Congressional Record, September 30, 2022 — House
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Pages H8351 and H8352 of the Congressional Record, House, September 30, 2022 contain debate on the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, which Nadler calls up pursuant to House Resolution 1404. The bill text directs the Special Master to authorize lump sum catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, with appropriations of such sums as are necessary, and rescinds $2,982,000,000 of unobligated balances under the heading Small Business Administration, Business Loans Program Account, CARES Act. Jordan says, citing a GAO study, that the shortfall owed to 9/11 families amounts to $2.7 billion. Jackson Lee and Smith of New Jersey also speak in support.
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September 30, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8351
b 1145 Mr. Speaker, the Fairness for 9/11 Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield
FAIRNESS FOR 9/11 FAMILIES ACT Families Act would provide a catch-up myself such time as I may consume.
payment to thousands of 9/11 victims, Mr. Speaker, the families of the 9/11
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant spouses, and dependents who were un- victims have our deepest sympathies.
to House Resolution 1404, I call up the fairly excluded from the U.S. Victims They have spent the last 20 years seek-
bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund ing justice through a maze of red tape.
United States Victims of State Spon- when it was first established in 2015. Due to errors made with how funds to
sored Terrorism Act to authorize ap- While no amount of money can ever compensate victims were structured, a
propriations for catch-up payments make up for the incalculable loss that disparity emerged between the com-
from the United States Victims of they suffered on September 11, this leg- pensation received by differently situ-
State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, and islation would ensure that they are ated 9/11 families. This legislation
ask for its immediate consideration in fairly compensated for their claims would help remedy that inequity.
the House. against those responsible for one of our Behind the scenes, we have been
The Clerk read the title of the bill. Nation’s darkest days. working to solve this problem for
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- In 2015, Congress created the United years. Unfortunately, the Democrats
ant to House Resolution 1404, an States Victims of State Sponsored Ter- have not been particularly interested.
amendment in the nature of a sub- rorism Fund to provide compensation During the last few years of trying to
stitute consisting of the text of Rules for individuals with terrorism judg- resolve this matter, the Judiciary
Committee Print 117–68 is adopted, and ments against designated state spon- Committee has not held a single hear-
the bill, as amended, is considered sors of terrorism. ing or markup to evaluate the prob-
read. At the time, those who had received lems with victims funds or how to best
The text of the bill, as amended, is as payments from the September 11th address the problem.
follows: Victim Compensation Fund—primarily In fact, according to a GAO study re-
H.R. 8987 victims, spouses, and children—were quired by Congress, the shortfall owed
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- precluded from receiving funds from to 9/11 families amounts to $2.7 billion.
resentatives of the United States of America in the VSSTF. The proposal before us takes from
Congress assembled, Their exclusion from the fund led to COVID relief money that Congress ap-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. a perverse result by which other family propriated for small businesses to
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness for 9/ members who were not eligible for pay-
make 9/11 families whole.
11 Families Act’’. ments under the VCF could receive There are potential solutions to this
SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS. compensation from the VSSTF—in problem that we should have put for-
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 404(d)(4)(C) of the some cases, substantially more than
Justice for United States Victims of State Spon- ward earlier. Unfortunately, because
what was paid out under the VCF—
sored Terrorism Act (34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(4)(C)) is Chairman NADLER has declined to
while victims, spouses, and children
amended by adding at the end the following: allow the Judiciary Committee to con-
were excluded from the fund, despite
‘‘(iv) AUTHORIZATION.— sider these other possibilities, we are
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Special Master shall also having claims.
Congress corrected this injustice in left with just the bill before us today.
authorize lump sum catch-up payments in I do think it is important to recog-
amounts equal to the amounts described in sub- 2019, and a year later it tasked the
Government Accountability Office nize that we are here today thanks to
clauses (I), (II), and (III) of clause (iii).
‘‘(II) APPROPRIATIONS.— with calculating a lump-sum catch-up the hard work of the gentlewoman
‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to payment that would bring those who from New York (Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) and
be appropriated and there are appropriated to initially had been wrongly excluded the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry from the VSSTF into parity with those SMITH). I know Congresswoman
out this clause, to remain available until ex-
individuals who had been included in MALLIOTAKIS and Congressman SMITH
pended. have been working tirelessly on this
‘‘(bb) LIMITATION.—Amounts appropriated the fund when it was first created.
The Fairness for 9/11 Families Act during this entire Congress. It would
pursuant to item (aa) may not be used for a pur-
fully funds these catch-up payments, have been nice to have their bill before
pose other than to make lump sum catch-up
payments under this clause.’’. offset by funds no longer needed to im- our committee for some debate. We
(b) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances plement the Paycheck Protection Pro- never would have gotten to a place of
of amounts made available under the heading gram. I thank Senators MENENDEZ and finding a solution for these victims
‘‘Small Business Administration—Business SCHUMER for their partnership on this without their tireless efforts.
Loans Program Account, CARES Act’’, for car- legislation and for all of their efforts to Mr. Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote and
rying out paragraphs (36) and (37) of section reserve the balance of my time.
provide justice and support to 9/11 fam-
7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2
$2,982,000,000 are hereby rescinded. ilies over the years.
I also thank the many victims and minutes to the distinguished gentle-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, family members whose advocacy and woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE).
as amended, shall be debatable for 1 determination were essential to bring- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I
hour equally divided and controlled by ing this legislation forward. Although thank the gentleman from New York
the chair and ranking minority mem- nothing can make up for 20 years of (Mr. NADLER) for work that is long
ber of the Committee on the Judiciary missed birthdays, anniversaries, and overdue, and the Senators in the other
or their respective designees. memories for those who lost loved ones body, as well.
The gentleman from New York (Mr. on September 11, I hope that these I lived through 9/11, as many of us
NADLER) and the gentleman from Ohio funds can provide some measure of who have served in this Congress did. I
(Mr. JORDAN) each will control 30 min- comfort and justice to the people lived through the terror, the horror,
utes. whose lives were changed forever that the horrific scenes that were unspeak-
The Chair recognizes the gentleman day. able and unbelievable. I lived through
from New York (Mr. NADLER). As we pass this legislation, we must them with the same sense of this could
GENERAL LEAVE not forget the survivors and first re- not be America.
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask sponders who continue to suffer the I was in this building as the planes
unanimous consent that all Members health effects of the 9/11 attacks. As I hit the Pentagon. We did not get the
may have 5 legislative days in which to always have, I will continue to fight to direct information about the World
revise and extend their remarks and in- ensure that these people have the care Trade Center, but as we were screamed
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sert extraneous material on H.R. 8987. they need. We can, and we must, look at to get out and flee, as we ran with-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there after everyone who was affected that out knowledge, I could see the bil-
objection to the request of the gen- fateful day. lowing smoke, as the plane had already
tleman from New York? Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to hit the Pentagon.
There was no objection. support the Fairness for 9/11 Families Never in our lives since World War II
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Act, and I reserve the balance of my and Pearl Harbor had I seen or heard
myself such time as I may consume. time. about, if you will, such atrocities and
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violence. Imagine those families, never payments to families who already received gentleman from New Jersey (Mr.
being able to bury their loved ones. some payments from the Victims Compensa- SMITH), who has been representing the
I went to Ground Zero by train be- tion Fund, even though they were clearly with- good folks of his State for over four
cause at that time planes were not in in the scope of the new fund. decades here in the United States Con-
the air. I was insistent, as a member of This error was corrected later, but the fami- gress and who has worked tirelessly on
the beginning of the Homeland Secu- lies still have not received the catch-up pay- this issue.
rity Committee, to go there with a ments to which they were entitled to provide Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr.
former Senator. We went to the very them the financial assistance that they would Speaker, I thank the gentleman from
site. have received if the initial error had not been Ohio (Mr. JORDAN) for his leadership
No, there was no rescuing at that made. and for his kind words. I thank the
time; it was recovering. This legislation would provide them with chairman of the Judiciary Committee
We saw those fire department per- lump-sum payments to immediately correct for sponsoring this extraordinarily im-
sonnel, firemen, and law enforcement that injustice. portant piece of legislation.
guarding this sacred place. Those Needless to say, these families have suf- Mr. Speaker, everyone remembers
firepersons would get a whistle blown fered enough, and it unconscionable that they where they were and what they were
when someone who had been digging should be subjected to further suffering due to doing—I was in Washington here
found the remnants of a body, pieces of their own government withholding payments chairing a Veterans’ Affairs Committee
bones, and because they wanted to due to them, and only incrementally dribbling hearing—when a group of radical
honor those families, they would blow them out in small amounts over many years. jihadists hijacked four airliners to per-
the whistle and a gurney would come, The families have faced financial hardship petrate the worst act of terrorism in
and they would put what they found on since that day, partly due to the loss of their American history.
the gurney. loved one’s income, and just as directly, by Today, 21 years later, we remember
That is what this bill is all about. It the inability to focus on employment while the horror and pain suffered by those
is to be able to say that families have coping with their loss of a loved one through who were murdered and the anguish
suffered unconscionably, and that due that unspeakable national tragedy. felt by their families and friends both
to their own government withholding The events of September 11th were among then and now.
payments due to them and only incre- the most horrifying, frightening, and shocking On the morning of 9/11, I got a mere
mentally dribbling them out in small that I have ever endured. That day, I was at glimpse into the sense of horror suf-
amounts over the years, the families the Capitol and experienced the frantic panic fered by the victims’ families when I
have faced financial hardship. of being rushed off of the Capitol grounds couldn’t reach my own brother, Tom,
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The when we feared that Flight 93 was aiming to- an American Airlines 757 captain who
time of the gentlewoman has expired. ward us. often piloted Flight 11 from Logan to
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield an And yet, my experience that day was inci- L.A., the flight that crashed into the
additional 30 seconds to the gentle- dental and transitory compared to the life-al- north tower. After several hours, when
woman from Texas. tering devastation that was felt that day and I finally made contact, he was okay,
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, every day since then by the families of those but he was friends with the crew of
this would provide financial relief for who were killed in the airplanes and in the Flight 11, all who were killed that day.
the families of those murdered by the buildings that were struck. I ask my colleagues to strongly sup-
terrorists by helping to put more dol- Any time a loved one is abruptly and port H.R. 8987, the Fairness for 9/11
lars in this victims’ fund, more so than unforeseeably killed by violence or an acci- Families Act. This legislation address-
the Victim Compensation Fund, to pro- dent, their surviving family members are dev- es a significant shortcoming in pro-
vide them with catch-up payments that astated and debilitated, with a lengthy adjust- grams made available to the widows
they did not get. That is important to ment period that sometimes is never resolved. and children of 9/11.
do. In the case of the 9/11 victims and families, As I think Members know, in 2015,
Mr. Speaker, might I say that I vis- the aftermath of grief, mourning, and inca- Congress created the United States
ited with the Uvalde families this past pacity was protracted and compounded. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism
Monday. Their pain is deep, and it is This was initially due to the uniquely hei- Fund to provide compensation to
the same. They don’t have a handle on nous and horrible circumstances of 9/11, and Americans injured in acts of inter-
these compensation funds. They are thereafter due to the annual national memo- national state-sponsored terrorism. De-
suffering. And as this has evidenced, rials and the ubiquitous reminders of the trag- spite the obvious connection to the 9/11
that you must always ease the suf- edy that is embedded in the national con- surviving family members, however, a
fering of those who you cannot replace sciousness. misinterpretation of the law by the
their loved ones, I look forward to These families are forever intertwined with fund’s special master unjustly barred
working with the chairman on helping the grief, sadness, and despondency associ- spouses and children of 9/11 from par-
these Uvalde families in their suf- ated with those acts of warfare against the ticipating in the fund.
fering. United States. Thus, it is our responsibility, as In 2021, at the behest of Congress, the
I support this legislation. I thank the the Congress of their United States, to GAO conducted an investigation and
chairman, and I urge my colleagues to prioritize their needs, revitalization, and com- found that 5,364 victims, spouses, and
support H.R. 8987. pensation since, in effect, their loved ones dependents were excluded from the fair
Mr. Speaker, I rise to wholeheartedly and were lost in an act of war by enemy combat- restitution due to a technicality in the
enthusiastically support H.R. 8987, the ‘‘Fair- ants. administration of the Victims of State
ness for 9/11 Families Act’’. Although we can never sufficiently com- Sponsored Terrorism Fund.
I commend my colleague and friend, Chair- pensate the families for the loss of their loved H.R. 8987 provides immediate relief,
man JERRY NADLER, for introducing this bill ones, we must do all we can to support them with a lump-sum catch-up payment to
and bringing it before the House today. and help them reclaim their productive lives. the victims’ immediate families.
This legislation provides us the opportunity It is not too much to ask—indeed, it is the For two decades, Mr. Speaker, I have
to ‘‘do right’’ for the families who suffered di- least we can do—to ensure that the funds al- worked with the Jersey Girls to
rectly from the heinous acts and carnage per- located to them be transmitted to them imme- achieve justice—that is what they call
petrated on our nation on September 11th, diately to ease their financial burdens and themselves—wonderful, wonderful wid-
2001. support their pursuit of fulfilling lives. ows who have tried to achieve justice
H.R. 8987 would provide financial relief to The catch-up payments that were allocated for those who committed these horrific
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the families of those murdered by terrorists on to the families must be distributed to them crimes and for those who suffered and
September 11th by providing lump sum catch- promptly in lump sum payments for the dual were left behind.
up payments to them of the funds to which sakes of fairness and solidarity with those Because of them, we got the 9/11
they are entitled from the United States Vic- whose sacrifice is enshrined in our national Commission. I was the chief Repub-
tims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. fabric. lican sponsor of that bill, but that
When the Victims of State Sponsored Ter- Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield wasn’t because of what we did here as
rorism Fund was created, it did not allow for such time as he may consume to the much as it was because of the work
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that they did in walking the halls and Mr. Speaker, today, I urge my col- Mr. Speaker, I urge every Member in
trying to get people to support a 9/11 leagues to stand with all these fami- this Chamber, on both sides of the
fund. lies. Do the right thing. Support this aisle, to vote in support of this legisla-
I point out to my colleagues that critical legislation. It is so long over- tion.
Tom Kean, our former Governor, head- due. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1
ed that up, along with Lee Hamilton, b 1200 minute to the gentlewoman from Cali-
the distinguished former chairman of fornia (Ms. PELOSI), the distinguished
the Foreign Affairs Committee. What Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Speaker of the House.
they produced after their hearings be- such time as she may consume to the Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank
came the blueprint to protect America. gentlewoman from New York (Ms. the gentleman for yielding me time.
As they noted in their opening state- MALLIOTAKIS), who has worked so hard Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support
ment—and I chaired two hearings on this issue this entire Congress. of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act,
about implementing the report—what Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Mr. Speaker, al- another vital step to support our Sep-
they said was, We are safer but not though 21 years have passed, the pain tember 11 heroes and their families.
safe, and they prescribed both adminis- we experienced on September 11, 2001, I salute Chairman NADLER for his
trative and legislative actions that when terrorists unleashed deadly and committed leadership in bringing this
should be undertaken to protect Amer- calculated destruction across our coun- legislation to the floor.
ica. try has not faded. Mr. Speaker, on September 11, our
I would note that Kathie Wisniewski, Those that have empty chairs at Nation watched in horror as
who works on my staff, and lost her their dinner tables, the widows, the unfathomable acts of terror unfolded
husband, Alan, is with us today, widowers, the children of those that on our soil, gripped by an unthinkable
Kristen Breitweiser; Mindy Kleinberg; perished in that attack, they are still nightmare.
Lorie Van Auken; Kathy Maher and her fighting for their entitled compensa- For thousands of families, it was
sons, Joseph and Daniel; and the next tion under the United States Victims only the beginning: Children growing
generation of 9/11 family advocates, in- of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. up without a mom or dad by their side;
cluding Angela Mistrulli and Brett Frankly, the exclusion of the 5,364 missing smiles at dance recitals and
Eagleson, who lost his parents on 9/11, widows and children from this fund was soccer games; empty seats at gradua-
were the driving force in achieving this an injustice that Congress should have tions and weddings and baptisms.
win today, which, again, is a modicum never allowed to happen. As a result of Yet, in the wake of such harrowing
of justice for their egregious loss. their initial exclusion, widows and tragedy, these grieving families rallied
Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. children missed the first two payments together, channeling their sorrow into
MALLIOTAKIS, our colleague from Stat- from the terrorism fund, creating a solidarity, transforming their pain into
en Island, for her work on this and her massive disparity between their restor- purpose, mobilizing their agony into
bill, as well as the chairman’s bill, ative justice payments that others, in- advocacy. Some of them were very
which has a pay-for. I think this is an cluding people like Madeline Bergin much responsible for us getting a 9/11
important, important piece of legisla- and Jeanette Schardt from my district, Commission, which some in Congress
tion. I hope every Member of the body who lost their husbands, FDNY fire- had resisted. Without their outside mo-
will support it. fighters, on that dreadful day. bilization, it would not have happened.
Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 This bill, which I drafted and intro- Congress and the country greatly ad-
minutes to the gentlewoman from Con- duced on August 5, would catch up wid- mire the courage of the survivors and
necticut (Ms. DELAURO). ows and children to our victims’ groups families who have come together to
Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in and ensure that moving forward they make their voices heard.
support of the Fairness for 9/11 Fami- are no longer left out, forgotten, or ex- In fact, it was my honor to host
lies Act. cluded. This bill rights a grave wrong many of them in the Capitol just ear-
9/11 is a day that left an indelible that should have been corrected long lier this month, to listen to their mov-
mark on all of us. We all remember ago. ing stories and learn how we can con-
where we were. When the towers fell, Today with us earlier was Angela tinue to support them.
they took so many innocent lives, and Mistrulli, the head of the 9/11 Children This is an injustice, as was described.
the families left suffered irreplaceable for Justice, someone who was also af- Moved by their remarkable resilience,
loss. This bill would provide catch-up fected, a tireless advocate for the wid- the House has worked relentlessly over
payments to 9/11 survivors, spouses, ows and children and someone who has the years to honor our solemn promise
and dependents, who were unfairly ex- become a good friend to me and my of- to the 9/11 families. We passed the
cluded from the U.S. Victims of State fice. Zadroga Act to ensure that they could
Sponsored Terrorism Fund. While no For nearly 6 months we had been receive help from the September 11th
amount of money can make up for working together on this issue and this Victim Compensation Fund; and we
their loss, this bill would fairly com- legislation. Today, I am proud that the passed the Never Forget the Heroes Act
pensate them for their claims against work we have done is being brought to to permanently authorize those funds.
those responsible for one of our Na- this floor and that the widows and chil- But there is still more to be done to
tion’s darkest days. dren are one step closer to their enti- ensure they get every last cent they
It would provide some relief to people tled compensation. are due. I don’t know that any money
like my constituents: Gail Eagleson, I thank Chairman NADLER, Ranking really makes up for their loss; but
who lost her husband, Bruce, on 9/11, Member JORDAN, CHRIS SMITH, and my what they are due, they should receive.
and her son, Brett Eagleson, who lost other colleague, KATHLEEN RICE, who The Fairness for 9/11 Families Act
his father on 9/11. He was just 15 years made this a bipartisan bill, for their corrects an outrageous injustice, fi-
old. That dark day Bruce saved lives. support and their help in getting this nally delivering the $2.7 billion that
He was an incredible human being, a done. these families are owed from the
devoted husband, father, and friend. In President Truman once said, ‘‘It is United States Victims of State Spon-
helping to save lives, he lost his own. amazing what you can accomplish sored Terrorism Fund. This initiative
Bruce would be proud to know that when you do not care who gets the was established to support Americans
his son, Brett, has led the charge on credit.’’ This case is no different. devastated by evils of international
this fight. I have been so proud to work So many people have come together terror, but for years, the wives, hus-
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with him. It is an honor to work with from across the political spectrum to bands, and children of those killed on 9/
him to get this done. He never gave up. correct a wrong that should have been 11 were refused assistance from this
The families never gave up. done, as I said, years ago. I am so particular fund, even as more distant
While we cannot fill the hole in the proud and honored to have been a part relatives received compensation.
hearts of these families, we can say, We of this process and bringing these won- Yes, they were getting funds from an
understand your sacrifice, your loss, derful people, people who lost so much, earlier fund, but if you got money from
and make justice work on your behalf. some justice. the earlier fund, you couldn’t get
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money from this additional fund. This countries, spoke out strongly in favor The question is on the engrossment
is about fairness today. of democracy in Ukraine. So it wasn’t and third reading of the bill.
As Democrats took the majority, we just me talking about unbreakable, The bill was ordered to be engrossed
ended this unconscionable disparity. unshakeable commitment, others did, and read a third time, and was read the
Today, we vote to make them whole, too. third time.
delivering the benefits they were With this supplemental funding, we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
wrongfully denied. No amount of take another strong step to honor our question is on passage of the bill.
money can replace those who were sto- country’s pledge. The question was taken; and the
len away, nor restore the memories and Alongside this critical package for Speaker pro tempore announced that
moments that could have been; but Ukraine, this legislation directs sig- the ayes appeared to have it.
with this legislation, we can further nificant funding to help American fam- Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, on that I
ease two decades of anguish, and we ilies devastated by disaster. We con- demand the yeas and nays.
can take another step to ensure that tinue to hold all of the families af- The yeas and nays were ordered.
justice is done. I am so pleased it is fected by Hurricane Ian in our hearts The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
being done in a bipartisan way, because and prayers during this difficult time, ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro-
at the start, that was not the case. but we need money to help them. ceedings on this question will be post-
The $2 billion more in Community poned.
President Lincoln once cautioned
Development Block Grant Disaster Re-
against the ‘‘silent artillery of time’’— f
covery funding in this bill will go to-
the slow, steady fading of our Nation’s
ward supporting Florida, as well as PROVIDING FOR A CORRECTION IN
collective memory. Puerto Rico, Alaska, and other com- THE ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 6833
For 21 years, these families have
munities hit by catastrophe. But, Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask
served as a bulwark against that silent again, we need more.
threat. Here today, let us stand with unanimous consent to take from the
We are also allowing FEMA to spend
them and renew our sacred promise to Speaker’s table the concurrent resolu-
up to its entire year of funding, giving
never forget. tion (S. Con. Res. 45) providing for a
the agency access to an additional $18.9
Mr. Speaker, I urge a resounding and correction in the enrollment of H.R.
billion from FEMA’s disaster relief
bipartisan ‘‘yes’’ and, hopefully, a fund to quickly respond to disasters, 6833, and ask for its immediate consid-
unanimous vote so that we may em- especially appropriate now with Ian; eration in the House.
power thousands of Americans to begin and we will need more. The Clerk read the title of the con-
finding the peace that they deserve. Thanks to the leadership of Congress- current resolution.
Mr. Speaker, as I have the floor, I woman TERESA LEGER FERNANDEZ, we The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there
also rise in strong support of the con- are sending $2.5 billion to help New objection to the request of the gentle-
tinuing resolution to keep government Mexicans begin to heal, recover, and woman from Connecticut?
open and working for the people. This rebuild after the Hermit’s Peak/Calf There was no objection.
legislation ensures full government Canyon fire. She and the Members from The text of the concurrent resolution
funding through December 16, giving New Mexico were very instrumental in is as follows:
appropriators more time to reach bi- making sure we were aware of the dis- S. CON. RES. 45
partisan, bicameral agreement on fund- astrous mistake that was made in New Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep-
ing levels for the upcoming fiscal year. Mexico and how we need to address it. resentatives concurring), That, in the enroll-
It includes critical funding to sup- At the same time, thanks to the im- ment of H.R. 6833, the Clerk of the House of
port Ukraine, to respond to natural passioned advocacy of Congressman Representatives shall amend the title so as
disasters, and to advance many addi- BENNIE THOMPSON, we secured $20 mil- to read: ‘‘Making continuing appropriations
tional key priorities. lion in Jackson, Mississippi, which is for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.’’.
I thank ROSA DELAURO, chair of the suffering a devastating water emer- The concurrent resolution was con-
Committee on Appropriations, for her gency. This man-made disaster poses a curred in.
strong values-driven leadership to direct threat to public health and de- A motion to reconsider was laid on
bring forth this necessary legislation. mands urgent action. the table.
As I always say, as an appropriator my- Additionally, we are proud that this f
self, left to their own devices, the ap- legislation includes $1 billion more for
the Low Income Home Energy Assist- b 1215
propriators will find a bipartisan path.
I thank Rosa for her ongoing work to ance Program, a vital lifeline to help ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
assemble an omnibus government fund- families pay their bills and stay safe in PRO TEMPORE
ing package that honors our values as their homes this winter. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pro-
a Nation. That is the next step. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is a
ceedings will resume on questions pre-
Today, we proceed with this legisla- package for the people. I urge a strong
viously postponed.
tion. As we do, war rages on in bipartisan ‘‘yes’’ on the continuing res-
Votes will be taken in the following
olution so that we may swiftly send
Ukraine. With the legislation we pass order:
this bill to the President’s desk. I hope
today, Congress secures an additional Agreeing to the motion to concur in
that we will have a unanimous vote on
$12.3 billion for Ukraine-related prior- the Senate amendment to H.R. 6833;
the legislation, Fairness for 9/11 Fami-
ities, including security, economic and and,
lies to support our 9/11 heroes and their
humanitarian aid to the historic and Passage of H.R. 8987.
families.
heroic Ukrainian people. Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield The first electronic vote will be con-
This package comes at a pivotal mo- back the balance of my time. ducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant
ment as Ukraine’s freedom fighters Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, when our to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining elec-
work to turn the tide, liberating key Nation was attacked on September 11, tronic votes will be conducted as 5-
cities and repelling Russian forces. we made a commitment on that ter- minute votes.
When I traveled to Berlin for the G7 rible day to support the victims and f
Speakers’ Summit earlier this month, their families. The Fairness for 9/11
it was my privilege to hear directly AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW ACT
Families honors that commitment.
from Ukraine Speaker Ruslan Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Stefanchuk, who offered an invaluable support this legislation, and I yield ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin-
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report on the state of the war. back the balance of my time. ished business is the vote on the mo-
At those meetings, I reiterated The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. tion to concur in the Senate amend-
America’s unbreakable, unshakeable SUOZZI). All time for debate has ex- ment to the bill (H.R. 6833), to amend
commitment to stand with Ukraine in pired. title XXVII of the Public Health Serv-
the fight for democracy. By the way, Pursuant to House Resolution 1404, ice Act, the Internal Revenue Code of
every other Speaker from the G7, they the previous question is ordered on the 1986, and the Employee Retirement In-
call them heads of parliament in some bill, as amended. come Security Act of 1974 to establish
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