Simpson
Tiffany Blunt Rochester Horsford Pingree
Hern Moolenaar Donalds Kelly (PA) Smith (NE)
Timmons Bonamici Houlahan Pocan
Herrell Mooney Duncan Kim (CA) Smith (NJ)
Turner Bourdeaux Hoyer Porter
Herrera Beutler Moore (AL) Dunn Kustoff Smucker
Upton Bowman Huffman Pressley
Hill Moore (UT) Ellzey LaHood Spartz
Valadao Boyle, Brendan Jackson Lee Price (NC)
Hinson Mullin Emmer LaMalfa Stauber
Van Drew F. Jacobs (CA) Quigley
Hollingsworth Murphy (NC) Estes Lamborn Steel
Van Duyne Brown (MD) Jayapal Raskin
Hudson Nehls Fallon Latta Stefanik
Wagner Brown (OH) Jeffries Rice (NY)
Huizenga Newhouse Feenstra LaTurner Steil
Walberg Brownley Johnson (GA) Ross
Issa Norman Ferguson Lesko Steube
Walorski Bush Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard
Jackson Obernolte Fischbach Letlow Stewart
Waltz Bustos Jones Ruiz
Jacobs (NY) Owens Fitzgerald Long Taylor
Weber (TX) Butterfield Kahele Ruppersberger
Johnson (LA) Palazzo Fitzpatrick Loudermilk Tenney
Webster (FL) Carbajal Kaptur Rush
Johnson (OH) Palmer Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Thompson (PA)
Cárdenas Keating Ryan
Johnson (SD) Pence Wenstrup Flood Mace Tiffany
Carson Kelly (IL) Sánchez
Jordan Perry Westerman Flores Malliotakis Timmons
Carter (LA) Khanna Sarbanes
Joyce (OH) Pfluger Williams (TX) Foxx Mann Turner
Cartwright Kildee Scanlon
Joyce (PA) Posey Wilson (SC) Franklin, C. Massie Upton
Case Kilmer Schakowsky
Katko Reschenthaler Wittman Scott Mast Valadao
Casten Kim (NJ) Schiff
Keller Rice (SC) Womack Fulcher McCarthy Van Drew
Castor (FL) Kind Schneider
Gaetz McCaul Van Duyne
NOT VOTING—12 Castro (TX) Kirkpatrick Schrader
Gallagher McClain Wagner
Cherfilus- Krishnamoorthi Schrier
Burchett Gosar Kinzinger Garbarino McClintock Walberg
McCormick Kuster Scott (VA)
Cheney Hartzler Lucas Garcia (CA) McHenry Walorski
Chu Lamb Scott, David
Davis, Rodney Hice (GA) McKinley Gibbs Meijer Waltz
Cicilline Langevin Sewell
Gonzalez (OH) Higgins (LA) Zeldin Gimenez Meuser Weber (TX)
Clark (MA) Larsen (WA) Sherman
Gohmert Miller (IL) Webster (FL)
Clarke (NY) Larson (CT) Sherrill
Gonzales, Tony Miller (WV) Wenstrup
Cleaver Lawrence Sires
b 1155 Clyburn Lawson (FL) Slotkin
Good (VA) Miller-Meeks Westerman
Gooden (TX) Moolenaar Williams (TX)
Cohen Lee (CA) Smith (WA)
Messrs. RUTHERFORD and CURTIS Connolly Lee (NV) Soto
Gosar Mooney Wilson (SC)
changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to Granger Moore (AL) Wittman
Cooper Leger Fernandez Spanberger
Graves (LA) Moore (UT) Womack
‘‘nay.’’ Correa Levin (CA) Speier
So the previous question was ordered. Costa Levin (MI) Stansbury NOT VOTING—11
Courtney Lieu Stanton
The result of the vote was announced Craig Lofgren Stevens Burchett Hice (GA) McKinley
as above recorded. Crist Lowenthal Strickland Cheney Higgins (LA) Smith (MO)
Crow Luria Suozzi Gonzalez (OH) Kinzinger Zeldin
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Cuellar Lynch Swalwell Hartzler Lucas
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Davids (KS) Malinowski Takano
Barragán Foster Newman (Beyer) Davis, Danny K. Maloney, Thompson (CA)
(Correa) (Spanberger) Pascrell Dean Carolyn B. Thompson (MS) b 1206
Boyle, Brendan Gohmert (Weber (Pallone) DeFazio Maloney, Sean Titus
DeGette Manning Tlaib So the resolution was agreed to.
F. (Beyer) (TX)) Payne (Pallone)
Brown (MD) Gottheimer Pingree (Kuster) DeLauro Matsui Tonko The result of the vote was announced
(Evans) (Spanberger) DelBene McBath Torres (CA) as above recorded.
Porter (Neguse)
Houlahan Demings McCollum Torres (NY)
Carter (LA) Salazar (Waltz) A motion to reconsider was laid on
(Spanberger) DeSaulnier McEachin Trahan
(Beatty) Sessions (Babin)
Carter (TX) Kahele (Correa) Deutch McGovern Trone the table.
Sires (Pallone) Dingell McNerney Underwood
(Weber (TX)) Kind (Beyer)
Smucker (Keller) Doggett Meeks Vargas MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
Kirkpatrick
Castro (TX) Taylor Doyle, Michael Meng Veasey RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
(Pallone)
(Correa) (McHenry) F. Mfume Velázquez
Lawson (FL) Barragán DesJarlais Leger Fernandez
Cawthorn (Gaetz) Thompson (MS) Escobar Moore (WI) Wasserman
(Evans) (Correa) (Fleischmann) (Correa)
Connolly (Beyer) Leger Fernandez (Bishop (GA)) Eshoo Morelle Schultz Boyle, Brendan Fallon (Green McEachin
Crist (Correa) Walorski Espaillat Moulton Waters F. (Beyer) (TN)) (Beyer)
(Wasserman McEachin (Fischbach) Evans Mrvan Watson Coleman Brown (MD) Foster Meng (Kuster)
Schultz) (Beyer) Williams (GA) Fletcher Murphy (FL) Welch (Evans) (Spanberger) Mfume (Evans)
Demings (Kelly Meng (Kuster) (Neguse) Foster Nadler Wexton Carter (LA) Gohmert (Weber Miller (WV)
(IL)) Mfume (Evans) Wilson (FL) Frankel, Lois Napolitano Wild (Beatty) (TX)) (Mooney)
DesJarlais Miller (WV) (Evans) Gallego Neal Williams (GA) Carter (TX) Gosar (Gaetz) Moore (WI)
(Fleischmann) (Mooney) Wilson (SC) (Nor- Garamendi Neguse Wilson (FL) (Weber (TX)) Gottheimer (Beyer)
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Fallon (Green Moore (WI) man) Garcı́a (IL) Newman Yarmuth Castro (TX) (Spanberger) Newman (Beyer)
(TN)) (Beyer) (Correa) Houlahan Pascrell
NAYS—200 Cawthorn (Gaetz) (Spanberger) (Pallone)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Aderholt Bacon Bergman Connolly (Beyer) Kahele (Correa) Pingree (Kuster)
question is on the resolution. Allen Baird Bice (OK) Crist Kind (Beyer) Porter (Neguse)
The question was taken; and the Amodei Balderson Biggs (Wasserman Kirkpatrick Salazar (Waltz)
Armstrong Banks Bilirakis Schultz) (Pallone) Sessions (Babin)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Arrington Barr Bishop (NC) Demings (Kelly Lawson (FL) Sires (Pallone)
the ayes appeared to have it. Babin Bentz Boebert (IL)) (Evans) Smucker (Keller)
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July 19, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H6719
Taylor Walorski Wilson (FL) The text of the bill is as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill
(McHenry) (Fischbach) (Evans)
Thompson (MS) Williams (GA) Wilson (SC) H.R. 8404 shall be debatable for 1 hour, equally
(Bishop (GA)) (Neguse) (Norman) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- divided and controlled by the chair and
f resentatives of the United States of America in ranking minority member of the Com-
Congress assembled, mittee on the Judiciary or their re-
ADOPTING CHANGES TO THE SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. spective designees.
STANDING RULES, AND FOR This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Respect for The gentleman from New York (Mr.
OTHER PURPOSES Marriage Act’’. NADLER) and the gentleman from Ohio
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF SECTION ADDED TO TITLE 28, (Mr. JORDAN) each will control 30 min-
UNITED STATES CODE, BY SECTION 2 utes.
LAWRENCE). Pursuant to House Resolu- OF THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE
tion 1232, H. Res. 1230 is hereby adopt- ACT. The Chair recognizes the gentleman
ed. Section 1738C of title 28, United States from New York.
The text of the resolution is as fol- Code, is repealed. GENERAL LEAVE
lows: SEC. 3. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT GIVEN TO MAR- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask
RIAGE EQUALITY. unanimous consent that all Members
H. RES. 1230
Chapter 115 of title 28, United States Code, may have 5 legislative days to revise
Resolved, as amended by this Act, is further amended
SECTION 1. SEPARATE ORDER. and extend their remarks and insert
by inserting after section 1738B the fol-
On any legislative day through the remain- extraneous material on H.R. 8404.
lowing:
der of the One Hundred Seventeenth Con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
‘‘§ 1738C. Certain acts, records, and pro- objection to the request of the gen-
gress, the Chair may at any time declare the ceedings and the effect thereof
House adjourned to meet at a date and time, tleman from New York?
within the limits of clause 4, section 5, arti- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No person acting under There was no objection.
cle I of the Constitution, to be announced by color of State law may deny—
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield
the Chair in declaring the adjournment. ‘‘(1) full faith and credit to any public act,
record, or judicial proceeding of any other myself such time as I may consume.
SEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE STANDING RULES. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 8404 the Respect
State pertaining to a marriage between 2 in-
(a) PRIVILEGED REPORTS BY THE COMMITTEE dividuals, on the basis of the sex, race, eth- for Marriage Act would reaffirm that
ON RULES.—Clause 6(a) of rule XIII is amend- marriage equality is, and must remain,
nicity, or national origin of those individ-
ed— uals; or the law of the land.
(1) in subparagraph (2), by striking ‘‘; or’’ ‘‘(2) a right or claim arising from such a Over the past several decades, mil-
and inserting a semicolon; marriage on the basis that such marriage
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (3) as lions of LGBTQ people in loving and
would not be recognized under the law of supportive relationships have married
subparagraph (4); and that State on the basis of the sex, race, eth-
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (2) the nicity, or national origin of those individ-
and formed families, particularly after
following new subparagraph: uals. the Supreme Court ruled, in Obergefell
‘‘(3) when the proposed text of such a re- ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GEN- v. Hodges, that the Constitution pro-
port has been made available to Members, ERAL.—The Attorney General may bring a tects marriage equality.
Delegates, and the Resident Commissioner civil action in the appropriate United States An estimated 2 million children are
prior to the convening of that legislative district court against any person who vio- being raised by LGBTQ families today.
day; or’’. lates subsection (a) for declaratory and in-
(b) SUSPENSIONS.—Clause 1(a) of rule XV is An enormous body of research shows
junctive relief. that stable and loving families are the
amended by striking the second sentence. ‘‘(c) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Any per-
SEC. 3. REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY. foundation for children’s well-being
son who is harmed by a violation of sub-
Section 3(s) of House Resolution 8 is section (a) may bring a civil action in the ap- and success, and children do best when
amended— propriate United States district court their families have the critical legal
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; against the person who violated such sub- protections to care for one another.
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period section for declaratory and injunctive relief. Thankfully, marriage equality re-
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and ‘‘(d) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the mains constitutionally protected, and
(3) by adding at the end the following new term ‘State’ has the meaning given such there is no indication that it will be
paragraphs: term under section 7 of title 1.’’. overturned in the foreseeable future. It
‘‘(4) any reference to ‘the House’ in sec- SEC. 4. MARRIAGE RECOGNITION.
tions 1(a) and 2(a)(2)(B) shall be construed to
is—and should forever be considered—
Section 7 of title 1, United States Code, is settled law.
include a reference to the Committee of the amended to read as follows:
Whole House on the State of the Union; Nonetheless, the Supreme Court’s re-
‘‘(5) section 3(a)(1) shall not apply; and ‘‘§ 7. Marriage cent position in Dobbs v. Jackson
‘‘(6) for purposes of sections 1, 2, and 3 and ‘‘(a) For the purposes of any Federal law, Women’s Health, which extinguished
regulations issued pursuant to section 6, the rule, or regulation in which marital status is the constitutional right to abortion,
term ‘Members’ shall include Delegates and a factor, an individual shall be considered has raised concerns among some people
the Resident Commissioner and the term married if that individual’s marriage is valid
that other rights rooted in the con-
‘state’ shall include territories and the Dis- in the State where the marriage was entered
into or, in the case of a marriage entered stitutional right to privacy may be at
trict of Columbia, except that—
‘‘(A) nothing in this paragraph authorizes into outside any State, if the marriage is risk, notwithstanding the Court’s as-
Delegates or the Resident Commissioner to valid in the place where entered into and the surance that Dobbs was limited to
cast a vote in the House or record their pres- marriage could have been entered into in a abortion. This includes the right to
ence in the House; and State. marriage equality.
‘‘(B) Delegates and the Resident Commis- ‘‘(b) In this section, the term ‘State’ means In fact, in a concurring opinion in
sioner may only be designated as a proxy by a State, the District of Columbia, the Com- Dobbs, Justice Clarence Thomas ex-
a Delegate or the Resident Commissioner.’’. monwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other ter- plicitly called on the Court to recon-
ritory or possession of the United States.
f ‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (a), in de-
sider its decisions protecting other fun-
termining whether a marriage is valid in a damental rights, including the right to
RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT same-sex marriage. And although Jus-
State or the place where entered into, if out-
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant side of any State, only the law of the juris- tice Thomas did not mention the right
to House Resolution 1232, I call up the diction applicable at the time the marriage to interracial marriage, that right re-
bill (H.R. 8404) to repeal the Defense of was entered into may be considered.’’. lies on the same constitutional doc-
Marriage Act and ensure respect for SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY. trines as the right to same-sex mar-
State regulation of marriage, and for If any provision of this Act, or any amend- riage, and, therefore, it could be vul-
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other purposes, and ask for its imme- ment made by this Act, or the application of nerable to a legal challenge in the fu-
diate consideration. such provision to any person, entity, govern- ture as well.
ment, or circumstance, is held to be uncon-
The Clerk read the title of the bill. Even if we accept the Court’s assur-
stitutional, the remainder of this Act, or any
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. amendment made thereby, or the application ance in Dobbs that its decision does
TORRES of New York). Pursuant to of such provision to all other persons, enti- not call other rights into question,
House Resolution 1232, the bill is con- ties, governments, or circumstances, shall Congress should provide additional re-
sidered read. not be affected thereby. assurance that marriage equality is a
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