Congressional Record, House, July 27, 2022 — H.R. 6929 Susan Muffley Act of 2022
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated July 27, 2022, at page H7211, carrying the text of the Susan Muffley Act of 2022, H.R. 6929, on housing fire safety. The text defines a qualifying smoke alarm as one that is hardwired, or uses 10-year non-rechargeable, non-replaceable primary batteries and is sealed, tamper resistant, contains silencing means and notifies persons with hearing loss under National Fire Protection Association Standard 72. It calls for a national educational campaign on housing health and safety requirements and authorizes $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with further provisions on rural housing and farm labor housing direct loans. It ends with the vacating of ordered yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules.
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July 27, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7211
‘‘(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before ‘‘(ii) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.— year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the date of enactment of this subsection and not The term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a complete a national educational campaign that
substantially rehabilitated after the date of en- smoke alarm that— educates the general public about health and
actment of this subsection is— ‘‘(I) in the case of a dwelling unit built before safety requirements in housing and how to
‘‘(I) hardwired; or the date of enactment of this paragraph and not properly use safety features in housing, includ-
‘‘(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non- substantially rehabilitated after the date of en- ing self-closing doors, smoke alarms, and carbon
replaceable primary batteries and— actment of this paragraph is— monoxide detectors.
‘‘(aa) is sealed; ‘‘(aa) hardwired; or (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(bb) is tamper resistant; ‘‘(bb) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non- There is authorized to be appropriated to the
‘‘(cc) contains silencing means; and replaceable primary batteries and— Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
‘‘(dd) provides notification for persons with ‘‘(AA) is sealed; carry out this section, $2,000,000 for fiscal year
hearing loss as required by the National Fire ‘‘(BB) is tamper resistant;
2024.
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc- ‘‘(CC) contains silencing means; and
‘‘(DD) provides notification for persons with The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
cessor standard; or ant to House Resolution 1254, the or-
hearing loss as required by the National Fire
‘‘(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or
substantially rehabilitated after the date of en-
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc- dering of the yeas and nays on post-
cessor standard; or poned motions to suspend the rules
actment of this subsection, is hardwired.’’.
‘‘(II) in the case of a dwelling unit built or with respect to such measures is va-
(e) RURAL HOUSING.—Title V of the Housing
substantially rehabilitated after the date of en-
Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended— cated to the end that all such motions
actment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’.
(1) in section 514 (42 U.S.C. 1484), by adding (f) FARM LABOR HOUSING DIRECT LOANS & are considered as withdrawn.
at the end the following: GRANTS.—Section 516 of the Housing Act of 1949 The question is on the motion offered
‘‘(k) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— (42 U.S.C. 1486) is amended— by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Housing and related facili- (1) in subsection (c)— KILDEE) that the House suspend the
ties constructed with loans under this section (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
shall contain qualifying smoke alarms that are rules and pass the bills.
end;
installed in accordance with applicable codes (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
The question was taken.
and standards published by the International the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the
Code Council or the National Fire Protection (C) by adding at the end the following: opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being
Association and the requirements of the Na- ‘‘(4) that such housing shall contain quali- in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
tional Fire Protection Association Standard 72, fying smoke alarms that are installed in accord- Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speak-
or any successor standard, in each level and in ance with applicable codes and standards pub- er, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
or near each sleeping area in such dwelling lished by the International Code Council or the The yeas and nays were ordered.
unit, including in basements but excepting crawl National Fire Protection Association and the re-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
spaces and unfinished attics, and in each com- quirements of the National Fire Protection Asso-
mon area in a project containing such a dwell- ciation Standard 72, or any successor standard, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro-
ing unit. in each level and in or near each sleeping area ceedings on this motion will be post-
‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- in such dwelling unit, including in basements poned.
section, the following definitions shall apply: but excepting crawl spaces and unfinished at- f
‘‘(A) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term tics, and in each common area in a project con-
‘smoke alarm’ has the meaning given the term taining such a dwelling unit.’’; and SUSAN MUFFLEY ACT OF 2022
‘smoke detector’ in section 29(d) of the Federal (2) in subsection (g)— Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, pursu-
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 (A) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
ant to House Resolution 1254, I call up
U.S.C. 2225(d)). end;
‘‘(B) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.— (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the bill (H.R. 6929) to increase the bene-
The term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means a the end and inserting a semicolon; and fits guaranteed in connection with cer-
smoke alarm that— (C) by adding at the end the following: tain pension plans, and for other pur-
‘‘(i) in the case of a dwelling unit built before ‘‘(5) the term ‘smoke alarm’ has the meaning poses, and ask for its immediate con-
the date of enactment of this subsection and not given the term ‘smoke detector’ in section 29(d) sideration in the House.
substantially rehabilitated after the date enact- of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
ment of this subsection is— of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2225(d)); and
‘‘(6) the term ‘qualifying smoke alarm’ means The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
‘‘(I) hardwired; or ant to House Resolution 1254, the
‘‘(II) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non- a smoke alarm that—
replaceable primary batteries and—
‘‘(A) in the case of a dwelling unit built before amendment printed in part D of House
‘‘(aa) is sealed; the date of enactment of this paragraph and not Report 117–432 is adopted, and the bill,
‘‘(bb) is tamper resistant; substantially rehabilitated after the date of en- as amended, is considered read.
‘‘(cc) contains silencing means; and actment of this paragraph is— The text of the bill, as amended, is as
‘‘(dd) provides notification for persons with ‘‘(i) hardwired; or
‘‘(ii) uses 10-year non rechargeable, non- follows:
hearing loss as required by the National Fire H.R. 6929
replaceable primary batteries and—
Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc- ‘‘(I) is sealed;
cessor standard; or Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
‘‘(II) is tamper resistant; resentatives of the United States of America in
‘‘(ii) in the case of a dwelling unit built or ‘‘(III) contains silencing means; and
substantially rehabilitated after the date of en- Congress assembled,
‘‘(IV) provides notification for persons with
actment of this subsection, is hardwired.’’; and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
hearing loss as required by the National Fire
(2) in section 515(m) (42 U.S.C. 1485(m)) by Protection Association Standard 72, or any suc- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Susan
adding at the end the following: cessor standard; or Muffley Act of 2022’’.
‘‘(3) QUALIFYING SMOKE ALARMS.— ‘‘(B) in the case of a dwelling unit built or SEC. 2. GUARANTEED BENEFIT CALCULATION
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Housing and related facili- substantially rehabilitated after the date of en- FOR CERTAIN PLANS.
ties rehabilitated or repaired with amounts re- actment of this paragraph, is hardwired.’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—
ceived under a loan made or insured under this (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— (1) INCREASE TO FULL VESTED PLAN BEN-
section shall contain qualifying smoke alarms There is authorized to be appropriated to carry EFIT.—
that are installed in accordance with applicable out the amendments made by this section such (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of deter-
codes and standards published by the Inter- sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years mining what benefits are guaranteed under
national Code Council or the National Fire Pro- 2023 through 2027. section 4022 of the Employee Retirement In-
tection Association and the requirements of the (h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made come Security Act of 1974 (in this section re-
National Fire Protection Association Standard by subsections (a) through (f) shall take effect ferred to as ‘‘ERISA’’) with respect to an eli-
72, or any successor standard, in each level and on the date that is 2 years after the date of en- gible participant or beneficiary under a cov-
in or near each sleeping area in such dwelling actment of this Act. ered plan specified in paragraph (4) in con-
unit, including in basements but excepting crawl (i) NO PREEMPTION.—Nothing in the amend- nection with the termination of such plan,
spaces and unfinished attics, and in each com- ments made by this section shall be construed to the amount of monthly benefits shall be
mon area in a project containing such a dwell- preempt or limit the applicability of any State or equal to the full vested plan benefit with re-
ing unit. local law relating to the installation and main- spect to the participant.
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‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this para- tenance of smoke alarms in housing that re- (B) NO EFFECT ON PREVIOUS DETERMINA-
graph, the following definitions shall apply: quires standards that are more stringent than TIONS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
‘‘(i) SMOKE ALARM DEFINED.—The term ‘smoke the standards described in the amendments strued to change the allocation of assets and
alarm’ has the meaning given the term ‘smoke made by this section. recoveries under sections 4044(a) and 4022(c)
detector’ in section 29(d) of the Federal Fire SEC. 3. FIRE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. of ERISA as previously determined by the
Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (in
2225(d)). and Urban Development shall, not later than 1 the section referred to as the ‘‘corporation’’)
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H7212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 27, 2022
for the covered plans specified in paragraph otherwise received from the corporation in of such payment shall be included in the tax-
(4), and the corporation’s applicable rules, connection with the termination of the plan. payer’s gross income ratably over the 3-tax-
practices, and policies on benefits payable in (3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub- able-year period beginning with the taxable
terminated single-employer plans shall, ex- section— year in which such payment is received.
cept as otherwise provided in this section, (A) FULL VESTED PLAN BENEFIT.—The term (2) SPECIAL RULES RELATED TO DEATH.—
continue to apply with respect to such cov- ‘‘full vested plan benefit’’ means the amount (A) IN GENERAL.—If the taxpayer dies be-
ered plans. of monthly benefits that would be guaran- fore the end of the 3-taxable-year period de-
(2) RECALCULATION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.— teed under section 4022 of ERISA as of the scribed in paragraph (1), any amount to
(A) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the date of plan termination with respect to an which paragraph (1) applies which has not
amount of monthly benefits with respect to eligible participant or beneficiary if such been included in gross income for a taxable
an eligible participant or beneficiary de- section were applied without regard to the year ending before the taxable year in which
scribed in paragraph (1) was calculated prior phase-in limit in subsection (b)(1) of such such death occurs shall be included in gross
to the date of enactment of this Act, the cor- Act and the maximum guaranteed benefit income for such taxable year.
poration shall recalculate such amount pur- limitation in subsection (b)(3) of such Act (B) SPECIAL ELECTION FOR SURVIVING
suant to paragraph (1), and shall adjust any (including the accrued-at-normal limita- SPOUSES OF ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—If—
subsequent payments of such monthly bene- tion). (i) a taxpayer with respect to whom para-
fits accordingly, as soon as practicable after (B) NORMAL BENEFIT GUARANTEE.—The graph (1) applies dies,
such date. term ‘‘normal benefit guarantee’’ means the (ii) such taxpayer is an eligible partici-
(B) LUMP-SUM PAYMENTS OF PAST-DUE BENE- amount of monthly benefits guaranteed pant,
FITS.—Not later than 180 days after the date under such section with respect to an eligi- (iii) the surviving spouse of such eligible
of enactment of this Act, the corporation, in ble participant or beneficiary without regard participant is entitled to a survivor benefit
consultation with the Secretary of the to this Act. from the corporation with respect to such el-
Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, shall (4) COVERED PLANS.—The covered plans igible participant, and
make a lump-sum payment to each eligible specified in this paragraph are the following: (iv) such surviving spouse elects (at such
participant or beneficiary whose guaranteed (A) The Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees time and in such manner as the Secretary
benefits are recalculated under subparagraph Pension Plan. may provide) the application of this subpara-
(A) in an amount equal to— (B) The Delphi Retirement Program for graph,
(i) in the case of an eligible participant, Salaried Employees. subparagraph (A) shall not apply and any
the excess of— (C) The PHI Non-Bargaining Retirement amount which would have (but for such tax-
(I) the total of the full vested plan benefits Plan. payer’s death) been included in the gross in-
of the participant for all months for which (D) The ASEC Manufacturing Retirement come of such taxpayer under paragraph (1)
such guaranteed benefits were paid prior to Program. for any taxable year beginning after the date
such recalculation, over (E) The PHI Bargaining Retirement Plan. of such death shall be included in the gross
(II) the sum of any applicable payments (F) The Delphi Mechatronic Systems Re- income of such surviving spouse for the tax-
made to the eligible participant; and tirement Program. able year of such surviving spouse ending
(ii) in the case of an eligible beneficiary, (5) TREATMENT OF PBGC DETERMINATIONS.— with or within such taxable year of the tax-
the sum of— Any determination made by the corporation payer.
(I) the amount that would be determined under this section concerning a recalcula- SEC. 3. PENSION VARIABLE RATE PREMIUM PAY-
under clause (i) with respect to the partici- tion of benefits or lump-sum payment of MENT ACCELERATION.
pant of which the eligible beneficiary is a past-due benefits shall be subject to adminis-
beneficiary if such participant were still in Notwithstanding section 4007(a) of the Em-
trative review by the corporation. Any new ployee Retirement Income Security Act of
pay status; plus determination made by the corporation
(II) the excess of— 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1307(a)) and section 4007.11 of
under this section shall be governed by the title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, any ad-
(aa) the total of the full vested plan bene- same administrative review process as any
fits of the eligible beneficiary for all months ditional premium determined under subpara-
other benefit determination by the corpora- graph (E) of section 4006(a)(3) of such Act (29
for which such guaranteed benefits were paid tion.
prior to such recalculation, over U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)) the due date for which is
(b) TRUST FUND FOR PAYMENT OF INCREASED
(bb) the sum of any applicable payments (but for this section) after September 15,
BENEFITS.—
made to the eligible beneficiary. 2032, and before November 1, 2032, shall be
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the due not later than September 15, 2032.
in the Treasury of the United States a trust
corporation shall increase each lump-sum fund to be known as the ‘‘Delphi Full Vested The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill,
payment made under this subparagraph to Plan Benefit Trust Fund’’ (hereafter in this as amended, shall be debatable for 1
account for foregone interest in an amount subsection referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’), con- hour equally divided and controlled by
determined by the corporation designed to sisting of such amounts as may be appro- the chair and ranking minority mem-
reflect a 6 percent annual interest rate on priated or credited to the Fund as provided
each past-due amount attributable to the un- ber of the Committee on Ways and
in this section.
derpayment of guaranteed benefits for each Means or their respective designees.
(2) FUNDING.—There is appropriated from
month prior to such recalculation. the general fund such amounts as are nec- After 1 hour of debate, it shall be in
(C) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND BENE- essary for the costs of the payment of the order to consider the further amend-
FICIARIES.— portion of monthly benefits guaranteed to a ment printed in part E of House Report
(i) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec- participant or beneficiary pursuant to sub- 117–432, if offered by the Member des-
tion, an eligible participant or beneficiary is section (a) and for necessary administrative ignated in the report, which shall be
a participant or beneficiary who— and operating expenses of the corporation re-
(I) as of the date of the enactment of this
considered read, shall be separately de-
lating to such payment. The Fund shall be batable for the time specified in the re-
Act, is in pay status under a covered plan or credited with amounts from time to time as
is eligible for future payments under such port equally divided and controlled by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in conjunc-
plan; tion with the Director of the corporation, de- the proponent and an opponent, and
(II) has received or will receive applicable termines appropriate, from the general fund shall not be subject to a demand for a
payments in connection with such plan of the Treasury. division of the question.
(within the meaning of clause (ii)) that does (3) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.—Amounts in The gentleman from Michigan (Mr.
not exceed the full vested plan benefits of the Fund shall be available for the payment KILDEE) and the gentlewoman from
such participant or beneficiary; and of the portion of monthly benefits guaran- North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) each will
(III) is not covered by the 1999 agreements teed to a participant or beneficiary pursuant
between General Motors and various unions control 30 minutes.
to subsection (a) and for necessary adminis- The Chair recognizes the gentleman
providing a top-up benefit to certain hourly trative and operating expenses of the cor-
employees who were transferred from the poration relating to such payment.
from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE).
General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pen- (c) REGULATIONS.—The corporation, in con- b 1545
sion Plan to the Delphi Hourly-Rate Employ- sultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
ees Pension Plan. and the Secretary of Labor, may issue such GENERAL LEAVE
(ii) APPLICABLE PAYMENTS.—For purposes regulations as necessary to carry out this Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I ask
of this paragraph, applicable payments to a section. unanimous consent that all Members
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participant or beneficiary in connection with (d) TAX TREATMENT OF LUMP-SUM PAY- may have 5 legislative days in which to
a plan consist of the following: MENTS.—
(I) Payments under the plan equal to the (1) IN GENERAL.—Unless the taxpayer elects
revise and extend their remarks and to
normal benefit guarantee of the participant (at such time and in such manner as the Sec- insert extraneous material on the bill.
or beneficiary. retary may provide) to have this paragraph The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
(II) Payments to the participant or bene- not apply with respect to any lump-sum pay- objection to the request of the gen-
ficiary made pursuant to section 4022(c) or ment under subsection (a)(2)(B), the amount tleman from Michigan?
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There was no objection. and cut their earned pensions. It was nore this important duty and are
Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield the Federal Government, not General happy to mortgage the future of the
myself such time as I may consume. Motors, who directly negotiated with next generation with reckless spend-
Madam Speaker, H.R. 6929, the Susan the PBGC. ing.
Muffley Act of 2022, will restore the What happened to these hardworking On top of the price tag, there have
hard-earned pensions of more than retirees was wrong, and now it is the been no hearings and no markups on
20,000 Delphi salaried retirees, includ- Federal Government who has the re- H.R. 6929.
ing 5,000 in my home State of Michi- sponsibility to fix the mess that itself Is this the standard the House wants
gan. created. to operate under—one where any piece
The Susan Muffley Act is a bipar- We need to get this legislation done of legislation can be fast-tracked to
tisan bill supported by Republicans and for people like Susan Muffley for whom the floor without due consideration
Democrats in both the House and the this bill is named. David Muffley, Su- and scrutiny?
Senate. I worked most particularly san’s husband, worked at Delphi as an Under Democrat control, good gov-
with Mr. RYAN of Ohio and Mr. TURNER electronics technician for 31 years but ernance has long been abandoned in the
of Ohio on this legislation along with lost the full value of his pension in people’s House.
the other cosponsors. It is endorsed by 2009. His wife, Susan Muffley, was a In 2009, when Delphi Corporation
the AARP, the AFL–CIO, and the UAW. core part of the Delphi Salaried Retir- completed its 4-year bankruptcy, its
I am glad we can come together finally ees Association’s leadership team defined benefit pension plans were ter-
to do what is right for these workers. fighting to restore these pensions. minated and taken over by the Pension
These are workers who lost their pen- Because of the financial difficulties Benefit Guaranty Corporation, PBGC,
sions through no fault of their own. of losing their pension, Susan avoided a process that has been well-estab-
In this country, Madam Speaker, if seeing her doctor because they couldn’t lished. At that time, the Delphi pen-
you work hard and play by the rules, afford it. Sadly, she was ultimately di- sion plans were collectively under-
you should be able to retire with dig- agnosed with pancreatic cancer and funded by $7.2 billion. Delphi did not
nity and with peace of mind. Instead, passed away. make required contributions to its pen-
these workers had the rug ripped out After working hard for 30 years to sion plans in the 4 years it was moving
from underneath them and lost their earn a pension to support your family through bankruptcy. The salaried em-
hard-earned benefits. When General through retirement, no worker and no ployee plan, in particular, was only 48
Motors filed for bankruptcy during the family member should be forced to percent funded with $2.4 billion in as-
Great Recession the Federal Govern- forgo medical treatment to make ends sets and liabilities of $5 billion.
ment—I repeat, the Federal Govern- meet. These workers need the Susan Fast forward to today, and we are
ment—made the unprecedented step to Muffley Act. The last 13 years have considering a bill that would dole out
move in and save the auto industry. At been an absolute nightmare for these money like candy. Under this bill, par-
the direction of the Federal Govern- families. These are people I know. ticipants would receive a retroactive
ment, however, the U.S. Pension Ben- During the Obama Administration, lump-sum payment, or ‘‘top-up,’’ of the
efit Guaranty Corporation, the PBGC, the problem was created but never ad- difference between what was paid by
assumed responsibility for the Delphi dressed. During the Trump administra- PBGC and what the plans would have
salaried retiree pensions. After nego- tion, the former President talked about paid had they not been terminated.
tiations with the Federal Government, fixing the issue but never acted. He ran But here is the kicker, Madam
the PBGC cut those hard-earned bene- out of time before that moment could Speaker: this top-up would come with
fits by as much as 70 percent for 20,000 occur. But now, today, after lots of an additional 6 percent interest, and all
Delphi salaried retirees. talk and not so much action, Congress participants would receive their origi-
These retirees were treated dif- can finally act to provide relief and nal monthly benefits moving forward.
Let’s turn our attention to the prece-
ferently than other retirees impacted justice for these workers, these Delphi
dent that this bill sets for the entire
by the GM bankruptcy. They suffered salaried retirees.
single-employer pension system. Cur-
significant cuts to their benefits, up- Madam Speaker, I urge my col-
rently, PBGC’s single-employer insur-
ending the lives of thousands and thou- leagues to support this important leg-
ance program is funded exclusively by
sands of families. islation, and I reserve the balance of
In September of 2019, the Delphi Sal- premiums paid by employer plan spon-
my time.
aried Retirees Association filed suit Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield sors and does not—does not—receive
against the PBGC to have their pension myself such time as I may consume. taxpayer dollars. PBGC is the trustee
benefits restored. It went all the way Madam Speaker, when it comes to of over 5,000 terminated single-em-
to the Supreme Court until the Court bailouts, Congress just can’t seem to ployer plans.
Madam Speaker, please pay attention
declined to hear the case, making it help itself. Under President Biden, tax-
to this next part. By topping up one
clear that only congressional action payers have been forced to bankroll the
plan, Congress will be pressured and ex-
could restore these earned pension ben- so-called American Rescue Plan which
pected to top up the remaining 5,000
efits. included an uncapped bailout for fail-
terminated plans and every future ter-
Our legislation would make this ing and insolvent multi-employer pen-
minated plan.
unique group of retirees who had their sions. How many plans does PBGC cur-
pensions unfairly and disproportion- From footing the bill for this exces-
rently insure?
ately cut will make them whole again. sive government spending to record- More than 23,000 active, single-em-
This means that beneficiaries will re- high gas prices, taxpayers can’t catch a ployer plans are currently insured.
ceive a payment of the difference of break in Biden’s America, and today So, Madam Speaker, what is next on
what was actually paid to them by the we are considering another bailout the docket?
PBGC and what they would have that will force taxpayers to cover the Should Congress roll up its sleeves
earned had they been able to keep their tab for failed, privately run pensions. and make whole every American’s
pensions like everyone else did. Moving What message does this send to the 401(k) plan that took a few hits?
forward, beneficiaries will receive their men and women who have their own re- Again, how about Americans who do
full earned pension. tirement accounts to worry about or not have a pension plan?
This bill is fully paid for and will not have no retirement accounts at all? There are many of those. Imagine the
add to the deficit. More pension bailouts set a damning harebrained schemes that Congress
Delphi salaried retirees deserve to precedent. In case anyone has forgot- could start pulling out of its hat if
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have their pensions made whole be- ten, we work for hardworking tax- given this encouragement. We should
cause it was the Federal Government payers in this country. As Members of be protecting taxpayers, not feeding
that singled these workers out. It was Congress we have an obligation to en- them to the wolves.
the Federal Government who stepped sure that taxpayer dollars are being This bill is a slap in the face to fiscal
in to rescue General Motors but de- spent as efficiently and effectively as responsibility. H.R. 6929’s cash give-
cided to treat these workers differently possible. Unfortunately, too many ig- away will force taxpayers to shoulder a
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cost of $800 million over the next dec- Madam Speaker, I thank my col- groups. Americans don’t work hard
ade and $1.3 billion in all to bail out league, Congressman KILDEE, for intro- each and every day to fund irrespon-
underfunded, privately run pension ducing this bipartisan bill, and I urge sible pet projects. We need more fiscal
plans. my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ In Amer- sanity, not more pension bailouts.
Another bailout of failing pension ica we are better than this, and we On top of all these issues, the man-
plans does nothing but stick it to hard- need to pass this bill. ager’s amendment is simply a budget
working taxpayers. This bill simply un- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 gimmick to make the bill appear to
derscores the fact that Congress is too minutes to the distinguished gen- cost nothing.
misguided to focus on real issues. tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. KEL- In reality, it accelerates the time pe-
Madam Speaker, hardworking tax- LER). riod in which single-employer plans are
payers cannot afford more senseless Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I required to pay their variable rate pre-
bailouts. Enough is enough. thank the ranking member, Dr. Foxx, miums to the PBGC to fit within the
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- of North Carolina for yielding. budget window, and it adds nothing to
ance of my time. Unlike the multi-employer pension the PBGC’s bottom line.
Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
program, which was recently injected
myself such time as I may consume. time of the gentleman has expired.
with billions of taxpayer dollars, the Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the single-employer insurance program is an additional 30 seconds to the gen-
comments of my colleague. I disagree self-sufficient. It is funded by pre- tleman from Pennsylvania.
with the conclusions that she makes, miums paid by employer sponsors to Mr. KELLER. PBGC is going to re-
and I would only challenge a couple of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- ceive the same amount of money with
things. tion. By most accounts, PBGC’s single- or without the manager’s amendment.
One is on the issue of precedent. employer insurance system is healthy I encourage my colleagues to oppose
There is no precedent, unless the prece- and not in need of bailouts. Yet a bail- this legislation and the dangerous, fis-
dent is when the Federal Government out is exactly what H.R. 6929 is. You cally irresponsible precedent it sets.
intervenes and takes control of a com- cannot give public money out to one Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield
pany, takes ownership of a company, it person without first taking it from an- 2 minutes to the gentleman from New
buys the problem. It then owns the so- other. York (Mr. HIGGINS), my colleague on
lution. It owns responsibility for the This bill does not help Pennsylva- the Ways and Means Committee.
solution. nians without a pension plan or with Mr. HIGGINS of New York. I rise
So the only precedent that I think losses in their personal retirement ac- today in support of H.R. 6929, the Susan
this sets is one that I learned a long counts. On the contrary, this bill is an Muffley Act.
time ago: if you broke it, you bought irresponsible giveaway that sets a dan- Madam Speaker, this House has been
it. The Federal Government intervened gerous precedent for the Federal Gov- one of the strongest advocates for
and made these decisions dispropor- ernment’s involvement in pension workers and worker families in recent
tionately affecting these particular plans going forward. history.
employees. We passed legislation to increase the
The rest of the employees got their b 1600 minimum wage; to support the right to
pensions topped up, why wouldn’t this The Congressional Budget Office esti- organize; to decrease the cost of drugs
particular set? mates that this bailout will cost tax- and health insurance. And we protected
Secondly, I disagree with the ref- payers nearly $800 million over 10 and restored pensions. But as this bill
erence that this is candy. For these years; not including the lifetime cost shows, our work is not complete.
taxpayers, these families, this is rent, of the bill, which could reach $1.3 bil- My community in Buffalo and West-
this is food on the table, it is their lion. I wonder how the people that have ern New York has a long history of
mortgage payment, it is a car pay- to pay that in the next generation are auto-making. When the recession hit in
ment, and it is medicine—medicines going to pay their rent, afford their 2009, families across my district saw
that, sadly, Susan Muffley didn’t have college, and afford their groceries. their pensions evaporate.
the ability to get to because her pen- Congressional Democrats and the And while we stabilized the auto sec-
sion was cut. This is about justice. Biden administration have already tor, and the loans have been repaid,
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to spent tens of billions on insolvent and thousands of former auto company em-
the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. failing multi-employer plans, without ployees have been left behind, includ-
LAWRENCE), who unfortunately is holding trustees accountable for failing ing hundreds of Delphi workers in
spending her last months in Congress. I workers or retirees, or meaningfully Lockport who, due to no fault of their
wish that weren’t the case. reforming the pension system to pre- own, had their pensions arbitrarily cut.
Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I vent future insolvency. This legislation will fix that long-
rise today in support of the Susan Once again, the Federal Government standing error and will provide cer-
is offering a pension bailout. tainty so that these families can retire
Muffley Act. This bill would restore
Hardworking taxpayers who have with the benefits they earned.
pension benefits to over 20,000 Delphi
I thank Mr. KILDEE from Michigan,
salaried retirees, including over 5,000 their own retirements to worry about
Mr. RYAN and Mr. TURNER from Ohio,
Michiganders. cannot continue to shoulder this bur-
for being champions of this bill, and I
When GM filed for bankruptcy during den. We cannot set this kind of prece-
urge my colleagues to support its pas-
the Great Recession, these families lost dent for a single-employer system. If
sage.
up to 70 percent of their earned bene- Congress gives special treatment to Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield 4
fits. They need and deserve the atten- this plan covered by today’s bill, the minutes to the gentleman from Vir-
tion and action of this body. other 5,000 single-employer plans also ginia (Mr. GOOD).
This bill is named after Susan managed by PBGC will pressure Con- Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speak-
Muffley, whose husband worked at Del- gress to do the same for all. er, I rise today in strong opposition to
phi for 31 years and could not seek Is Congress then expected to top up H.R. 6929, another Democrat bailout
medical treatment when their family or provide a lump sum to every future bill by the sponsors of the nanny state.
lost the pension. terminated plan? These are serious im- It is clear that ‘‘Bidenflation’’ is
Mrs. Muffley spent years fighting to plications that cannot be ignored. crushing the American people with the
have all these pensions restored. The vast majority of participants in Biden price hike that is causing sky-
Let me be absolutely clear: terminated plans receive their full ben- high gas prices, and Americans are
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Michiganders and all Americans who efits. The Delphi plans are no excep- struggling to stay afloat as the econ-
have worked hard their entire lives to tion. Nearly three-fourths of partici- omy limps toward recession.
support their families deserve the right pants were not subject to the PBGC’s Not surprisingly though, Democrats
to retire with dignity and financial se- statutory guarantee limits. are trying to redefine the term ‘‘reces-
curity. This is simply the right thing This body must remember it works sion’’ to avoid recognizing the failures
to do. for the taxpayers, not political interest of their damaging policies.
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Let me help them out by quoting, I appreciated the gentleman’s com- the pensions of the Delphi Salaried Re-
paraphrasing from the former Presi- ments. I will point out, since the gen- tirees.
dent Ronald Reagan: A recession is tleman did refer to the former Presi- I am very proud to speak on behalf of
when your neighbor loses his job. A de- dent, Mr. Trump, that Mr. Trump saw this bipartisan bill. During the Obama
pression is when you lose your job. But this as an injustice and directed his ad- administration’s 2009 taxpayer-funded
a recovery is when Democrat Members ministration to address it as well. General Motors bankruptcy bailout,
of Congress lose their jobs. And I also think there is enough par- President Obama’s Auto Task Force di-
This legislation would make hard- tisanship in Washington, more than rected the Pension Benefit Guaranty
working middle-class taxpayers reim- enough, so let’s not make something Corporation to terminate the fully
burse pension plan participants who that is bipartisan just for the point of funded pensions of more than 20,000
were employed by the now-defunct Del- rhetorical value into something that is Delphi Automotive salaried retirees.
phi Corporation and add 6 percent in- claimed to be partisan. Even worse is that the pensions of
terest. The Democrats insist that this This is not a partisan piece of legisla- the salaried retirees were terminated
is just an attempt to rightfully recover tion. I see Mr. TURNER on the other while the Obama Auto Task Force used
losses suffered by these former employ- side of the aisle. We have worked to- the taxpayer-funded bankruptcy to top
ees. gether on this for years; 17 of the 37 co- up the pensions of the Delphi union
But early in my own career, I actu- sponsors of this legislation are Repub- employees. The Obama administration
ally experienced this kind of unfortu- licans, including Members with whom I choose winners and losers, with tax-
nate situation firsthand. In fact, my don’t think I have ever shared sponsor- payers’ dollars.
first employer after college ended their ship. I don’t recall, for example, being A 2013 report published by the Spe-
cash balance pension plan just a couple a cosponsor of any piece of legislation cial Inspector General for TARP said:
of years after I started with the com- with Mr. MO BROOKS. We are on this ‘‘Treasury did not view the non-UAW
pany. But it never occurred to me that one. Delphi hourly employees or the Delphi
other hardworking taxpayers should This is not a partisan bill, so let’s not salaried employees as having leverage
have to pay me for the benefits and call it that. You can disagree with it. because they could not hold up GM’s
earnings that I missed out on. You can vote against people getting bankruptcy.’’
My next employer sold my division their hard-earned pensions, but let’s These pensions did not fail. These
to a competitor, and then the former not make it into something that it pensioners were robbed of their pen-
parent company went under, and the isn’t. sions by the people who were supposed
value of their stock that made up a sig- Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to to protect them.
nificant portion of my retirement ac- the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. For over 13 years now, I have worked
count went to zero. But, again, it never DINGELL), a friend that I have known with my colleagues to try to restore
occurred to me that other, hard- for a very long time, a member of the these pensions. President Trump issued
working taxpayers should have to pay Energy and Commerce Committee. a Presidential directive, a memo-
me to restore my lost investment Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I randum directing the PBGC to provide
value. rise today in strong support of H.R. options for restoring through the agen-
In both cases, recognizing the risks 6929, the Susan Muffley Act of 2022. cy calling ‘‘the plight of Delphi’s sala-
and rewards associated with our non- Every worker deserves a secure and
ried and non-unionized workforce a
socialist, free enterprise economic sys- dignified retirement. That shouldn’t be
great concern to my administration.’’
tem, I just kept working hard, saving negotiable, especially when they were
President Biden also supports this
money for retirement, with no help promised a pension as part of their in-
legislation. Now, Congress must re-
from Congress or confiscation of re- come and put into it.
This legislation restores the pension store these pensions. There is no prece-
sources from other hardworking tax-
benefits of Delphi salaried retirees that dent for this bill. No one else has had
payers.
were impacted by the Great Recession, the White House pick winners and los-
To my benevolent colleagues on the
some of whom saw their pensions cut ers and take away their pensions.
other side, I have one question for you:
It is our responsibility, as Members
Where does this end? And we know by as much as 70 percent as a result of
of Congress, to address this injustice.
where it ends, with these policies car- the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora-
We finally have the chance to rectify
ried to its logical conclusion, with the tion’s termination of their benefits un-
this wrong. Stand up for the 20,000
physical ruin of America. fairly.
But I should say benevolent with My State of Michigan was particu- hardworking Americans who want
other people’s money and with our larly impacted, as I know the State of what is rightfully theirs. I ask my col-
children’s financial and economic fu- Ohio was—it was a good midwest com- leagues to support this legislation.
ture. pany—by the termination of these Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield
Should Congress reimburse every plans, with thousands of retirees losing 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio
American’s investment retirement pension benefits they earned, they were (Mr. RYAN), a gentleman that I have
plan when it suffers a loss? promised. They deserve the full value been working with on this issue for as
What if all Americans seek repay- of what they earned and were prom- long as I have been in Congress.
ment for their losses in this failed Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, 13 years;
ised.
Biden economy, because it does affect These retirees have been fighting for 13 years. I have been in Congress now
everyone. over a decade to receive these benefits, for a little while, and I cannot begin to
But hardworking Americans have and it is time to make them whole. tell you what an example that the Del-
had enough. Why should the constitu- I strongly urge all of my colleagues phi salaried retirees have set. It is the
ents of my Virginia Fifth District pay to support this important bipartisan absolute gold standard for activism and
for someone else’s retirement plan? bill. lobbying their government.
Enough with the stimulus checks; I thank my colleague for his leader- And I, you know, normally get up
enough with the bailouts; enough with ship. When we are home, we listen to here and get pretty upset; but I have
paying people not to work; enough these people who are just in total got to kind of laugh because when I
with growing the welfare state; enough tears. They don’t know what to do. And hear our friends on the other side talk
with incentivizing and rewarding the my colleague has never stopped leading about irresponsibility and gimmicks
wrong behavior, while punishing those the charge for them. and nanny states and socialists, I think
who do the right thing. Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 of all my friends in the Delphi salaried
Let’s get back to the Trump policies, minutes to the gentleman from Ohio retirement.
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1 percent inflation, $2 gas prices, and (Mr. TURNER). These are the most hardworking citi-
put Americans back to work. I urge all Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, I zens that I have in my district. And
of my colleagues to vote against this thank Ranking Member FOXX for yield- they show up for work. They coach the
Democrat bailout bill. ing me time. baseball teams. They work at the
Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield I am an original cosponsor of this church. They are veterans. They give
myself such time as I may consume. bill, H.R. 6929. This legislation restores back. They are great parents. They are
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great-grandparents. They are involved How many other people have not got- stops civil asset forfeiture altogether.
in the community. ten the healthcare that they needed be- It was unjust to do that to these pen-
b 1615 cause they couldn’t afford it, or they sion holders, and I am glad that justice
had situations in their family, and is finally going to come as a result of
Our job here is pretty simple. We they didn’t have enough money, this bill.
look at the field, see what is happening maybe, to help their kids or help their Madam Speaker, I encourage all of
in the country, and if some person or grandkids? my colleagues, even those who thought
group of people are being wronged un- This is the right thing to do. This is they were opposed to it, once you un-
fairly, it is our job to fix it. It is not a the absolute right thing to do. I am derstand what is really going on here,
Democrat thing. It is not a Republican glad it is bipartisan, and I am glad we to get on board and support this just
thing. It is not a left-right thing, not a finally got it done after 13 years. bill.
free market thing, or a socialist thing. Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, my col- Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield
It is about people. It is about Amer- leagues say we are here to help people. 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
ican citizens who did everything right. Our first job is like the doctor’s oath: Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR), the longest-serving
They showed up one day in the middle First, do no harm. This bill does harm. woman in the history of the United
of a bankruptcy that, as Mr. KILDEE Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to States Congress.
has articulated here, the government the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. DAVID- Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I
was organizing, and reorganizing, the SON). thank Chairman KILDEE for yielding
American auto industry. This isn’t Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, I time.
some private-sector bankruptcy. The appreciate my colleague, Congress- Madam Speaker, a miracle is hap-
government was in there manipulating woman FOXX, for yielding. We disagree pening here. Michigan Wolverines and
everything, and they screwed up. from time to time, and this is one of Ohio Buckeyes, on a bipartisan basis,
There was no one screaming louder those. are agreeing. Wow. Everybody should
than I was at the Obama administra- I do agree that it shouldn’t be seen as vote for this act, for America’s sake.
tion, SHERROD BROWN and I, in meet- a partisan issue. The Democrats may I am so proud to help celebrate the
ings with Tim Geithner and all the rest see this as precedent-setting in a way passage day of the Susan Muffley Act
over the last 13 years. that Republicans who support it don’t. that will restore retirement benefits
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. The precedent here isn’t that every vic- for thousands of Delphi retirees. Hard
DINGELL). The time of the gentleman tim of fraud, and there are many when work should be rewarded.
has expired. it comes to pensions, is going to some- The men and women who built up
Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield how be made whole. Otherwise, you Delphi were made a promise in return
an additional 2 minutes to the gen- would create an incentive for people to for their years of hard work, and they
tleman from Ohio. commit fraud. One person takes the were promised a stable and secure re-
Mr. RYAN. I thank Congressman KIL- fall, and everyone else gets bailed out. tirement during their golden years.
DEE from the Ways and Means Com- That is not what this is. Over the years, the American worker
mittee, Chairman of the Ways and When I listen to my colleague, Con- has time and again seen promises bro-
Means Committee RICHIE NEAL, gressman BOB GOOD from Virginia, I ken, and they have seen the financial
SHERROD BROWN, ROB PORTMAN, MIKE might feel the same way if I didn’t un- security they earned and is rightfully
TURNER. The Members of Congress and derstand the facts of this situation. theirs thrown away. Now, the Susan
Senators who are on the ground with What this really amounts to is pension Muffley Act makes good on Delphi’s
these families came together and have holders who were effectively the vic- original promise.
been fighting. tims of civil asset forfeiture, which is Workers in Defiance, Ohio, and San-
Here we are, 13 years later, where we an unjust and, in my opinion, unconsti- dusky, Ohio, and throughout Michigan
are going to vote this out of the House, tutional practice that, sadly, is still and the Midwest will see, by restoring
and we are going to send it to the Sen- tolerated. their benefits, the retirees who worked
ate. We are going to try to help people This wasn’t an underfunded pension. hard and built America will have the
because that is our job. They weren’t victims of fraud. Their future they paid for and earned.
What I really appreciate about this is pension was funded, and the govern- We know that the Susan Muffley Act
that during the rescue package, we ment seized the assets. They seized is a giant step forward in justice, jus-
were able to save hundreds and hun- what they said was the property of Del- tice for Americans who worked hard
dreds of thousands of pensions for peo- phi, a company in bankruptcy, but the and were cast aside until now.
ple, about 100,000 in Ohio, because there reality is this is property of the pen- I thank Congressman KILDEE for his
was a problem, and we tried to fix it. sion holders. This is their retirement absolutely tireless and relentless ef-
That happened to be unions. savings that was seized 13 years ago. forts to bring this to the floor. To get
This group happens to not be union, Thankfully, when Vice President Joe anything out of the Ways and Means
but they deserve help all the same. Biden said there is nothing we can do, Committee is a miracle anyway.
That is what we are doing here. I was in the intervening years, we found a For Ohio, this means 5,000 families—
proud that the Auto Workers and the way. I want to say thanks to Congress- believe me, many who can’t afford
AFL–CIO are helping to support this. man KILDEE from Michigan. I want to their medicine, many who worry about
We need more of this. I think this is say thanks to my colleague, MIKE TUR- tomorrow—will be celebrating. There
an example of how to try to influence NER. will be a sense of being made whole
your government, try to get help, try I was on Air Force One with him as again because of what they gave to this
to right a wrong, and not talk about we were flying from Andrews Air Force country, what they gave to their em-
Democrat and Republican and red and base to Dayton, Ohio. Congressman ployers, and that bargain should be
blue and all that nonsense that we are TURNER took the lead, shared the mes- kept.
all sick of. sage. We continued to work with Presi- Madam Speaker, I congratulate Con-
We are ready to move forward. If you dent Trump at the time. He got it. He gressman KILDEE. The Wolverine State
need help, if you have been wronged, took action, and I think that this is has sent a highly capable American to
we are going to stand up and fight for one of the things where we have seen Congress. I thank Congressman TUR-
you. continuity. NER of the great Buckeye State of
Again, I thank Mr. KILDEE for his I wish it would become a trend and Ohio, from the Dayton region, for this
leadership here. We are going to send that President Biden would carry many great partnership to help thousands
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this over to the Senate. more policies with continuation. I and thousands of America’s retirees.
I know there are a lot of people, think we would see great results be- Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, may I
again, living and working and talking cause we are going to see great results inquire as to how much time is remain-
to these families over the last 13 years. out of this. ing.
How many people have passed away? It sets the right precedent. I hope the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
How many families have been harmed? precedent it sets is this government tlewoman from North Carolina has 13
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minutes remaining. The gentleman Madam Speaker, again, I am speak- did nothing wrong and lost everything
from Michigan has 121⁄2 minutes re- ing for the Americans who will never that they had worked for in some
maining. get a pension benefit because they have cases.
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, pro- worked so hard but never made enough Two, the other fact that I want to
ponents of H.R. 6929 continue to cite money to have a pension or don’t have correct, it is true that only the losses
the statistics that the salaried em- employers that pay pension benefits. that these pension recipients received,
ployee pension plan was 86 percent We are bailing out people who are mak- the losses that they experienced would
funded in 2009 and, therefore, should ing a lot of money. be made up for. So when my colleague
not have been terminated. This is mis- Madam Speaker, wages aren’t keep- points out the fact that some did not
leading and simply not the case. ing up with inflation. A Washington receive a 70 percent cut, that is true.
When the salaried employee plan was Post economic columnist recently People will only receive what was
terminated in 2009, it was roughly 50 pointed out that workers are experi- promised to them. That is kind of an
percent funded with $2.4 billion in as- encing the biggest decline in years in American ideal, isn’t it? We keep our
sets and $5 billion in liabilities. Delphi inflation-adjusted pay. According to a promises.
had not made required contributions to new report, 75 percent of middle-in- As to the point that this is a private
the plan in the previous 4 years. come families say their ‘‘income is fall- pension that was mismanaged and
Further, Delphi was moving through ing behind the cost of living.’’ failed and the government shouldn’t
bankruptcy proceedings, and the com- Given persistent and rising inflation, become involved, that ship sailed a
pany stated publicly it was unable to H.R. 6929 is the last thing we should be long time ago when the government
fund its pension plans before reaching considering. It will cost taxpayers got involved. The government took
an agreement with PBGC to terminate nearly $800 million over 10 years and control of the company, took control of
the plans. $1.3 billion in all to bail out Delphi’s its assets, made these decisions.
Delphi had not made required con- underfunded, privately run pension So if there is a precedent to be set,
tributions to the pension plans in the 4 plan. the precedent is this: The Federal Gov-
years it was in bankruptcy pro- Americans across the country do not ernment makes a mistake, the Federal
ceedings. Delphi was liquidating assets want to fork over their hard-earned Government has the obligation to fix
in bankruptcy, and the plan had only dollars to fund a costly project that it. I don’t know what is wrong with
enough assets to pay for half of its ben- was cooked up in Congress, especially that. I don’t know what is wrong with
efit obligations. when many have their own retirement that. I mean, that is the way I was
Finally, if the Delphi salaried em- accounts to consider or have none at raised.
ployee plan was truly as well funded as all. I don’t know who is watching today.
proponents suggest, then why did it not By doubling down on an already I don’t know how many Americans are
have enough assets to cover the bene- failed strategy, taxpayers will be watching, but I hope they are paying
fits owed to workers and retirees? forced to cover the cost of this cash attention. I know a lot of those Delphi
Madam Speaker, this is a big problem giveaway. This sets a terrible and trou- salaried retirees are watching. Despite
for the taxpayers of this country when bling precedent that will embolden the some of what you heard today—because
we start bailing out pension plans in Federal Government to bail out thou- this place becomes very political, un-
this way. We have a process through sands of other privately run pensions. fortunately—despite some of what you
the PBGC, and that process should be Madam Speaker, I encourage my col- heard, what you saw and what you are
followed. leagues to oppose this fiscally irrespon- about to see in a little while, we are
Madam Speaker, it is important, sible catastrophe of a bill, and I yield Democrats and Republicans who dis-
really important, to make sure the back the balance of my time. agree on a lot of things and we are
Record is accurate. Most Delphi sala- coming together to fix a problem that
ried pension plan participants who are b 1630
has lasted for 13 years, a problem that
being discussed today either received Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I yield occurred on the watch of a Democratic
no cuts in their pensions or saw cuts of myself such time as I may consume to President, a problem that a Republican
less than 10 percent. close. President was attempting to address,
PBGC typically becomes a trustee of I do believe, and I agree with my col- but who didn’t get it done, and now in
a single-employer plan when the em- league, that the facts ought to be cor- this moment Members of Congress—
ployer that sponsors the plan declares rect and that the RECORD ought to be with whom I have very little in com-
bankruptcy and the plan has insuffi- clear. That is why I want to clarify a mon—share one thing for sure, we rep-
cient assets from which to pay all couple of things. resent many of the same people, people
promised benefits. When PBGC be- Number one, I continue to hear oppo- who have suffered an injustice and are
comes a trustee of a single-employer nents of this legislation depict it as a looking to the Congress of the United
pension plan, plan participants receive Democratic bill, a partisan bill. That is States as the last chance they have to
their full benefits up to a statutory just not true. It is amazing to me in have that mistake made right.
maximum benefit, a benefit set by Con- this body that we can still have people That is a precedent I don’t mind see-
gress. say things that just are patently un- ing us set. If the Federal Government
The maximum guarantee in 2009, the true. That is not true. makes a mistake, we fix it. That is
year of Delphi’s bankruptcy, was $4,500 Just look at the list of Republican what we are about to do here today.
per month or $54,000 per year for retir- cosponsors of this legislation. If you Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal-
ees who began receiving benefits at age don’t want to look at that list, don’t ance of my time.
65. That is a very high amount of look at that list. Just look back a cou- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise
money that many Americans will never ple of years when then-Republican in strong support of H.R. 6929, the ‘‘Susan
earn per year, let alone have for retire- President Donald Trump saw this as an Muffley Act of 2022.’’
ment. injustice and directed his administra- H.R. 6929 is a bipartisan, bicameral effort to
PBGC reported in 2019 that 84 percent tion to solve this problem. restore the retirement benefits for over 20,000
of retirees who receive benefits from This is not a partisan piece of legisla- Delphi salaried retirees.
PBGC are paid the full benefit amounts tion. I understand the game; I get it. This legislation will lay out a formal proce-
they earned under their retirement Everything around here somehow has dure to pay the difference between the pen-
plans, meaning they do not have their to be turned into Democrats versus Re- sion benefits earned by Delphi salaried retir-
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In the case of the Delphi salaried em- I am going to tell you something eral Motors (GM) bankruptcy in 2009.
ployee plan, 72 percent of participants about the Delphi salaried retirees. Moreover, it will ensure that beneficiaries
were not affected by PBGC’s statutory Some are Democrats. Some are Repub- who have already begun receiving benefits will
benefit limit. Of the remaining 28 per- licans. Some are Independents. They receive a separate payment of the difference
cent, 36 percent saw less than a 10 per- live in every part of this country. They between what was actually paid by the U.S.
cent reduction. are people who worked really hard and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
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(PBGC) and what would have been paid with- section (a), submit a report, which shall in- looks like we can solve this crisis, we
out the limitations plus interest. clude recommendations on how to ensure the should take action to ensure that this
Under H.R. 6929, retirees from this auto long-term solvency of the Pension Benefit doesn’t happen again. We will do this
Guaranty Corporation’s insurance programs,
parts manufacturing company will be eligible by getting policy recommendations
to the Committee on Education and Labor
for increased benefits in connection with the and the Committee on Ways and Means of from the PBGC on how we can ensure
following pension plans: the House of Representatives and the Com- long-term solvency of both insurance
The Delphi Hourly-Rate Employees Pension mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and programs and avoid the possibility that
Plan. Pensions and the Committee on Finance of 20 years from now pension plans would
The Delphi Retirement Program for Salaried the Senate. again be on the brink of insolvency.
Employees. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I urge my colleagues to support the
The PHI Non-Bargaining Retirement Plan. ant to House Resolution 1254, the gen- amendment, and I reserve the balance
The ASEC Manufacturing Retirement Pro- tleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT) and a of my time.
gram. Member opposed each will control 5 Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise in
The PHI Bargaining Retirement Plan. minutes. opposition to the amendment.
The Delphi Mechatronic Systems Retire- The Chair recognizes the gentleman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
ment Program. from Virginia. tlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.
During the Great Recession of 2009, sev- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield
eral major auto manufactuers including GM Speaker, I yield myself such time as I myself such time as I may consume.
filed for bankruptcy. may consume. The first thing I will say, I never said
As a result, the PBGC recklessly cut retire- Madam Speaker, this amendment is that the bill was a partisan bill, and I
ment benefits by as much as 70 percent for simple and straightforward. It requires would like to clarify the record on that
more than 20,000 Delphi salaried retirees, in- the Director of the Pension Benefit point.
cluding over 500 retirees in Texas. Guaranty Corporation within 1 year This amendment directs the Pension
This is unacceptable. Social Security, pen- after the date of enactment to issue a Benefit Guaranty Corporation to issue
sions, and personal savings have long en- public request for information regard- a public request for information re-
sured that workers could retire with dignity. ing ways to ensure the long-term sol- garding the long-term solvency of the
Now, majority of these retirees are strug- vency of the PBGC’s insurance pro- agency’s single- and multiemployer in-
gling to stay afloat especially those with climb- grams, and then within 2 years after surance programs, and to submit legis-
ing medical bills. the date of enactment, the Director lative recommendations to Congress
Therefore, I applaud the efforts of my col- shall issue a report to congressional within 2 years.
leagues in both the House and Senate for committees with recommendations on I don’t question the sincerity with
bringing this issue into greater focus. how to ensure the long-term solvency which my colleague from Virginia of-
Those who have worked hard their entire of the insurance programs. fers this amendment. However, if H.R.
lives and played by the rules deserve the ben- As my colleagues know, the PBGC 6929 is signed into law, this report will
efits they earned. administers two insurance programs, be a day late and a dollar short.
That is why I am proud to support this legis- one for multiemployer pensions and Last year, under the guise of COVID
lation that will restore the benefits that hun- the other for single-employer pensions. relief, congressional Democrats and
dreds of Texans were promised. PBGC’s multiemployer program has President Biden enacted an uncapped
This legislation will relieve the suffering of been on the brink of insolvency. It was taxpayer-funded bailout of failing and
thousands of salaried and hourly workers who projected to run out of money in just a insolvent multiemployer pension plans.
were left behind after GM’s filing for bank- few years, but thanks to the Biden ad- While the most recent estimate of the
ruptcy. ministration and congressional Demo- bailout indicates taxpayers are on the
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to crats stepping up and passing the hook for $90 billion, without a cap on
join me in supporting H.R. 6929 to finally cor- American Rescue Plan last year, mil- the total amount of spending, the bail-
rect the mistreatment of these union members lions of Americans’ pensions have been out could cost much more.
and allow them to live out the rest of days with saved. Worse yet, Democrats refused to ad-
dignity. Because the law requires partici- dress the structural failures of the sys-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time pating businesses to pay into those tem, refused to hold plan trustees ac-
for debate on the bill has expired. failing plans until the businesses go countable, and encouraged further plan
broke, tens of thousands of businesses underfunding.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. SCOTT OF
VIRGINIA have been saved, and the solvency of The Education and Labor Committee
the PBGC’s multiemployer program has been wrestling with the problems
The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now
has been extended for at least 30 more facing the multiemployer pension sys-
in order to consider amendment No. 1
years. tem and the looming insolvency of
printed in part E of House Report 117–
For the single-employer program, the PBGC’s insurance program for decades.
432.
PBGC’s most recent annual report indi- The committee has held countless
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam
cates that it is financially healthy, hearings on the topic. Congress even
Speaker, I have an amendment at the
with a positive net position of over $30 established a Joint Select Committee
desk made in order under the rule.
billion at the end of fiscal year 2021 on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
compared to just over $15 billion at the Plans, of which Chairman SCOTT and I
Clerk will designate the amendment.
end of fiscal year 2020. So, fortunately, were members.
The text of the amendment is as fol-
it is not at the near-term risk of be- We already know the problems with
lows:
coming insolvent. the system, and we don’t need to wait
Add at the end of the bill the following: A few years ago, I had the honor of another 2 years for PBGC to issue a re-
SEC. 3. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORA-
TION REPORT.
being one of the four House Democrats port with recommendations. Plans do
(a) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.—Not later
selected for a special committee not adequately fund their promises. A
than 1 year after the date of enactment of charged with addressing the multiem- comment was made about keeping
this Act, the Director of the Pension Benefit ployer pension crisis. We tried to ad- promises. Well, we need to fund the
Guaranty Corporation shall issue a request dress the immediate crisis facing mul- plans. They overpromise, undercon-
for information to the public regarding ways tiemployer pension plans with their tribute, and refuse to make responsible
to ensure the long-term solvency of the Pen- participants and employers while also adjustments, ultimately, digging them-
sion Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s insur- considering other long-term reforms to selves into deeper holes.
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ance programs. pension programs, but unfortunately Further, PBGC has submitted legisla-
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2
we could not reach any agreement be- tive recommendations regarding multi-
years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Director of the Pension Benefit fore the clock ran out. employer pensions that Democrats
Guaranty Corporation shall, taking into con- Now that congressional Democrats have routinely ignored. For years,
sideration the information received in the and the Biden administration have under both the Obama and Trump ad-
request for information described in sub- solved the immediate crisis, and it ministrations, PBGC recommended
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Congress establish a variable rate pre- b 1645 Houlahan McCollum Schrier
Hoyer McEachin Scott (VA)
mium for multiemployer plans to align The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Huffman McGovern Scott, Austin
premiums better with the risk these ant to the rule, the previous question Huizenga McNerney Scott, David
plans pose to PBGC. is ordered on the bill and the amend- Jackson Lee Meeks Sewell
Single-employer plans pay a much Jacobs (CA) Meijer Sherman
ment offered by the gentleman from Jacobs (NY) Meng Sherrill
higher flat rate premium as well as a Virginia (Mr. SCOTT). Jayapal Mfume Sires
variable-rate premium. Multiemployer The question is on the amendment by Jeffries Moolenaar Slotkin
plans should do the same. Single-em- the gentleman from Virginia (Mr.
Johnson (GA) Moore (WI) Smith (WA)
Johnson (OH) Morelle Soto
ployer plans are also subject to much SCOTT). Johnson (TX) Moulton Spanberger
stricter funding requirements that bet- The amendment was agreed to. Jones Mrvan Spartz
ter protect the benefits of workers and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Joyce (OH) Murphy (FL) Speier
retirees. Kahele Nadler Stansbury
question is on the engrossment and Kaptur Napolitano
Meanwhile, poorly managed multi- Stanton
third reading of the bill. Katko Neal Stauber
employer plans fail to collect adequate Keating Neguse
The bill was ordered to be engrossed Steil
contributions for the benefits they Kelly (IL) Newman
Stevens
and read a third time, and was read the Kelly (PA) Norcross
promise and bet on risky investments Strickland
third time. Khanna O’Halleran
in hopes of making up the difference. Kildee Ocasio-Cortez
Suozzi
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Swalwell
While I appreciate the amendment’s Kilmer Omar
question is on passage of the bill. Kim (NJ) Pallone Takano
implicit admission that throwing bil- Tenney
The question was taken; and the Kind Panetta
lions of dollars at multiemployer plans Thompson (CA)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Kirkpatrick Pappas
has not solved the problem, this fig leaf Krishnamoorthi Pascrell Thompson (MS)
the ayes appeared to have it. Titus
amendment does nothing to address Kuster Payne
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, on that I Lamb Pence Tlaib
the fundamental flaws of the under- Tonko
demand the yeas and nays. Langevin Perlmutter
lying bill. Larsen (WA) Peters Torres (CA)
Madam Speaker, I urge my col- The yeas and nays were ordered. Torres (NY)
Larson (CT) Phillips
leagues to oppose the amendment, and Pursuant to clause 9 of Rule XX, this Latta Pingree Trahan
I reserve the balance of my time. 15-minute vote on passage of the bill Lawrence Pocan Trone
Lawson (FL) Porter Turner
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Underwood
Lee (CA) Pressley
Speaker, I yield myself such time as I A motion to recommit H.R. 3771; Lee (NV) Price (NC) Upton
may consume to close. Passage of H.R. 3771, if ordered; Leger Fernandez Quigley Vargas
Motion to recommit H.R. 4040; Levin (CA) Raskin Veasey
Madam Speaker, the distinguished Levin (MI) Rice (NY) Velázquez
ranking member pointed out that the Passage of H.R. 4040, if ordered; and, Walberg
Lieu Rose
saving of the multiemployer pension The motion to suspend the rules with Lofgren Ross Wasserman
fund would cost about $90 billion. That respect to the following measures: Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Schultz
Luria Ruiz Waters
is right. H.R. 623;
Lynch Ruppersberger Watson Coleman
What she omitted was that estimates H.R. 3952; Malinowski Rush Webster (FL)
of doing nothing with the people losing H.R. 3962; Maloney, Ryan Welch
H.R. 4551; Carolyn B. Sánchez Wenstrup
their pension, they would pay less in Maloney, Sean Sarbanes Wexton
income taxes, they would use more so- H.R. 5313; Manning Scanlon Wild
cial services, and the Federal Govern- H.R. 6933; Matsui Schakowsky Williams (GA)
ment was on the hook for $170 billion if H.R. 7132; McBath Schiff Wilson (FL)
H.R. 7361; McClain Schneider Yarmuth
we had done nothing. In other words,
we would have to spend $80 billion H.R. 7569; NAYS—175
more to help the people who lost their H.R. 7624;
Allen Emmer Johnson (LA)
pensions and the businesses that went H.R. 7733; and Amodei Estes Johnson (SD)
broke trying to save those pension H.R. 7981. Armstrong Fallon Jordan
plans. The vote was taken by electronic de- Arrington Feenstra Joyce (PA)
vice, and there were—yeas 254, nays Babin Ferguson Keller
But in any case, Madam Speaker, the Bacon Fischbach Kelly (MS)
time to fix the roof is when the Sun is 175, not voting 1, as follows: Banks Fitzgerald Kim (CA)
shining. We have gotten past the crisis. [Roll No. 396] Barr Fleischmann Kinzinger
Bentz Flood Kustoff
Let’s find out what we need to do to YEAS—254 Bice (OK) Flores LaHood
avoid the possibility that these pension Adams Cartwright DeSaulnier Biggs Foxx LaMalfa
funds might be back here 20 years from Aderholt Case Deutch Bilirakis Franklin, C. Lamborn
now in a state of failure. Aguilar Casten Dingell Bishop (NC) Scott LaTurner
Allred Castor (FL) Doggett Boebert Fulcher Lesko
We need to make sure we fix it. Let’s Auchincloss Castro (TX) Doyle, Michael Bost Gaetz Letlow
get these recommendations. That is Axne Chabot F. Brady Gallagher Long
why this amendment is so important Baird Cherfilus- Escobar Buchanan Garcia (CA) Loudermilk
Balderson McCormick Eshoo Buck Gimenez Lucas
that it will guarantee getting the in- Barragán Chu Espaillat Bucshon Gonzales, Tony Luetkemeyer
formation so we can fix these plans Bass Cicilline Evans Budd Good (VA) Mace
once and for all. Beatty Clark (MA) Fitzpatrick Burchett Gooden (TX) Malliotakis
Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Bera Clarke (NY) Fletcher Burgess Gosar Mann
Bergman Cleaver Foster Calvert Granger Massie
ance of my time. Beyer Clyburn Frankel, Lois Cammack Graves (LA) Mast
Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I yield Bishop (GA) Cohen Gallego Carl Graves (MO) McCarthy
myself such time as I may consume to Blumenauer Cole Garamendi Carter (GA) Green (TN) McCaul
close. Blunt Rochester Connolly Garbarino Carter (TX) Greene (GA) McClintock
Bonamici Cooper Garcı́a (IL) Cawthorn Griffith McHenry
Madam Speaker, again, I don’t think Bourdeaux Correa Garcia (TX) Cheney Grothman McKinley
we need another study. We don’t need Bowman Costa Gibbs Cline Guest Meuser
to delay action on this 2 years. What Boyle, Brendan Courtney Gohmert Cloud Guthrie Miller (IL)
F. Craig Golden Clyde Harris Miller (WV)
we need to do is increase premiums and Brooks Crist Gomez Comer Harshbarger Miller-Meeks
impose stronger funding requirements. Brown (MD) Crow Gonzalez (OH) Conway Hern Mooney
The plans are underfunded. It doesn’t Brown (OH) Cuellar Gonzalez, Crawford Herrell Moore (AL)
take an accountant or a rocket sci- Brownley Davids (KS) Vicente Crenshaw Herrera Beutler Moore (UT)
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Bush Davidson Gottheimer Curtis Hice (GA) Mullin
entist to figure that out. Pogo said, Bustos Davis, Danny K. Green, Al (TX) Davis, Rodney Higgins (LA) Murphy (NC)
‘‘We have met the enemy, and he is Butterfield Dean Grijalva DesJarlais Hill Nehls
us.’’ We, in Congress, are the problem. Carbajal DeFazio Harder (CA) Diaz-Balart Hinson Newhouse
Cárdenas DeGette Hayes Donalds Hollingsworth Norman
We need to do this. Carey DeLauro Higgins (NY) Duncan Hudson Obernolte
Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Carson DelBene Himes Dunn Issa Owens
ance of my time. Carter (LA) Demings Horsford Ellzey Jackson Palazzo
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Palmer Schrader Timmons Bishop (NC) Griffith Murphy (NC) Keating Moulton Scott (VA)
Perry Schweikert Valadao Bost Guest Newhouse Kelly (IL) Mrvan Scott, David
Pfluger Sessions Van Drew Brady Guthrie Norman Khanna Murphy (FL) Sewell
Posey Simpson Van Duyne Brooks Harris Obernolte Kildee Nadler Sherman
Reschenthaler Smith (MO) Wagner Buchanan Harshbarger Owens Kilmer Napolitano Sherrill
Rice (SC) Smith (NE) Walorski Bucshon Hern Palazzo Kim (NJ) Neal Sires
Rodgers (WA) Smith (NJ) Waltz Burchett Herrell Palmer Kind Neguse Slotkin
Rogers (AL) Smucker Weber (TX) Burgess Herrera Beutler Pence Kirkpatrick Newman Smith (WA)
Rogers (KY) Steel Calvert Hice (GA) Perry Krishnamoorthi Norcross Soto
Westerman
Rosendale Stefanik Cammack Higgins (LA) Pfluger Kuster Ocasio-Cortez Spanberger
Williams (TX)
Rouzer Steube Carey Hill Lamb Omar Speier
Wilson (SC) Posey
Roy Stewart Carl Hinson Langevin Pallone Stansbury
Wittman Reschenthaler
Rutherford Taylor Carter (GA) Hollingsworth Larsen (WA) Panetta Stanton
Womack Rice (SC)
Salazar Thompson (PA) Carter (TX) Hudson Larson (CT) Pappas Stevens
Zeldin Rodgers (WA)
Scalise Tiffany Chabot Huizenga Lawrence Pascrell Strickland
Rogers (AL) Lawson (FL) Payne
Cheney Issa Suozzi
NOT VOTING—1 Cline Jackson Rogers (KY) Lee (CA) Perlmutter
Rose Swalwell
Hartzler Cloud Jacobs (NY) Lee (NV) Peters
Rouzer Takano
Clyde Johnson (LA) Leger Fernandez Phillips
Roy Thompson (CA)
Cole Johnson (OH) Levin (CA) Pingree
Rutherford Thompson (MS)
b 1730 Comer Johnson (SD)
Salazar
Levin (MI) Pocan
Titus
Conway Jordan Lieu Porter
Tlaib
Mr. ROUZER and Mrs. KIM of Cali- Crawford Joyce (OH) Scalise Lofgren Pressley
Tonko
Crenshaw Joyce (PA) Schweikert Lowenthal Price (NC)
fornia changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ Torres (CA)
Curtis Katko Scott, Austin Luria Quigley
to ‘‘nay.’’ Davidson Keller Sessions Lynch Raskin Torres (NY)
Mrs. HAYES, Messrs. CHABOT, Davis, Rodney Kelly (MS) Simpson Malinowski Rice (NY) Trahan
Maloney, Rosendale Trone
PENCE, and MEIJER changed their DesJarlais Kelly (PA) Smith (MO)
Underwood
Diaz-Balart Kim (CA) Smith (NE) Carolyn B. Ross
vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Donalds Kustoff Maloney, Sean Roybal-Allard Vargas
Smith (NJ)
So the bill was passed. Duncan LaHood Smucker Manning Ruiz Veasey
The result of the vote was announced Dunn LaMalfa Spartz Matsui Ruppersberger Velázquez
Ellzey Lamborn McBath Rush Wasserman
as above recorded. Stauber
Schultz
Emmer Latta Steel McCollum Ryan
A motion to reconsider was laid on Estes LaTurner McEachin Sánchez Waters
Stefanik
the table. Fallon Lesko Steil McGovern Sarbanes Watson Coleman
Feenstra Letlow McNerney Scanlon Welch
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Steube
Ferguson Long Meeks Schakowsky Wexton
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Stewart
Fischbach Loudermilk Meng Schiff Wild
Taylor
Babin (Jackson) DeSaulnier Sires (Pallone) Fitzgerald Lucas Mfume Schneider Williams (GA)
Tenney
Bass (Neguse) (Beyer) Stevens (Kuster) Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Moore (WI) Schrader Wilson (FL)
Thompson (PA)
Blumenauer Evans (Beyer) Stewart Fleischmann Mace Morelle Schrier Yarmuth
Tiffany
(Beyer) Guthrie (Barr) (Wenstrup) Flood Malliotakis
Bourdeaux Jones (Beyer) Flores Mann
Timmons NOT VOTING—7
Taylor (Fallon) Turner
(Correa) Kahele (Correa) Thompson (CA) Foxx Massie Gonzalez, Hartzler Nehls
Brown (MD) Kinzinger Upton
Beyer) Franklin, C. Mast Vicente Kaptur O’Halleran
(Trone) (Meijer) Scott McCarthy Valadao Grothman Kinzinger
Thompson (MS) Van Drew
Bush (Jeffries) Kirkpatrick Fulcher McCaul
Carter (TX) (Pallone)
(Bishop (GA))
Gallagher McClain Van Duyne b 1739
Thompson (PA) Wagner
(Weber (TX)) Meeks (Jeffries) Garbarino McClintock
Casten (Neguse) Moore (WI)
(Keller) Walberg So the motion to recommit was re-
Garcia (CA) McHenry
Cherfilus- (Beyer) Vargas (Correa)
Gibbs McKinley Walorski jected.
McCormick Payne (Pallone) Walorski (Banks) Gimenez Meijer Waltz The result of the vote was announced
(Neguse) Ruppersberger Williams (GA) Weber (TX)
Gohmert Meuser as above recorded.
Crist (Trone) (Neguse) Gonzales, Tony Miller (IL) Webster (FL)
Wilson (SC) Wenstrup
Stated for:
(Wasserman Rush (Bishop Gonzalez (OH) Miller (WV)
Schultz) (GA)) (Norman) Good (VA) Miller-Meeks Westerman Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I was
Gooden (TX) Moolenaar Williams (TX) unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I
f Granger Mooney Wilson (SC) would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 397.
Graves (LA) Moore (AL) Wittman
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
SOUTH ASIAN HEART HEALTH Graves (MO) Moore (UT) Womack
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Green (TN) Mullin Zeldin
AWARENESS AND RESEARCH Babin (Jackson) DeSaulnier Stewart
ACT OF 2022 NAYS—225 Bass (Neguse) (Beyer) (Wenstrup)
Blumenauer Evans (Beyer) Taylor (Fallon)
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Adams Castor (FL) Escobar (Beyer) Guthrie (Barr) Thompson (CA)
RYAN). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, Aguilar Castro (TX) Eshoo Bourdeaux Jones (Beyer) (Beyer)
Allred Cawthorn Espaillat (Correa) Kahele (Correa)
the unfinished business is the vote on Auchincloss Cherfilus- Evans Thompson (MS)
Brown (MD) Kirkpatrick
the motion to recommit on the bill Axne McCormick Fletcher (Trone) (Pallone)
(Bishop (GA))
(H.R. 3771) to amend the Public Health Barragán Chu Foster Thompson (PA)
Bush (Jeffries) Meeks (Jeffries)
Bass Cicilline Frankel, Lois (Keller)
Service Act to provide for research and Carter (TX) Moore (WI)
Vargas (Correa)
Beatty Clark (MA) Gaetz (Weber (TX)) (Beyer)
improvement of cardiovascular health Bera Clarke (NY) Gallego Walorski (Banks)
Casten (Neguse) Payne (Pallone)
among the South Asian population of Beyer Cleaver Garamendi Cherfilus- Ruppersberger Williams (GA)
the United States, and for other pur- Biggs Clyburn Garcı́a (IL) McCormick (Trone) (Neguse)
Bishop (GA) Cohen Garcia (TX) (Neguse) Rush (Bishop Wilson (SC) (Nor-
poses, offered by the gentlewoman from Blumenauer Connolly Golden man)
Crist (GA))
Iowa (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS), on which Blunt Rochester Cooper Gomez (Wasserman Sires (Pallone)
the yeas and nays were ordered. Boebert Correa Gosar Schultz) Stevens (Kuster)
The Clerk will redesignate the mo- Bonamici Costa Gottheimer
Bourdeaux Courtney Green, Al (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms.
tion. Bowman Craig Greene (GA)
The Clerk redesignated the motion. Boyle, Brendan Crist Grijalva
CHU). The question is on the passage of
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The F. Crow Harder (CA) the bill.
question is on the motion to recommit. Brown (MD) Cuellar Hayes The question was taken; and the
Brown (OH) Davids (KS) Higgins (NY) Speaker pro tempore announced that
This is a 5-minute vote. Brownley Davis, Danny K. Himes
The vote was taken by electronic de- Buck Dean Horsford
the ayes appeared to have it.
Budd DeFazio Houlahan RECORDED VOTE
vice, and there were—yeas 198, nays
Bush DeGette Hoyer Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I
225, not voting 7, as follows: Bustos DeLauro Huffman
demand a recorded vote.
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[Roll No. 397] Butterfield DelBene Jackson Lee
Carbajal Demings Jacobs (CA) A recorded vote was ordered.
YEAS—198 Cárdenas DeSaulnier Jayapal The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a
Aderholt Babin Barr Carson Deutch Jeffries 5-minute vote.
Allen Bacon Bentz Carter (LA) Dingell Johnson (GA)
Amodei
The vote was taken by electronic de-
Baird Bergman Cartwright Doggett Johnson (TX)
Armstrong Balderson Bice (OK) Case Doyle, Michael Jones vice, and there were—ayes 237, noes 192,
Arrington Banks Bilirakis Casten F. Kahele not voting 1, as follows:
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