The chair on this vote the yeas are 348, the nays are 75. He amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the quest for a recorded vote on amendment 32 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentlewoman from california, ms. Matsui, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 32 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by ms. Atsui of california. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes y electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] chair chair the chair on this vote the yeas are 376, the nays are 48. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 33 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Barr, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 33 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Barr of kentucky. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas re 420, the nays are four. He amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 34 printed in rt b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from missouri, mr. Cleaver, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 34 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Cleaver of missouri. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 386, the nays are 38. He amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 36 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Castor, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 36 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by ms. Castor of florida. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 236. The nays are 188. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 37 printed in art b of house report 116109. Offered by the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Hill. On which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 37 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Ill of arkansas. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 186, the nays are 237 with one being present. Is not t is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 38 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Hill, on which further proceedings were postponed, and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 38 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Hill of arkansas. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of a request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the the chair on this vote, the yeas are 158, the nays are 266. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 39 printed in art b of house report 116109. Offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, the gentlewoman from massachusetts ms. Pressley, on which further proceedings were postpobed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 39 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by ms. Pressley of massachusetts. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of epresentatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 401, the nays are 23. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 40 printed in the gentleman by from california, mr. Caw in a, on which further mr. Khanna, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The chair amendment number 40 printed in house report 116109 offered by mr. Khanna of california. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted, a sufficient number having risen a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 356, the nays are 68. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 41 printed in 109 b of house report 116 offered by the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Richmond, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 41 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Richmond of louisiana. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 365, the nays are 59. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 42 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from indiana, mr. Banks, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 42 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Banks of indiana. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 150, the nays are 273. The amendment is not adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 43 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. Keating, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 43 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Keating of massachusetts. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 283, the nays are 141. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 44 printed in 116109 house report offered by the gentlewoman from west virginia, mrs. Miller, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 44 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mrs. Miller of west virginia. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote the yeas are 421, the nays are three. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 45 printed in rt b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from rhode island, mr. Cicilline, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 45 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Cicilline of rhode island. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 327, the nays are 97. The amendment is adopt. The Unfinished Business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 46 printed in rt b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from california, mr. Behra, on which further proceedings mr. Bera, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote clesm the clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 46 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Bera of california. The chair a recorded vote has been requested, those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 396, the nays are 27. The amendment has been adopted. The Unfinished Business is a request for recorded vote on amendment number 47 printed in rt b of house report 116109 offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. Castro, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 37 amendment number 47 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Castro of texas. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a twominute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the chair on this vote, the yeas are 355, the nays are 68. He amendment is adopted. The chair the house will be in order. Members, please take your conversations off the floor. He committee will be in order. It is now in order to consider amendment number 48 printed in art b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Jeffries i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 48 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Jeffries of new york. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from new york, mr. Jeffries, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Jeffries thank you, madam chair. Let me first thank the distinguished gentlelady from connecticut, the chair of the subcommittee, for her tremendous work in connection with this bill. The mission of the office of civil rights is to ensure access to education and to promote Educational Excellence throughout the nation through vigorous enforcement of civil rights. However this administration and secretary devos have methodically worked to limit the effectiveness of the office of civil rights at the department of education. This amendment would prohibit any funds in the underlying measure to be used to thwart the important work that is done by the office of civil rights. This administration has gone out of its way to hurt students of color and undermine diversity in a variety of ways. They have eliminated guidance, encouraging students to endeavor for schools to endeavor toward diversity in admissions and they have rescinded guidance issued by the Previous Administration directing schools to reduce Racial Disparities in ow they discipline students. Frederick douglass once said it is easier to build strong children than it is to repair broken men. Excellence in academic and educational preparation is an important part of the American Dream and every single child in this country, regardless of race, regardless of gender, regardless of religion, should have access to the highest quality education. That is the mission of the department of education and the role of the office of civil rights within that department. By prohibiting the use of funds in the underlying measure from being used to limit the functions of the office of civil rights, we are take agnes step toward ensuring that in this country, the pursuit of excellent in education will be available to every single child. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i now yield a minute to the distinguished gentlelady from connecticut, the tchare of the chair of the subcommittee, rosa delauro. The chair the gentlelady from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i thank the gentleman. I rise in support of this amendment and the d office of civil rights. The slig of access to education in america is intertwined with the legacy of civil rights in this country and education remains a civil rights issue today. The office for civil rights has as its mission, and i quote, to ensure equal access to education and to promote Educational Excellence through vigruss ens forment. I underscore vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nations schools. There are strong concerns, very strong concerns that this department of educations office of civil rights is not upholding this mission. This amendment would ensure that the Critical Mission of the o. C. R. Is not undermined and that equal access oand treatment is present throughout our nations schools. I support my colleagues amendment and yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady yields. For what purpose does the for man from maryland what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris i claim time in opposition and reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new york. Mr. Jeffries i yield one minute to the distinguished gentlelady from massachusetts, representative pressley. The chair the gentlelady is from massachusetts. Ms. Pressley i stand in support of this amendment and applaud mr. Jeffries for his leadership and his fight against this ka louse administration in its attempt to roll back critical civil right pross teches for millions in this country. Under secretary devos leadership, they have hastily dismissed cases, closing cases and depriving students and families of justice. At the same time, the department has taken one action after another to make schools less safe for black and brown student, queer an transstudents. Theyve rescinded critical obama era guidance to protect students from excessive disciplinary actions that push out black and brown students and students with disabilities. They have done away with rules for victims to seek justice. Instead of ensuring all students have access to a quality education she embraces and promotes private schools and voucher skimes that could funnel federal funds to schools that discriminate against lgbtq students while defaming the office meant to enforce the law. Our amendment would block her efforts to dismant until office. And final hay hi say enough is enough. I yield. The chair the gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. Im not sure im not sure what this amendment does because it just says that you cant change the office of civil rights in contravention of the statute that set up the department. Theres no change in the office of civil rights. The bottom line is that the department of education enforces civil rights laws. Yes, there was misguided guidance by the last administration that actually decreased discipline in the schools in my district because the teachers in my district and the administrators in my district were scared that they would lose federal funds if they disciplined students, because they had to do paperwork, there were reports, the department of education was going to come down on them. Discipline suffered. The bottom line is that the record of this administration on minorities is clear. The lowest Unemployment Rate for africanamericans in this country and hispanics in this country. The record of this administration in dealing with minorities is clear, it has provided Economic Opportunity for tens of millions of minorities in this country. The office of civil rights works in the department of education. And i oppose the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york. Mr. Jeffries the brown v. Board of education decision was a historic and important step and a strong step in the right direction. Weve come a long way in this country but we still have a long way to go as it relates to providing equal access to education. This amendment is pretty simple. Says to the secretary, keep your hands off the office of civil rights. I yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris madam chair, look. I mean, weve heard these weve heard the debate. I dont know if vouchers are brought into this debate. Its interesting because vouchers like the o. S. P. Program and the district of columbia, 97 of the students are minorities. Thats a voucher program. 97 of minorities, supported by the administration, and the majority just yesterday rejected an increase in funding to that ogram that benefits 97 of minorities. So lets get the civil rights straight. If you support opportunity and education for minorities in this country, thats what the administration is doing. I yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the yes have it. Madam speaker. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Thank you, madam speaker. Id ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 49 printed in 109. B of house report 116 for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Maloney i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 49 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of new york. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from new york, mr. Sean Patrick Maloney, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Maloney thank you, madam speaker. I rise today on a day three years ago, the anniversary of a day three years ago when we were mourning a terrible loss because of a gun massacre in florida. That affected my community in particular. And i rise to offer an amendment to the department of laborhhseducation appropriations act which will set aside 5 million for funding for Gun Violence Research. In this case, in our schools. This bill rightly includes 25 million for Gun Violence Research funding at the centers for Disease Control. This fund something critical when 100 americans funding is critical when 100 americans die every day because of gun violence. 94 schools across our country had shooting incidents last year. Thats the largest number of School Shootings in a single year since 1970. The other side has held Gun Violence Research hostage for more than two decades by refusing to appropriate dedicated funds for Gun Violence Research. Just research. Now that were finally able to look into this Public Health crisis, we need to address it headon and as a representative and as a dad, a dad who sends his kids to Public School every day and whose Worst Nightmare is that someone will use a gun to hurt them or their friends, im asking that we take action to stop School Shootings now. The lives and safety of our kids are at risk. All our kid. We have almost no data on what is happening. This funding will treat gun violence in our schools just like we treat any other Public Health crisis. And finally give the c. D. C. The funding it desperately needs to help us find answers on how to address these ongoing acts of violence. As we know, quality data can lead to breakthrough solutions, investing in research on car accidents, and the risk of smoking has led to policies that have saved countless lives. We can finally free and empower researchers to study the unique impacts of gun violence in schools. And its causes. Examine the data and formulate solutions that will save lives. Childrens lives. So i urge support of my amendment and i yield to the chairwoman, the gentlewoman from connecticut, chairwoman delauro, for her remarks. The chair the gentleman from new york yields. The gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro i rise in support of this amendment. Which calls for the c. D. C. To specifically study the impact of firearm violence in elementary and secondary schools and Higher Education institutions. Earlier this year our subcommittee held a hearing on gun violence prevention research. I might add, the first one weve been able to hold in 20 years in this institution. 20 years before we were able to have a hearing on gun violence prevention research. We highlighted that gun violence is a Public Health emergency. It needs to be responded to with evidencebased intervention. Just as we do for other Public Health challenges, we must conduct research to know how to address the impact and which interventions will be most effective. The underlying bill that we are considering tonight includes 50 million of dedicated funding for firearm injury and Mortality Research at the centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the National Institutes of health. The amendment, this amendment specifically focuses on the impact of firearm violence on students in our schools and Higher Education institutions. Unfortunately so many communities have students who ave been affected by firearm violence. In my own state of connecticut weve all been affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. A slaughter of the innocents. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris madam chair, i rise to claim time in opposition to the amendment and i reserve the time. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york. Mr. Maloney i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman from maryland reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york. Mr. Maloney i yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris madam chair, read the plain language of the amendment. It increases decreases an amount and then increases an amount. Thats all it does. It doesnt increase funding for firearm violence. If the gentleman was so interested in doing more research, could he have increased the amount he could have increased the amount. Didnt increase the amount. But at 1 00 in the morning were talking about a donothing amendment instead of bringing a supplemental bill to the floor that funds the care of children at our border that has been rejected by the majority time and time again. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy thank you, madam speaker. I ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 50 printed in 109. B of house report 116 for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Adams madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 50 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by ms. Adams of North Carolina. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentlewoman from North Carolina, ms. Adams, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams thank you, madam speaker. I want to first offer my thanks to chairwoman delauro and our other appropriators for their tireless work on this years laborhhs bill. I offer this amendment to recognize the important work of the National Center for College Students with disabilities and to press the senate to act. The National Center, located in North Carolina, sets as its mission to improve retention and Graduation Rates of u. S. College students with disabilities. It accomplishes this through Technical Assistance and outreach and the dissemination of peerreviewed research that tries and determines the needs of disabled College Students, their families, disabled Service Providers and Higher Education staff and faculty. Additionally, the center has developed and is constantly updating a public clearinghouse that contains disability resources at institutions of Higher Education across the u. S. This allows disabled students to access crucial information to intelligently assess their Higher Education options options. Last but not least, the center empowers students through the dissemination of weekly news leaders that report Current Events and news about the disabled in Higher Education promulgated by their Student Group or disabilities rights act activism and mentoring. The center has been a godsend for 20 of College Students who have some form of disability, since its 2. 5 million authorization in 2015. And that expires at the end of this fiscal year. Madam chair, this amendment would add 500,000 to the Higher Education account, which funds the National Center and if passed will be used in conference with the senate to justify a new authorization. Without the funding, the center will close in 2020, june, wasting five years worth of taxpayer dollars that was used to create groundbreaking research for our disabled students. It would leave thousands of Higher Education staff, faculty and students without support for the disabled in Higher Education. The center has bipartisan support on the education and labor committee, and is expected to be included in the next Higher Education act reauthorization. I want to thank the chair of Higher Education subcommittee, representative susan davis, as well as representatives huffman, moulton, bonamici and lowenthal, for cosponsoring this amendment, and i urge the house for its support. I reserve. The chair the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris i rise to claim time in opposition even though i dont oppose the amendment. The chair without objection. Mr. Harris thank you. Madam chair, this is a modest request. But it does it is offset by reduction in departmental management funds. There are a number of amendments that do that. Obviously if we do too many amendments that do that, you leave nothing for the department to be properly managed. But this is a modest request so i believe we should support the amendment. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams i yield one minute to ms. Delauro. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized msms delauro i rise in support of this amendment, it draws attention to the center for College Students with disabilities. Its the only center for college and fwradge watt students with any type of disabilities, Chronic Health conditions or mental or emotional illness. It supports state of the unions with disabilities in Higher Education, provides Technical Assistance to students, faculty, and families. I thank the gentlewoman for offering this amendment and am happy to accept it. I yield back. The chair the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. N the opinion of the chair madam speaker. The chair the ayes have it. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Roy i ask for a recorded tissue recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 51 printed in part b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Adams i have an amendment at the desk. Choi the clerk will dez the chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 51 printed in part b of house report 146109, offered by mrs. Adams of North Carolina. The chair the gentlewoman from North Carolina, mrs. Adams, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams thank you, madam speaker. My amendment would add million to the children and Family Services programs account. I do want to thank chairwoman delauro for her work on the laborhhs bill, particularly the inclusion of a line item for the social Services IncomeMaintenance Research program as well as report language to support Community Research centers. These centers, or c. R. C. s as theyre called, help administer social programs such as medicaid, w. I. C. And snap. Unlike other state onestopshops c. R. C. s have completely integrated services which allow for greater efficiency. Instead of repeating their story to multiple administrative staff during the screening process, customers can be screened and assessed at one Central Administrative Service area which provides initial screening and assessment for all programs and Services Offered in the c. R. C. If a customer needs to assess multiple county services or partner agency, staff arranges crossservice coordination which allows individuals to assess their eligibility and apply for multiple federal programs in a quick, efficient manner. H. R. 2740 will for the first time allow the federal government to evaluate the viability of c. R. C. And determine whether their expansion can help save taxpayer money and make social services more accessible to Everyday Americans and thats not all that c. R. C. s do they also partner with local Workforce Development boards to connect job seekers with employers, putting a dent in our nations skills gap. If this amendment passes, an additional 3 million b will be provided to the children and Families Services account which will fund the research into c. R. C. s. We then will work with Senate Colleagues to ensure that the funding is used for the purpose of this groundbreaking research. Madam speaker, congress should support initiatives that make federal programs more accessible for americans and do it in a way that saves taxpayer money. Community Resource Centers are perfect example of that and i applaud h. R. 2740s recognition of that fact. I urge the house to support my amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman from North Carolina reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . Mr. Harris i rise to claim time in opposition and reserve the time. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams i yield one minute to our distinguished subcommittee chair, ms. Delauro. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Der law officer ms. Delauro i thank the chair. I rise to support my friends effort to show how community Resource Centers can be cost s for ve onestopshop those looking to apply for snap, w. I. C. And medicare or for access to Services LikeDomestic Violence prevention assistance. Its an innovative approach. Partnerships with local government allows citizens to access federal social services in a single location which could reduce burdens to constituent, allow federal resources to flow in a more Cost Effective manner. I urge my colleagues to support the amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. The gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Delauro i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris i rise hesitatingly to oppose this amendment. This is not an inconsequential amount of money. This is 3 million. Its taken out of the secretarys office. So its not prioritizing, saying this program is more important than this program, so were going to shift funds from a program to another. It actually strikes at the core of how the secretary can manage the department. I just dont think thats the responsible way to do business. If we think this program is important, thats fine. Find another program thats less important. But not just take it from the secretarys office because the secretary has to manage a Large Organization and again, i know were in washington but 3 million is a lot of money to take out of an office so i rise in opposition to the amendment and reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams thank you, madam speaker. I respectfully challenge my colleague and we certainly invite him to go to the Community Resource center in meckenberg, count in mecklenberg county to see the work they do every day, to see how they stabilize families and reduce the need for those seeking social services to travel multiple times to access federal program. The last thing we should be doing is burdening working meshes by increasing their cost to receive the helping hand that programs like medicaid and snap provide. With that, madam chair, i yield a minute ok, im going to reserve. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Ms. Adams i would just again urge support for the amendment as our most important job as members of congress is to make the lives of americans better. The c. R. C. s do that work and lets do ours and ensure that they have the resources they need to continue that progress and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. This is a good cause. Its a good idea. T we have 10 billion in unspent chip funds sitting in a fund. So the question is, why take this from the secretarys office . I get it. Some people dont like the secretary. Some people dont like the administration. But there is 10 billion sitting there that could be spent on programs like this. Unspent chip funds. So i have to oppose this amendment because again, lets prioritize. This is an important fund. Dont take it out of the secretarys office. I get it, you dont like the administration, dont like the secretary, dont take it out of his office. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. R. Roy madam speaker. Madam speaker. The chair for what purpose does the gentleman rise . I request a recorded vote. The chair further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 52 printed in part b of the house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 52 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by mr. Byer of virginia. Beyer of virginia. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from virginia, mr. Byer and a member opposed will each control five minutes. Mr. Beyer my amendment would allocate funds for the Feasibility Study on the adoption of geolocation of the suicide hotline. Suicide is the leading cause of death for all groups. The ageadjusted suicide rate increased 33 from 1989 through 2017. In 2017, the last year for which we have statistics, 47,000 americans took their own lives. The suicide hotline is a onestop, anonymous, tollfree means for any person in the United States who is in Emotional Distress to be connected to a trained counselor for assistance. At any time, anywhere in the u. S. The lifeline routes calls to a network of certified local crisis centers. Theyll call somebody in Northern Virginia will call somebody in Northern Virginia. They can intervene with support, link them to the resources they need, Mental Health, social service, sometimes police, sometimes emergency rooms. Last year two Million People used the lifeline and were tracking more in 2019. 80 of lifeline callers are using cell phone, not their landlines. So the Lifeline Network route the call based on the area code. So if its a Northern Virginia area code its going to send it to a Northern Virginia call center. But people are moving all the time. Often their krill phone follows them. As i call most of the young people in my staff, im calling cell phone numbers in massachusetts and california and texas and maryland. So what we need is geolocation. Which is what we already use for 911 calls. Gee y location means that when they make that call to the suicide hotline, its going to be allocated not based on their area code but based on where the call is actually made from. So when you figure that 25 of the callers are determined to be at imminent risk of suicide. Theyre thinking about it right then and there, the counselor needs to be able to engage rescue services, police, emergency rooms, and accurate Location Information makes all the difference in the world. This knowledge, this timely, reliable knowledge really could be the difference between life and death. Implements geolocation for lifeline could result in a gain of crucial gains for people in distress. Sahmsa, the federal agency in charge of Mental Health, when they reported on representative stewarts bill to modernize the lifeline, reported very positively on geolocation as a piece of that. So what were simply calling for is a study with money moved from one program to another program, to study this and make sure it works. Suicide now the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and rising. So this is a very worthwhile amendment. We hope it will save many lives in the years to come. With that, i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. Does any member seek time in opposition . Seeing none, the gentleman from virginia. Mr. Beyer i would like to yield e minute to the chair of the subcommittee, ms. Delauro from connecticut. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro i thank the gentleman and i rise in support of this amendment. The National Suicide prevention lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or Emotional Distress 24 hours a day, seven days a week across the country. The lifeline provides essential service through a National Network of over 150 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with National Standards and best practices. To further support these effort the bill includes an 8 million increase for the Suicide Prevention lifeline. This amendment calls for a Feasibility Study to be conducted on how do we find out where these folks are so that we can help them . When people reach out for help, we must do our best to respond to them in order to be able to reduce suicide atempts. Suicide is devastating communities across our country. 47,000 deaths in 2017. Depression, other mental Health Conditions are a significant risk factor for suicide. Less than half of the people who die from suicide have a known Mental Health condition. As our bill shows, we are committed to Suicide Prevention efforts. I support the gentlemans proposal to study ways to improve these efforts, urging my colleagues to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentleman from virginia. Mr. Beyer i yield back. The chair the gentleman from virginia yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina rise . I request a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 53 printed in art b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the chair will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 53 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by mr. Beyer of virginia. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentleman from virginia, mr. Beyer, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. Mr. Beyer thank you. My amendment would require the office of refugee resettlement, o. R. R. , to disclose to committees of jurisdiction and to legal orientation providers a monthly census of the unaccompanied children in their custody. To do that, broken down by gender and age. This amendment rose interest our personal experience last year when during the height of the family separation we couldnt find out where the kids were being held in virginia. When we did find out we found out from the media. From newspaper reporters an television reporters. I recognized the need to respect these minors privacy but there has to be an exception for the individuals who are in a position to help them. People on the congressional committees that have the oversight, and the legal counsel, they have to know where they are. This is especially true now that were learning that o. R. R. Is using unlicensed facilities like homestead. Increased transparency around the unlicensed facilities is necessary in order for Legal Advocates to effectively monitor the conditions and to track violations of the settlement. The legal orientation providers cant serve these kids if they dont know where they are. And neither they nor the legal help of the kids or the kids the leaders in congress should be learning about the shelters through the media. The second piece of the amendment is a monthly census broken down by age and gender. Right now we dont know whether the kids are 17 years old or a baby or a 17yearold with a baby. Now, o. R. R. s in a statutory mandate to reunite these kids as quickly as possible and tracking gender and age will help us tell us whether theyre doing it or not. We need to know where the kids are and for how long they are. And beyond that, that sense of duration, we need a much more accurate count. We dont want to hear one number from the agencies and a different perhaps, more accurate number from the media. We just want thoughtful transparency. Were dealing with kids, i visited a couple of these facilities in virginia, they need our help and we need to be able to help them. Knowing where they are will really do that. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise . Mr. Harris i claim time in opposition to the amendment and i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from virginia. Mr. Beyer i yield such time as the chairman of the subcommittee, the gentlewoman from connecticut, will require. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Delaurdelur i rise in support of the ms. Delauro i rise in support of the gentlemans amendment. Oversight of the unaccompanied alien children has been and will continue to be critical under my watch as chair of this subcommittee. To be fair, my good friend, mr. Cole, was also very supportive of our efforts to get reporting requirements in last years laborhhs appropriations bill and in the end of year bill as well. If about how this program is funded, i will work with my friend, mr. Beyer, to get the best information we can from o. R. R. Congress and this Appropriation Committee will be vigilant in its oversight role of the unaccompanied children program. And to those who will grandstand about their concern with the fate of these children who are in our custody, i say the following where were you, where were your voices when children were separated from their families at the border . Not only that, when you take your clothes to the cleaners, you get a claim check. When you check your luggage at an airport, you get a claim check. If you go to a restaurant and leave your coat, you get a claim check. This administration had no claim check for the children they took away from their families. And to date there may be youngsters who will never be be reunited with their families because of this administrations policy. Where prosecute they . Where were you . Where were they . Where were you in crying out for help those for for these children . Dont come forward now and be political in what youre doing. We are going to provide humanitarian assistance as we have in 2019 and in this budget. 1. 8 billion. And moving forward with the supplemental. You have been silent, silent over these years because where you are now . I support the gentlemans amendment. The chair the gentlelady will suspend. Point of order. Madam chair, point of order. The chair the gentleman will explain his point of order. Are remarks spothse supposed to be directed to the are remarks supposed to be directed to the chair . Ms. Delauro ill direct them to the chair. Where were they . Madam chair, point of order. Are remarks supposed to be directed to the chair . The chair members are reminded to address their remarks to the floor. To the chair. Mr. Harris thank you. The chair the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Beyer i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. Mr. Cole supports the children. He actually supports funding these programs for the children past this month. Something the majority doesnt. Time after time after time the majority has refused the funding. Madam chair, there is no need for this amendment because in one month we cant take care of any children because the majority has refused time after time after time to provide funding to take care of these children. And then, madam chair, the majority gets up, members of the majority get up and claim that heyre for the children. Sure, we need reporting but before we need reporting we actually need funding. We should bring, instead of being here at 1 40 debating a twoline amendment that says just decrease and increase, we ought to be debating a supplemental bill of i yield time to the gentleman from texas bill. And i yield time to the gentleman from texas. The chair the gentleman from texas is recognized. I thank the speaker. Its 1 35 in the morning here on the east coast. I represent a district in texas. Somewhere in texas right now are a host of families and children who have no place to be put. Mr. Roy nowhere to be put. Because were not doing our job. Those are facts. All the theater, all the grandstanding thats going to be pointed on here on the floor of the house of representatives, those are the facts. Theres a child today who doesnt have a place to be put. We cant just take that child and put him or her someplace. Magical someplace magical. We have to have a place to put him or her. Today, right now, a faction of the cartel is making hundreds of millions of dollars moving people. Not just fentanyl, not just cocaine, not just heroin, although lots of that too. But moving people. Right now somewhere in the United States of america, particularly probably in houston or san antonio, theres a stash house with children in it and people in it being held hostage to pay money back to the cartels. If you dont believe it, go talk to the people in the intelligence and the department of Public Safety in texas and c. B. P. And i. C. E. In texas and talk to them. Thats whats actually happening. And how can we with a straight face say were the most powerful nation in the world and allow that to be happening at our border . While our asylum laws are being exploited by cartels for profit. Asylum laws which we should have. But where people should go to ports of entry and have a path to come here, instead we allow them to be violated by cartels for profit. And cartels have operational control of our border. I literally cannot comprehend how our colleagues on the other side of the aisle believe it is more appropriate to bury the heads in the sand of this nothingand ignore this, to ignore this problem, this real problem, where 144,000 people are apprehended in may were apprehended in may. H. H. S. Has taken charge of nearly 41,000 u. A. C. Thats year. 41,000. In december, 4,700 unaccompanied children were apprehended on the southern border. N may, 11,500. Hese are the actual numbers. Oes that not matter . I yield. Mr. Harris if i could inquire how much time i have remaining. The chair the gentleman has 45 seconds remaining. Mr. Harris i yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from South Carolina. The chair the gentleman from South Carolina is recognized. Mr. Norman thank you. You know, its, what, 20 until 2 00. We have a group here that is willing to stay all night until we address this problem with the supplemental. You can talk about children, but just like my good friend from texas says, go to the border. See these children who are going or being drugged back and forth, charged, making money for these adults. Lets put the money we dont have to just go to virginia. I feel for those children in virginia. But i feel for those 144,000 who they caught, much less the ones that got by. I further feel for the children who, according to d. H. S. , were saying that theyre being carted back and forth, raped, they have rape trees. Go to the border. Wheres the compassion for the them . Its high time for us to take this, to debate a supplemental, and if it takes however long on this clock, were going to do it. Because were tired of it. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Beyer can i ask how much time i have left . The chair the gentleman has 30 seconds. Mr. Beyer theres a difference being about between being apprehended and offering yourself at the border to customs and Border Patrol for asylum. Theres an enormous difference. Id also like to point out that theres not a Single Person on this side of the aisle that doesnt want to bring this humanitarian votes to the aid to the children. We have to be able to find something that the white house will also accept. Im not in the room where that happens with our distinguished leaders on appropriations, but i know theyre working very hard to make that happen. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Mr. Norman i request a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 54 printed in. Rt b of house report 116109 for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition . Ms. Blunt rochester thank you. I have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 54 printed in part b of house report 116109 offered by ms. Blunt rochester of delaware. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentlewoman from delaware, ms. Blunt rochester, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from delaware. Ms. Blunt rochester thank you, madam chair. I want to first thank the members of the Appropriations Committee for recognizing the ongoing and critical shortage of primary care physicians and Behavioral Health specialists, a trend that is projected to continue into the coming years. By requesting that hrsa, the Health Resources and services administration, issue a report to congress on how to better recruit and train these Health Professionals, as well as recommendations to address Health Professional staffing shortages. My amendment serves to underscore the importance of the requested report and to encourage hrsa to not just analyze how these efforts can improve staffing shortages in underserved areas, but how we can increase the number of physicians serving in Community Health centers located in those areas. Delaware, like many states around the country, is facing a severe primary care physician shortage. In 2018 there were just 815 primary care physicians in delaware, down 5. 4 from 2013. According to hrsa, of the three counties in delaware, two of to one ed the 2,000 primary doctor to patient ratio. Which is a benchmark for shortages. According to a study commissioned by the Delaware Department of health and social services, this trend is going to significantly impact the states rural, downstate communities. As hrsa develops recommendations for addressing physician shortages, they should also focus on how we can incentivize primary care physicians, in addition to other physicians experiencing Health Staffing shortages, to not just practice in underserved areas, but at Community Health centers. Community Health Centers bring comprehensive primary care to underserved areas, improving not only access to health care, but health outcomes. Parttime in my state depend on Health Centers for a variety of reasons. The Red Health Center shared patients appreciate their access to primary care, other Health Services and dental care in one police. For some they face the inability to access care at private practices. Community Health Centers will continue to be a vital source of care for underserved communities and we should note the best ways to attract physicians to serve in them. Thank you, madam chair, again, and i encourage my colleagues to support the amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. Does any member clim time in opposition . Seeing none, the gentlewoman from delaware is recognized. Ms. Blunt rochester thank you, madam chair. I would like to yield one minute to the tireless advocate and distinguished member from the state of connecticut, the chairwoman of the appropriations subcommittee of labor, health, and human services, congresswoman rosa delauro. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro i thank the gentlelady and i rise in support of this amendment. I share the gentleladys concern about the lack of health care providers. Especially in rural and underserved areas across the nation but this bill provides an increase of 138 million for programs to support training for the next generation of health care providers. For example, the bill provides Additional Resources to support nurse training, including a new 20 million Nurse PractitionerResidency Training program. The bill increases fund for Childrens Hospital graduate medical education by 25 million. The bill increases funding for Area Health Education centers to expand the reach of Health Care Networks and improve Health Care Delivery in rural and underserved areas. The bill also includes two new programs authorized last year in the support act, to support the Meantal Health and Substance Use disorder work force. All of these programs focus on the areas of practice and populations most in need across the countryism thank the gentlelady for offering this amendment and urge my colleagues to vote yes. I yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentlewoman from delaware. Ms. Blunt rochester i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman has the only time. Ms. Blunt rochester thank you, madam chair. I encourage my colleagues to support 46r789 r. 274 and this commonsense amendment. It will ensure we have the best Information Available to help all community, both rural and urban. Thank you, madam chair and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from delaware. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The gentleman from south arolina. Mr. Norman i request a record vote. The chair further proceedings on the amendment offered by the on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from delaware will be postponed. The chair psst tts now in order to consider amendment number 55 printed in part b of house eport 116109. It is now in order to consider amendment number 56 printed in part b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 56 printed in part b of house report 116109, offer bd by mrs. Murphy of florida. Chip pour sunt too pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Murphy, and many observe opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. Mrs. Murphy thank you, madam chair. I yield myself such time as i may consume. I rise in support of my amendment which im proud to colead with 25 members of the future forum. A generational caucus that focuses on issues important to younger americans. My amendment would provide Additional Support for youth Suicide Prevention strategies in k12 school, college, and universities. Juvenile justice systems and foster care systems. My amendment would provide an additional 2 million for the Garrett Lee Smith youth Suicide Prevention state and campus grant. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth in america. In the past decade, approximately 22,000 americans ages 10 to 19 have died by suicide. This is staggering. And we must remember that behind every abstract statistic lies a shattered human life, a broken hearted family, and a distraught community. This issue hits close to home for families in my Central Florida district where in recent years we have mourned the loss of far too many students to suicide. Just months ago, a student died by suicide on a school campus. She was only 17 years old. Last year, i held youth and Meantal Health adrisery board meetings in my district. My constituents told me there was a need for Additional Resources on campus and in our communities to help students around young adults treat meantal Health Conditions before they become serious or even lifethreatening. Thats precisely what our amendment would do. Simply put this Grant Funding will help save lives. I respectfully ask my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it. I reserve the balance of my time and i yield one minute to the to rosa delauro, the chairwoman of the House Appropriations labor h. Subcommittee. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for ne minute. Did the gentlelady reserve . Or yield time . The chair the gentlelady yielded one minute to the the gentlewoman from connecticut. Ms. Delauro i rise in support of this amendment. We know suicide is devastating our communities across the country, 47,000 deaths in 2017. The underlying bill that we are considering includes 20 million of new funding for the Suicide Prevention efforts at the centers for Disease Control. And also at the Substance Abuse and meantal Health Services. This amendment increases funting for efforts to prevent suicide among youth at the places that many of them can be found, colleges and university, youthserving organization, through training and activities aimed at identifying youth at risk for suicide screenings and the connection to appropriate services are preventing suicide and suicide attempts. The underlying bill that we consider tonight shows that the interest in that. I strongly support Suicide Prevention efforts and urge my colleagues to support this amendment and i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady yields back. The gentlelady from florida reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris i seek to claim time in opposition and reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from florida is recognized. Mrs. Murphy i yield one minute of my time to my colleague and fellow future forum member from tah, representative mcadams. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcadams i thank my colleague, congresswoman murphy, for her leadership in or forum. Im proud to cosponsor this amendment to invest in the Garrett Lee Smith youth Suicide Prevention grant to promote outreach, education, awareness, and prevention efforts to young people in our communities and to vulnerable student on our college campuses. Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24 in my state of utah and we know that we can do more to save lives. We have tremendous leaders stepping up in utah to change the conversation on Meantal Health and reach people in crisis. In fact, Weaver State University in utah recently used a garrett lee campus grant to fund its peerbased support network to address Meantal Health stigma and expand Student Access to Mental Health support. Im proud to support this amendment and expand our work to invest in the Mental Health of our young people. I yield back. The chair the gentleman yields ack. The gentleman from the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. Theres no question that Suicide Prevention is important. No question in anyones mind. We have an epidemic of it. But we also have an epidemic of Substance Abuse. Heres the problem. This amendment takes funds from Health Surveillance and Program Support which supplement activities funding under the headings Mental Health, Substance Abuse treatment and Substance Abuse prevention. Theres a problem there. Because no question, suicide is important. Suicide prevention is important. But youre robbing peter to pay paul, madam chair. Youre taking money from Substance Abuse. Why couldnt if were going to set priority, both should be high priorities. Should have found the money somewhere else. Maybe in the 10 billion thats sitting unspent in the chip account. Instead of taking money from Substance Abuse. Thats why i oppose this amendment and i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentleman has the only time remaining. Mr. Harris i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman yields back. The question is on the amendment offered by the jovepl from florida. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina rise . Mr. Norman i ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from florida are postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 57 printed in art b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Ocasio cortez to offer an amendment at the desk. The chair to the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 57 printed in part b of house report 116109, offered by ms. Ocasio cortez of new york. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the jerusalem from new york, ms. Ocasio cortez and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. Ms. Ocasiocortez i rise to offer an amendment transferring 15 million of the c. D. C. s opioid related Infectious Disease program. One of the deadly consequences of the Opioid Crisis and its related use of contaminated drug equipment has been the increase incidents of bloodborne infections including hepatitis, h. I. V. , and bacteriacaused heart infection. The c. D. C. s Infectious DiseaseProgram Works to implement evidencebased Drug Prevention in schools and community settings. The Opioid Crisis has impacted nearly every community in the United States. Rich and poor, rural and urban, and people of all racial and cultural identities. In my own home borough of the bronx, fatal overdoses are at their highest rate since official data has been made public. And 5 of those overdoses involve opioids. In order for us to really approach and solve this issue, we have to make sure that we are adequately funding programs that are backed by evidence and backed by studies to show that we are able to and funded in a way that reduces the load and reduces the incidents of fatalities. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris madam chair, i seek to be recognized to claim time in opposition. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. The bottom line is this bill already increase this is program, the committee report, page 59, we suggest an increase of 15 million. This 15 million in this amendment comes out of the office of the secretary, again, i dont know how the secretary is going to do all the work he has to do to take care of the entire department if 15 million comes to Supplemental Program thats already