And suspend the rules and passing h. R. 2852. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 9 pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on ordering the previous uestion on House Resolution question on House Resolution 548 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 40, House Resolution 548. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 205, to amend the the gulf of Mexico Energy security act of 2006 to permanently extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the gulf of mexico, providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 1146, to amend public law 11597, commonly known as the tax cuts and jobs act, to repeal the Arctic National wildlife refuge oil and gas program, and for other purposes. And providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 1941, to amend the outer Continental Shelf lands act to prohibit the secretary of the interior, including in any Leasing Program certain planning areas, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is on ordering the previous question. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States use 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 yeas are 232, the nays are 196. The previous question is ordered. The question the question is on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Adopted. Ution is mr. Speaker. The peaker pro tempore gentlewoman from arizona. Mrs. Lesko thank you. I ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Hose favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. House proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on 230. Vote the yeas are 195. Ays are the speaker pro tempore on and vote the yeas are 231, the nays are 196. Adopted. Ution is without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, is the nished business vote on the motion of the mr. San from guam, nicolas, to suspend the rules 2852, as amended. N which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 2852, a bill to amend the National Housing act to authorize statelicensed conduct appraisals in connection with mortgages f. H. A. And to require compliance with the existing appraiser education requirement, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house and pass h. R. Es 2852, as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. 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 yeas are 419, the nays are five. 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house and i invite all members to join me in the well who wish to stand in support with members of the texas and Congressional Hispanic Caucus delegation. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. Madam speaker, on saturday, august 3, at a local el paso walmart, parents were shopping for school supplies, elderly couples were paying for their groceries, and kids and parents were fundraising for their soccer teams. But that day everything changed. A killer drove over 600 miles to my community. He massacred 22 people and injured another 26. He confessed to driving over 10 hours so that he could target mexicans and immigrants. Ms. Escobar it was a horrific act of domestic terrorism fueled by americas gun violence epidemic and the hate epidemic. The killers agreed with filled with big eted antiimmigration bigoted antiimmigration language. El paso, as usual, rose to the challenge before us. We grieved together, we went to the hospital together, we prayed together, we buried loves one together. My community has a long journey ahead and i thank the First Responders, health care providers, spiritual leaders, and all the Community Members who have shown tremendous courage during our darkest moment. I thank my colleagues and people from all over the country and the world who reached out to us, sent their condolences, visited with us. El paso will continue to set the example for the nation because we will continue to treat all people in our midst with kindness, generosity and goodwill. We will always be el paso strong and our resilience will guide the way. I ask for your continued support, but more importantly, i ask that this awful event be the turning point that our country so desperately needs, and that americans so desperately want. We must end the hate and gun violence epps, because for many of us, epidemic, because for many of us, these issues have become a matter of life and death. I ask that all members and guests in the gallery rise for a moment of silence, please. Thank you, madam speaker. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . The victims were leilah hernandez, edwin far grino, par grino,. We come to you today asking for prayer, asking for peace and the understanding for the families of the suffering. We ask you wrap your loving arms around them at this dark hour in hair lives. Thank you, dear heaviland father, question is these things in jesus name. Id also like to recognize the First Responders who acted quickly and courageously in their response to this tragedy. We owe these brave men and women more gratitude than words can express. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent that my name be removed as a cosponsor in r. From h. R. 2407. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. For what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove myself as a cosponsor from h. R. 838. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Madam speaker, today i rise in support of the coastal and marine economies protection act and the protecting and securing floridas coast line act. It is estimated that 11 of floridas plant species and 883 vertebrae and invertebra species are endemic to our state. Florida has 114 federally endangered or threatened species , as our community. The florida reef is the Third Largest reef in the world and the only living corral reef in the continental United States. Floridas unique ecosystem is too delicate to put at risk to the hazards of the drilling process. Offshore drilling puts our Tourism Industry and fishing industry at risk. Two of the biggest factors in our economy here in florida. Drilling should never take priority over keeping our ecosystems healthy or our fishermens jobs. Ms. Mucarselpowell it is time to put the health and the wellbeing of our community over the agreed of corporate polluters. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Today i rise to commemorate the 1 u. N. Th 100th anniversary of boy scott troop 578, one of the oldest troops in our nation. Troop 578 was chartered on september 11, 1919, by the first church of evans in derby, new york. Historically they were known as troop 78. Unlike any other Boy Scout Troop in america, they remained active during world war ii. During that war, these scouts were official dispatch bearers and they collected recycled metals and other goods to support the war effort. In the 1950s, redistricting changes required the troop to add a number five to the 78, making them troop 578, as they are known today. As an eagle scout myself, i am proud to honor troop 578 as they continue to be an important part of western new York Community and scouting history. I wish troop 578 many more active years of scouting. With that, madam chair, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Payne madam speaker, weve seen how Climate Change has made natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes more frequent and much more severe. This is not the time to debate Climate Change, this is the time to act on it. And the best time to act, the best time to prepare for natural disasters is before they occur. Septembers National Preparedness month. It is the perfect time to celebrate the brave men and women who respond when crisis happens. And the perfect time to coordinate our Emergency Response efforts. We need to be ready for the next emergency before it strikes, as chairman of the Emergency Preparedness response and recovery subcommittee in homeland security, i want fema and other federal agencies to have the power and resources to coordinate relief efforts before, during and after an emergency happens. We do not have to relive the horrors of hurricane andrew, katrina and maria. Let us be proactive about the next disaster instead of waiting until it strikes. And with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Our nations Economic Prosperity and National Security interests are secured due to the energyrich districts like pennsylvanias 12th Congressional District. Thats why during the recent august district work month, while in monday trezz, susquehanna county, pennsylvania, i visited cab ottawa oil and gas, one of pennsylvanias largest natural gas producers. On any given day, pennsylvanias 12th district is well positioned to help make the United States a Net Energy Exporter by producing as much as 10 of the countrys natural gas. Equally important is the great Partner Energy producers have made with local governments and educational institutions. As a member of the house education and labor committee, i know the importance of bringing industry and education together to enhance work force development, especially in rural areas. Mr. Keller that is why it made me proud to see cabbot partnering with a Colleges School of petroleum and natural gas as a means to provide careerready job skills in the natural gas industry. Thanks to this partnership, they re able to make family sustaining wages in an industry that will remain in pennsylvania for generations. Should use this example set in susquehanna county and by Energy Producers throughout ennsylvanias 12th Congressional District to help with a better future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask to address thent house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Festival rsey french is hosted by the local Eagle Theater in southern new jersey. Drew the fehrs value is a driver and the cultural boom town. Place in this the eagles theater is south erseys only yearround professional equity theater and s dedicating to redefining regional theater through nnovation, enlightenment, production, techniques, and the of theatrics. The eagles theater originally opened its doors in 1914 and was a silent Movie Theater and 1944. Use from 1914 to since then, the theater has uilt itself to be an awardwinning, cultural diverse of enter, hosting a core seeming artists dedicated to storytelling. Through advancing technology. Jersey hes south culturally and creatively and i commend them for what they do. Proud of them. New jersey is prat of them. Proud of them, and the united them. Is proud of congratulations. I thank you, madam speaker, and yield back the rest of my time. For peaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Carter i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. He speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Recognize i rise to mr. Bill lewis who retired after early 40 years working in the hat ham county Chatham County district attorneys office. He tried out a number of careers first. The combination of helping people while also being able to stand up, arguing in the him to the ew career. And it paid off. N his own words, mr. Lewis loved every day of his job, and he liked defending peoples fighting ther than over their money. But it also paid off for chatham lewiss ecause of mr. Exceptional reputation for being a calming voice in the courtroom caring of his clients. During his tenure, he earned the awards in the s savannah area. His success in public defense. His homas moore award for religious affiliation and humanity. To mr. Lewis, thank you for your service to our community. Missed. K will be thank you, madam speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman recognition . Seek i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute nd to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman minute. Gnized for one madam speaker, as my colleagues and i come back into this week, session id like to take this opportunity to share what i learned from the 12th district georgia during the recent district work period. Like many of my colleagues, i last six weeks meeting with constituents, and i hope my same earful i the did. Our constituents want to know congress cant Work Together to deliver results for the American People. In allen in fact, just last hosted a telephone town hall and constituents said that they want issues congress to focus on before the end of the year are Health Care Immigration reform. So how do we solve these problems when democrats are our mined to ensure president is not successful . It is not fair for the american politics ahead of the American Peoples interests. We have a president who is eager to work with us on many issues, including health care and immigration. Get to work. The American People wont accept anything less. Yield back. D i the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman minute. Nized for one thank you, madam speaker. A bill oday to announce i recently introduced in the ouse, the protecting patients from surprised medical bills act, which is a companion bill recent or scotts legislation. No one seeking medical care should ever have to worry about unexpected, crippling expenses, especially when theyve done everything right by obtaining hurns. Spano thats why then governor rick scott and i worked to pass a bill in florida to solve this issue. This law takes patients completely out of the billing rocess, protecting patients from surprised medical bills from Emergency Services and for an akenly seeing outofnetwork health care rovider at an innetwork hospital. This bill has experienced widespread success in florida, which is why we are introducing these tion to apply policies to Health Care Plans regulated it at the federal level. Ive personally known the fear of being rushed to the emergency room. In that moment, no one should to worry about their finances. Bill not only seeks to save americans money, but it will rovide the peace of mind to focus on healing. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Thompson madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. You, madam n thank speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the Community Revitalization efforts of clarion, pennsylvania. Recently, i was back in my the downtown ng region, meeting with Small Business owners and community leaders. Progress and growth i saw was truly exciting. Clarion was selected as a blueprint community, an f. H. L. Bank, the pittsburgh, that seeks to revitalize older communities and neighborhoods. One of the shining stars of the Blueprint Program is the Clarion River drewing company. I am brewing company. Im proud of their continued success as one of the many in ting Small Businesses town. Clarions blueprint included more than new businesses. To lso outlines a plan increase Affordable Housing options for current and future residents. Blueprints dont offer onesizefitsall plans for community development. It works with local leaders to better understand the eeds of their residents to create custom, Homegrown Solutions that breathe new life communities. Madam speaker, im excited to see what clarion has in store its m rooting for continued success. Thank you, madam speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. For peaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to remarks. D extend my the speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Today, i rise to congratulate the university of texas at educating 0 years of students in north texas. In 1969, Texas Governor preston signed legislation to officially establish the university of texas at dallas as of the u. T. System. Not only has u. T. Grown years, ly in the last 50 but our Community Takes great pride in the universitys tier 1 status. Today, u. T. D. Offers over 140 degrees, helps young people by providingdreams them with a topnotch education. Hat was once vast prairie land has become a hub of Higher Learning and an opportunity for tudents to learn across the country. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the university of texas at dallas on a of academic e days excellence. Woosh. The speaker pro tempore under announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentlewoman from california, ms. Recollected as 60 as ecognized for 60 minutes designee of the majority leader. Am proud to raise awareness of mandatory arbitration and support of h. R. 423, the forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal act, or as we refer to it, the fair act. Were pleased the Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on speak. Ll as we what is stunning about this ssue is that a recent study found, you are more likely to be lightning than to win an arbitration case. Foundt, a fiveyear study of 6,000 claims that were made clauses, money awards were provided in only 137 cases. Today, my colleagues will read women s from some of the that experienced this miscarriage of justice firsthand. Over 60 million workers are to forced arbitration. But even those staggering fail to illustrate the suffering and human plight arbitration. Datory today, we share the experiences of women fighting back against silence and shame and join me in demanding systemic change workers are treated with dignity and respect. That they deserve. Sterling jewelers, known to many jared jewelers, or kay jewelers. Acampora, perhaps no the better exampifies exemplifies the harm caused by rbitration than sterling jewelers. The new York Magazine published promotion the pay and lawsuit against sterling jewelers, which at one point nearly 70,000 women. These stories should outrage of us. Diane of lancaster, pennsylvania, said that after years at kay jewelers and six years of experience at she made 2 to 4 ess per hour than her more recently hired, lessor experienc experienced male colleagues. Was promoted to manager, she attended the companys annual managers florida. N on a shuttle bus back to the resort, she was pulled onto the ap of a manager who held her tightly and fondled her. At the same meeting, a district to kiss her. At a later meeting, she had to tub because discussion turned uncomfortably sexual. He was later told the hot tub scene turned into an orgy. And thats just the tip of the iceberg. Is amanda burger, a person her way up to assistant manager, who after five years of complained she was still making her starting salary brushed off by her previously an who worked at a kiosk that sold cell phone chargers, to make more. Eating, texted her from across the table with, want to cum on your tits, unquote. Manager didnt seem to like her despite the fact she was a top salesperson at jared. The jared look, the manager told the colleague. Marie was tall and wore pants blouses. Not short skirt suits. She also wore little makeup. One day, marie asked for a raise and the manager told her she was than any king more other salesperson in the store. Not surprisingly, that was far truth. E or tammy zenker who was called colleagues by her because of the size of her breasts and who complained to her store manager that an visiting the store had rubbed himself against her from behind but was told when she that she should be flattered. He culture of rampant gender discrimination, pay inequity, nd Sexual Harassment at sterling is the stuff of living nightmares suffered by so many working women. Many of whom are the primary, if ot only, breadwinner for their families. Diane, amanda, marie, tammy are 70,000 women nearly who have at some point joined the lawsuit against sterling. And sterling was able to hide the details of these allegations and from hareholders the public because all their sign a s are forced to forced arbitration agreement upon being hired. All workrelated disputes had to go through terlings inhouse dispute resolution system, effectively gagging employees and destroying positive change. It also undoubtedly resulted in facing s other women similar types of abuse and discrimination, and thats why the experience of these women important for us to hear so that congress will pass the fair act. Unacceptable that millions f employees are subjected to a system that forces them to settle disputes through mandatory arbitration, where the can control the process and shroud the outcome in secrecy. Colleagues to support the fair act and strike a blow n the fight for fairness and transparency. No one should have to suffer assault, and in silence not dreams. Heir every kiss begins with kay jewelers should be a jingle, not a job requirement. When couples are shopping for wedding rings, i hope they stay retailed jewelers that street women like sex toys or secondclass citizens. I now recognize my great olleague from the state of new york, carolyn maloney, who is one of the architects of the equal rights amendment. Mrs. Maloney i thank the gentlelady for yielding and her hard work on the equal rights amendment and standing up and fighting for women. Madam speaker, i am pleased to join my colleagues of the democratic womens caucus to emphasize the importance of passing the fair act for women in the workplace. I applaud the work of the author hank johnson, who has authored this legislation and in some cases has worked with constituents over 14 years that are involved in forced arbitration settlements that seem never to be settled. But statistics say if they are settled, usually the woman loses. I might say that the Judiciary Committee is marking up this bill right now as we speak and i hope it comes to the floor. We should have strong bipartisan support for this injustice and to pass the fair bill. Forced arbitration is a trap. Binding a victim of workplace misconduct arbitration, particularly anyone subjected to harassment or discrimination is just plain wrong. Forced arbitration denies survivors a fair shot at justice. In fact, most employees do not even know they have entered into such an agreement until an incident occurs. So not only has the person been harassed or had their rights violated at work, but now the employer gets to dictate how the matter is settled. How fair is that . I want to recognize a woman present in the gallery this evening who knows all too well the deficiencies of forced arbitration agreements. Karen ward is a distinguished former partner at the new York Accounting Firm of earns and young, which is refusing to let her take her Sexual Harassment case to a public courtroom because of a forced arbitration contract flaw. Ot only is this unfair, its expensive, as ms. Ward has told us. E has already spent 185,000 to arbitrate her claims because of a provision in her contract that requires her to split the costs of the dispute resolution. Other firms with similar Employment Contract terms claim it is more efficient and stream lined. They dont tell you that the process is hidden from the public, that people cant see it. Its not transparent. And they dont tell you how secrecy surrounding arbitration settlements only help helps to perpetrate the problem of harassment and discrimination in the workplace and it is costly emotionally and financially, as er case illustrates with the 1 58,000 cost so far. Ms. Ward says hasnt she heard from dozens of women bound by arbitration agreements and she said, quote, this is her quote, they say that the costs can cause financial ruin and they choose to live with injustice, end quote. In other words, the system is built like a wall against the rights of women costing them out of the process, making it totally unfair to them. Underreporting and secrettive settlements have rules in creating and cementing a culture of harassment in the workplace. Passing the fair act is an important step toward empowering all employees to report workplace misconduct and retain the option of seeking to remedy if they so choose. And it creates an incentive for every employer to focus on preventing these incidents before they occur, not try to concxds con seal them casebycase knowing it will never reach the light of day and the employees will never win. There is no incentive to even bring a case to justice. So mrs. Wards fight has shown a light on this disturbing and unfair corporate behavior. And i am proud to fight along side her and with with my likeminded colleagues in the womens caucus and in congress to change this and support and pass the fair act. Yield back to jackie spee are speier and thank her for her leadership. Ms. Speier now my pleasure to yield to my good friend and colleague from illinois, ms. Buse toss who has spent a lot of time working on this issue on forced arbitration as it relates to Sexual Harassment. Mrs. Bustos i thank my colleague. I rise also today in support of the fair act. And to bring an end to the secret arbitration process that silences victims of harassment and discrimination. This is the fight that we have fight that we have been waging for years now. Its about doing the right thing and giving a voice to women like jasmine edwards. She is an africanamerican woman who is a comanager of a gas retail store. When she began there, she came to the store with 15 years of Retail Experience and was promised that she would be promoted to manager shortly. But then, the harassment started. Her boss instructed the women at the store to dress sexier. He regularly made racist and sexist comments about employees and about customers. He would stare at female customers and share his observations with jasmine. He would continuously make offensive remarks about africanamericans and would claim they would be more likely to steal from the store. And he even segregated employees by shift. His behavior was so concerning that even the customers noticed this and began complaining about him. Jasmine voiced her concerns about her managers behavior, but rather than taking her seriously, she was retaliated against and she was accused of theft. There is no investigation of those claims against her. She was bullied and eventually the stress was too much to handle and so jasmine had to resign. She found an attorney and filed a complaint in court. But this clothing company, again, guess retailer, now says e case must be sent to arbitration. Why . On one of her first days as a retailer, the company says she agreed to arbitrate any dispute. And, of course, the arbitration agreement requires her to stay silent about what happened. And under the arbitration agreement, it is the companys funded arbitrator who gets to decide what type of evidence there would be. And i would ask anybody here what kind of justice is that. It will be no surprise to you that jasmine would rather have an impartial judge hear her case, wouldnt we all . But that is something she will not be likely to get. That is why we need to pass the fair act now, because we have had enough. No more looking the other way when powerful men use their position of authority to victimize women. No more excuses for abusers just because of their status, their position or their gender. No more telling women to stay silent or to get over it. No more. With that, i yield back to my friend, congresswoman speier. Ms. Speier i recognize my good friend and colleague from the east bay and great advocate for equal rights, barbara lee. Ms. Lee i want to thank you, congresswoman sper, to speak on behalf of these courageous women and for your tireless work on their behalf and on behalf of women throughout the world. Thank you so much. Today, i join my colleagues in standing in support of the fair act and in solidarity with women a latina single mother of four who was working for 1 an hour in a dollar store in new york. Her general manager subjected her to frequent Sexual Harassment and after she refused his sexual demands, she alleged she was given fewer hours than new female hires. When she told him he was pregnant he responded, the baby could have been mine. Sadly, she did not realize when she started work that she had signed a mandatory arbitration agreement and her case is now in arbitration. Her attorney noted that new york passed a law that would allowed to take her case to court, but the law was struck down based on the federal arbitration act. So she is forced to arbitrate her claims. Her case is supported by the times up Legal Defense fund, which is housed and administered by the National Womens law center fund. Forced arbitration is just what it says, its forced. Lets pass the fair act so women will have the justice that they so deserve. Enough is enough. Thank you, congresswoman speier to give voice to these gin justices and hopefully these women soon, because of you, because of the fair act, will be able to move forward with these lives. Ms. Speier i thank the gentlelady for your outstanding leadership. I introduce one of my new colleagues but not new fighting hill, f women, katie from hill. Mr. Hill i appreciate the opportunity to speak on an important issue. Im here to support the fair act on behalf of women of kelly stein. She told the story of her mother. In the letter, she says how she was abused in a nursing mother and her mother was dropped several times by Staff Members and injury took five days before it was xrayed. And the staff failed to inspect her. The nursing home staff would not take her to the bathroom. They taped the cord, the cord she needed to call for help. Kelly recounts throughout the entire time, it was a neverending ordeal. Chipping away at her dignity. Ultimately the physical neglect caused her to suffer and diminished her quality of life. When junes family tried to hold the nursing home accountable, they realized they signed away their rights toll hold the nursing home accountable and was forced to as a condition. The fair act would eliminate this and allow consumers and workers to agree to arbitration only after a dispute occurs. This legislation protects Older Americans by allowing families to hold Nursing Homes accountable. Thank you so much. Ms. Speier i thank the gentlelady from california. I yield to the congresswoman from florida, the cochair of the democratic womens caucus, congresswoman lois franks. Franks franks thank you frank frank i thought we could have a colloquy. You look like you are up to it. Ms. Frankel ihank you for your leadership and representative hank johnson has been involved with the fair act. And i want to make a statement, forced arbitration deprives men and women, not just the women, of fundamental Legal Protections and also prevents this is important, it prevents the public from knowing about the harm often that corporations create or the secrecy of arbitration. So im very pleased to join you ash porting the forced trarings or fair act. I want to talk to you about a oman and read this to you. This is an advertisement from a massage spa lily went to. This is what it says. The world is out to get you, thankfully, we got you. Stress can take a toll on your dy and even though your bod works ha to keep it up, it needs help keeping your body running efficiently should be high on your todo list and regular massage is a key to operating at peak efficiency, keeping your body at optimal working conditions with massage is easyd tension relief at any Massage Envy Franchise location. I would assume youd agree its retty appealing. Ms. Speier sounds like someone preparing ones car. Ms. Frankel but this is the ad. It says the world is out to get you and thankfully we got you. They did get lily, who im here to talk about today because on a visit to massage envy spa, she was sexually assaulted. , itsrst she tried to get one of these things you sign up and get a series. First she had to get out, had to get the app, she she tried to cancel her membership, which she wasnt a allowed to do because in the little fine line it said you have to go to arbitration. Ms. Speier will the gentlelady yield . This is a consumer who went to get a package of massages at massage envy, signed up for it, then decided she didnt want to do it, didnt read the fine print that said she had to go to arbitration. Ms. Frankel and she didnt want to go back because she was sexually assaulted. Were not talking about the obviously she could make a criminal complaint but she anted to actually get out of having to dont paymah sadge envy. She is just an example, literally, of many women this has happened to. There was an investigation, about 1,200 franchises across the country and buzzfeed did an investigation. They found that there were about more than 180 women who had been sexually assaulted at these spas. Think about this aside from the criminal consequences which obviously there must be, the company does not want to let you out of your contract unless they force you to arbitration. And maybe you can explain again why forced arbitration is really so contrary to our system of justice. Ms. Speier because there is no justice. Oftentimes as we pointed out these arbitration claims end up benefiting the company as opposed to the individual. So few of them actually result n claims being paid out to the consumer or the employee who was impacted by it. Once again its a buyer beware, employee beware because it is set up not for fairness but to protect the employer or the retailer in the case you have there. Ms. Frankel is it true that in many of these arbitration case the company gotes choose the arbitrator . And then the arbitrator, its the same arbitrator and whats the implication of that . Ms. Speier the lack of fairness that particular arbitrator is chosen each time. That arbitrator is probably chosen because he or she finds in favor of the company and the result is that fairness is thrown out the window. Ms. Frankel obviously the arbitrator wants to be rehire fleded. Weve been talking today about instances of sexual abuse and Sexual Harassment. What people should know is that these arbitration agreements touch almost every part of our life. For example, you go into a doctors office. Ms. Speier im about to tell a story about a nursing home, a patient in a nursing home who gets violated and then there is this arbitration clause that prevents any kind of relief for that particular person who is a client at the nursing home. So it really does impabblingt virtually every aspect or every contract you sign. Every app you sign up for. Ms. Frankel so what this means in practical terms, we think if we are harmed if we are wronged, we should have our day in court. Have a judge or jury to hear evidence publicly and decide the case. But really what we have now, system, i call it the system of injustice, is this forced arbitration thats secret that is really weighed toward corporations. Ms. Speier thats correct. Without being harsh here, its rigged. You are not necessarily in all likelihood going to get a fair hearing. Not going to have someone who is independent. Offer times theyre oftentimes theyre employed by, selected by, the corporation and the result is, as you pointed out that they want to be rehired again. So they find reasons to be supportive of the corporation and not the individual. And again ms. Frankel and again just to emphasize, some examples of how this results in a coverup of wrongdoing that really keeps other people, whether they are employees or consumers, from being protected. Ms. Speier thats absolutely correct. And its really important for us to make the public aware that whether you know it or not, you are probably signing these arbitration clauses every time you sign up for a particular program, a particular service, or you are being employed by a particular company. Ms. Frankel one more point i want you when you go into arbitration, does it does it cost the consumer or the employee money . Ms. Speier oftentimes it does. In one of the cases our colleague from new york reflected on, it was costing her hundreds of thousands of dollars. In the case im going to speak about, the patient, the client of the nursing home, had to pay the money, some 3,000, for the rental of the room in which the arbitration took place. So its like a double slap in the face. Ms. Frankel before i let you get on with your next story, could you reemphasize again what this legislation will do . Ms. Speier this legislation, theyre marking it up right now in the Judiciary Committee, is going to return to the consumer, return to the employee, the opportunity to not sign an arbitration, a forced arbitration agreement when they are at the most vulnerable position. Typically when they are being hired or when theyre requesting a service and not frankly knowing that the arbitration clause is there. Ms. Frankel i think it will bring a lot of justice to people all over the country. I want to thank you for your leadership and i yield back. Ms. Speier i thank the gentlelady from florida. Im going to end, madam speaker, with two cases. Theyre both egregious in their own right. One is about irene morissette, an 87yearold catholic nunn. Think about this for a moment an 87yearold catholic none raped in her nursing nun was raped in her nursing home near birmingham, alabama. Police and medical records revealed a brutal attack. Police investigateors found two seemen stains in her bed and blood on the inside rear area of her green and pink flowered pajamas which had been shoved underneath the mattress, unquote. Equally alarming was the article recalled how the medical examiner later wrote that ms. Morissette was afraid to call anyone because she was afraid the assailant would be the one to come back to her room. Ms. Morissette told police in an interview several days after the attack that she felt like, quote, a piece of trash, unquote, because she had honored her vow of chastity for other six decades and had lost something she had valued for her entire life. That one really break misheart. Due to a forced arbitration clause in the admissions contract she signed when she was admitted, ms. Morissette was left with no choice. Her family could not pursue their claim in a public court of law. But was rather forced into arbitration. The forced arbitration proceedings, the arbitrator invented outlandish arguments of hearsay and conjecture including that ms. Morissette did in the appear, quote, unset enough, unquote about the rape. Theres evidence, d. N. A. Evidence. Ms. Morissette lost and as a final insult received a bill for 3,000 to cover the cost of the room rental for the forced arbitration proceedings. No nursing home resident or family should ever have to go through what ms. Morissette endured. Thats why we are calling this particular piece of legislation the fair act, and urging a vote on the house floor. One last story that i would like pambakian, a roset Senior Executive at the dating app tinder. She was one of the earliest hires and longest standing female executive at tinder, writing their very first press release. She was she the head of marketing and communications, ran the department of more than 40 employees. And served as the face of the brand on panels and in the press. Ms. Pambakian sued her former employer for Sexual Harassment and assault. Tinder ione of those dating apps. According to her lawsuit, former match group and tinder c. E. O. Regory blatt assaulted ms. Pambakian at the holiday party. He made a lewd overture saying he got a hard on every time i look at you. Lets get out of here, unquote. Pambakian left the party and went to a colleagues hotel room with another coworker. Later in the night, blake showed up and began forcibly groping her breasts and upper thighs and kissing her shoulders, neck and chest without her consent in front of other subordinates. A meaningful investigation of the assault which was required under Company Policy and California Law never happened. Pambakian alleges she was never even interviewed. Instead she claims she was marginalized, subjected to additional harassing and offensive behavior, put on administrative leave, accused of consenting to advances, calling it consensual cuddling and finally, wrongfully terminated. The lawsuit further alleges the i. A. C. And match tried to buy ms. Pambakians silence by offering her a higher salary and more Stock Options on the condition that she sign a nondisclosure agreement. She declined. According to her attorney, she is bringing this action not only to right the personal wrong against her but to stand with the many women in the Tech Industry and beyond who have been blamed and shamed into submission or silence, unquote. Match and blatt have filed a motion to have the case stonalt arbitration even though ms. Pambings mbakian was forced to sign an arbitration agreement after the assault and after she rejected the proposed n. D. A. Her pursuit of justice is ongoing. I now would like to have time offered to congresswoman schakowsky this e the gentlelady from illinois who ill also be telling a story. Ms. Schakowsky thank you so much. I really appreciate my colleague setting up this special order. To talk about something that is so incredibly important and often not really brought to the surface. Im here today to join my colleagues in support for the fair act because i dont believe that victims of Racial Discrimination should be forced into a secretive process in which they have no access to justice and accountability. And this is especially importan to me because of the story of two floridians, linda and peter perez. Both worked for cigna until forced arbitration absolutely ruined their lives. As reported by Business Insider everything was going well, and, quote, they were living in a newly built home in russ kin, florida, happily raising their three kids, unquote. Thats what they say about themselves. But but due to forced arbitration things turned for the worst. Glenda, was fired after reporting after she was reporting Racial Discrimination unknown to her, buried in the fine print of the employment agreement she signed along with when she was first hired. Was forced arbitration clause, so she had no choice but to go into forced arbitration proceedings. But as the article notes, quote, instead of the simple and fair process that arbitration her sal hises, peres saw claim dismissed without so much as a hearing only to later learn that her apparently independent arbitrator was so friendly with the attorey representing cigna that the arbitrator invited him to his 50th birtay party. And to no surprise, the glenda. R sided with when her husband mplaped about the unfairness of the press and how the arbitrator truly was not independent, guess what, he too too, was fired. They are struggling to support themselves and their three children and trying to fight their wrongful termination in court. No worker should ever have t go through what glenda and peter have endured. This is why i support ending forced arbitration by voting for the fair act. And i want to urge all of my colleagues who care about stice and care abou this to support the fair act. Ms. Speier i thank the gentlelady from illinois. She is one of the loudest voices to make sure there is justice in this country. Madam speaker, with that, we could tell many more stories tonight. But i am going to close now by thanking all of my colleagues from the democratic womens caucus for shang the stories of women and men who are hurt by forced arbitration and demonstrating the human impact of this corrupt and abusive practice. We are ger to have the house of representatives take a vote on the fair act othe house floor, bause survivors deserve their day in court. Orkers deserve dignified workplaces. And with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yieds back. Members are refrained gallery. The cle the National Emergencies act, United Nationses participation act of 1945 and section 301 of title three United States code and in view of United Nations security resolutions and 1 73, resolution 1526 of january 0, 2004, and resoluti 1989 of june 17, 2011, resolution 225 of december 15, 2015, resolution 2255 of december 21, 2015 and resolution 2368 of july 20, 2017 and resolution 2462 of march 28, 019, i report that i have issued an executive order modernizing sanctions to combat terrorism. I have determned it is necessaryto consolidate and enhance sanctions to combat acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism by Foreign Terrorists, acts that are reckfied and condemned in the abovereferenc United Nations security resolutions. I have terminated the national emeency in executive order of january 23, 1995 and revoke executive order as amended by executive order 1 099 of awe august 2 1998. The order builds on the initial ste taken in executive order and takes additional steps to deal wi the National Emergency declared in executive 1 224 of september 23, 2001 with respect to the immediate threat of grave acts of trorism committed by Foreign Terrorists which include terrorism which threatens the middle east middle east process. Sied donald j. Trump, septembr 9, 2019. The speaker pro tempore referred to the committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered printed. Under the speakers annoued poliy of january 3, 2019, the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from fm district of columbia for 30 minutes. Ms. Norton thank you, madam speaker. I come to the floorthis afternoon because of the importance oa coming date knn as the historic datin the cgress of the united tates, thursday, september 19, which is thday that the im sorry it is not the floor, it is th committee, presenrequisite before coming to the floor, that the committee on oversight and reform will hold the first hearing on d. C. Stat hood, h. R. 51, in 26 years. Tht will be a historic hearing. This is not an informational hearing. Let usnow about state hood. It is a jurisdictional hearing. E present requisites going to thhouse floor. It willean that t residents of the district of columbia who are number one, look at that fact, number one in taxes paid, to support the government of the , do not es and yet yetave fl rights, te same rights as other americans. Yes, i can come to the house floor any time i wanto. And yes, with democrats in power, i have reclaimed the power of the committee of the whole vote. Wh the comttee igathered here in the house voting on some matters, iet to vote. But on final votes, icannot vote, even though asou have hrd, the people i reprent, pay more in feral taxes than any people in the uted states, more per capita than new york, lifornia, florida, you name the stat you are talking about a state where perapa, its residents contribute less to support the very government that is ours and thes. Than the people of the district of columbia. And so, yes, i have iroduced the d. C. Stehoo bill. Let me predict right now that that bill will pass. It has virtually enough cosponsors to pass. Most bills come to th house flo withoutany cosponsors and yet you know they will pass but when you ha almosnough cospoors to pass the bill, i seno my good friends who are not on the bill, its ti to be on the bi, which u will be part of history and i do believe this bl will, in fact, pass he house of representatives. There has already been a forecast that thatill happen. That recast was in h. R. 1, which has already pasd the use. Everdemocratic member voted for h. 1. We, h. R. 1 contains findin r c. Statehood and found the district resident pay the highest taxes per capita a have fulfilall of the obligations for state hood, fighng in all the nations wars, including the war that gave rise to thenited states of america itself. Founded ther were historical or constition or financial or econom reasons why the 700,000 residents of your tionscapital should not become part of the state. These aregs in h. R. 1 thatvery mocra has ted for. Thes were findigsor statehoodf the district of comb. And found that the district is one of the strongest fiscal positions in theited states, 16 billion budget, a surplus of 2. 8 blion. Total psonnel income higher than that of seven states. Personnel consumption expenditures, higher than any state. Total personal consumion expenditures greater tha those of seven stat. And were not talking aut an entity not wory of statehood. The qualificaons are clear. Nd there are qualifications to become a state. You get voted a state asthma the gentlewoman reserves thealance of her time. Vote in this hous hard to become a state. But tse qualifications have been met lets compare the state that re already stat. Letstake two states of the union. Vermont and wyoming. I begrudge themothing except to say they have votingembers of theouse and t senate and yet, ty donhave as many residents as the strict of columbia. Th graphhows only 600,000 and nowe are at00,000 c. Residents. Moreove it should be saidha there are seven states in the unon, about the same size, less than one million voters, and yet they have twosenators anda vong memberthe hoe. T same righto the residentsny f your nationsapital. The authorities that iicate our bill are constitutional are the ones e look to to fin out. Congressnal Research Service has found that h. R. 51 is constitutional. The american civil lirtie nion,the foremost authority on cotitutial rights done a study and havfound that h. R. 51 is constutional. And imporntly, a conrvative egal scholar who served as the highest ranki justice in the t oia george bush administration, ecause he was aistant attorney generalor legal ,as done a study and is d that h. R. 51 nstitutional. R. 51 has new meaning becaus d. C. Would become the 51st state. The ndings mean that this hous already voted for hr. 51 because its voted for a the fndings that ae necessary for th dsto become a state. Theres a Senate Version of h. 1, but the senate vsion doesnt have all ofany propositions that h. R. 1 has. H. R. 1, yes, has findings saying essentially thathe district should be the 51s state. Buh. 1 has a lot of oer ings in it. H. R. 1 says that tonhance democracy, a thats wh it is, its an ombus democcyenncing bill. Thats why our finngs for d. C. Statehood are in thill. But it hahingsn it like paper balots to ptect the infrasture i things go down, for emple, if there is a cyberaack. I has donor disclose requement noerrymandering and president and Vice President uld have to disclose tax returns. Those areocracy enhanng and i endorse that them. But comparehat t comparthat t the fact at 700,000 american citizens wld have the same rights as every other citizen. And why we rejt that. R. 5 the d. C. Statehood bill will pass the ng, the house of epresentatives. I do wtstress to stress the full qualification and o of ost importa. Is service the armed forces. Not on do the district of columbia pay the highest taxes per capita in the United States, federal taxes, but the residents of the Nations Capital have served in every war including the war that ave rise to the nation itself. This is a particularly poignant poster because it shows the major war the world wars. And notice what the losses have been of residents of the Nations Capital who fought and died for their country without the same rights as others in their country. World war i. More casualties, 635 casualties from the district, more than from three states. The korean war, more than from eight states. World war ii, more casualties than from four other states. And of course vietnam, more 10 states. Han from the casualties of war perhaps peak loudest to our struggle for equality. There is a war memorial, the , y war memorial on the mall and its there because the district lost so many men and it didnt have home rule at all. What is home rule . Home rule is simply a government with a legislature and an executive. The district was ruled from this place. From the capitol. So the to the commemorate our war dead after world war i, the congress placed a pristine, beautiful monument, the only monument to a single jurisdiction you will find on the mall. People go there, sometimes they because its beautiful and not terribly elaborate, alled the d. C. War memorial. 400 or so names of men and women who died in world war i actually carved out in that memorial. Thats why our service in the rmed services is so important. To bring before the house today. Theres something that i think the average person also doesnt know. This was a segregated city. And it did not or Congress Congress did not allow it to denounce and get rid of racial segregation, buses were segregated, no the buses were the only thing that wasnt buses and street cars werent segregated. But public accommodations were segregated. And yet during the very years of segregation, we had some very distinguished members of the armed forces who were africanamericans who stand out still in american history. The first africanamerican general born and raised in the United States in the district of columbia. The first africanamerican air force general. This is in the entire country. Born and raised in the district of columbia. The first africanamerican Naval Academy graduate. Born and raised in the district of columbia. The first africanamerican air force graduate born and raised in the district of columbia. What a history of distinguished citizens. Particularly citizens who served so ill lust res youly in our arm so illustriously in our armed forces, reaching the highest ranks but nevertheless came home with fewer rights, or for fewer rights than any other americans. A statehood o be i have that as predicted will become law in this house and make its way to the senate, will there still be a capitol . Capital . I thought i should indicate some issues that may occur to the average citizen. Yes, because our bill preserves federal control over the National Capitol area and thats the federal enclave. Thats right here, thats where the socalled capitol complex, the federal monument, federal buildings, the national mall, all that federal jurisdiction is maintained. The 51st state gives the district control only over the neighborhoods where the residents and the businesses are to be found. Theres not much that is upset or would feel very different, frankly, when visitors come to what is now known as washington, d. C. By the way, it will still be called washington, d. C. But d. C. Will stand for douglas commonwealth. Where did d. C. Get that notion . Frederickn comes from douglass own home here in the district of columbia. That icon of american history. And it should be noted that while he is remembered foremost for his work against slavery in verynited states, he was a energetic proponent of full equality for all the residents of the district of columbia. We have a bill to have a statue of Frederick Douglass, we are the only constituent city, thats what we are at the moment that has a statue. Each state has two statues. We expect to get another statue although i wont say that until it is announced formally. But then well be the only nonstate to have two statues. The statue of Frederick Douglass can be seen right here in the capitol and it acknowledges that it was contributed by the residents of the district of olumbia. Now, as ar dent as we have been in pursuing statehood, we are determined to get fully full equality any way we can. So that i have simultaneously introduced a bill that uses another strategy, and that is because the district doesnt even have full what we call home rule to make sure at the very same time that we are pursuing statehood, because it will take us a little more time to get through the senate that we pursue a strategy that would enhance our home rule so that we would get many of the same authorities that would come through our statehood bill. Those are on a dual track. Let me indicate what some of them are. For example, every bill that the d. C. Council passes has to come over here. Its never touched. It these lie over here for 30 days. What nonsense is that . One of the home rule bills to enhance home rule would simply get rid of that. You dont need to be a state to have a local prosecutor. Why is the u. S. Attorney for the district of columbia lorks call prosecutor for street crimes here in the district of columbia appointed by the president of the United States . Allher jurisdiction is on police crime here in the district of columbia. She should be appointed by the mayor of the district of columbia. Any time were going for statehood, well have a bill on this floor for a local prosecutor. Well have a bill allowing the mayor to deploy the National Guard. We see what is happening with Climate Change. And every jurisdiction is on the lookout to prepare itself for whatever may come. The d. C. National guard would be our last refuge. Unlike the guard in the states, and even in the territories, the districts mayor or chief executive has no authority to call out the National Guard. If theres a hurricane, if theres a flood. So shes got to somehow find her way up the chain of command to the president to say please, mr. President , can i call out my own National Guard . The National Guard of the district of columbia helps us in a multitude of ways. Ut in the way that would count most, there would be a delay because the district doesnt have the authority to call out its own National Guard. So we want that even before statehood. We want that now. We dont have control over our local courts. These courts dont have anything to do with the federal government. That authority should be with the d. C. Council. And i there are many more. But to point out the ridiculous ture of not in fact having even rights that americans take for granted, leave aside if you will, the right to vote on this use floor, right to senate representation. But matters about which Congress Knows nothing and wants to know nothing like a local prosecutor. Like the right to deploy members of the National Guard. So you can see why im on dual tracks. Wanting statehood which is absolute and pure equality with other americans. But in the meantime, we are unwilling to pass up what we could get incrementally and that is simply control over all our local matters or as many of them as we can. Here are many reasons why d. C. Statehood is right. Denying statehood to the Nations Capital is a violation of international law. And that has been noted. Our country in 1977, thats before i came to congress, signed what is called the International Covenant on civil and political rights. Well, the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations has twice indicated that the United States by denying the residents of its Nations Capital equal rights with other parts of the country is in violation of international law. It said, to quote the Human Rights Committee, of the United Nations, it said that the United States remains the United Nations remains concerned that residents of the district of columbia do not enjoy full representation, and here im quoting, in congress, a stre restrict which does not seem to be compatible with article 25 of the covenant, thats the article we signed in 1977. And thus we have been found in iolation of international law. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady has six minutes. Ms. Norton we are very pleased as the large number now over 100 organizations that have endorsed d. C. Statehood, that is important because they themselves have millions of constituents. One of our greatest problems has been nationalizing this issue. In fact, the residents are frustrated that people come to the Nations Capital and they think that the residents of their capital have the same rights we have. We simply dont have a National Pulpit every day that informs them. So these00plus national rganizations spreading the word, cascading it, is very important to us. Yow im not going to name all 100, but to give you an idea of how broad their constituency is, it includes people like common cause, the National Active and retired federal employees association, sierra club, people r the american kay way and aerospace workers. You see unions there. There are Good Government organizations there, Good Government. Organizations on every kind. And that is one of the reasons that we are sure this bill is going to ultimately pass the senate as well. We draw to the attention of the house that democracy has always been an aspiration of our country. Look at who we are. When our country was created, could vote. En it took 132 years for white women to be able to vote. They had to sit down in those streets. Hey had to go to the old lawsuiton prison, the prison for the district of columbia. They chained themselves to the white house gates. So if you want to know why we are undaunted when we see that half the population had to go hrough much that we have experienced and finally attained the vote, we cannot afford to be pessimistic. But we remind those who come to this floor and say how proud they are and what a democracy they are that h. R. 1 has democracyenhancing provisions, because we are not a democracy yet and the worst blow is that the Nations Capital does not have full democracy because it does not have the full Voting Rights in the congress itself. Framers erts the understood that they were creating an imperfect democracy. Remember our constitution is a set of come proposal miteses, they had to get the constitution done. 3 5s, that was the compromise of not counting the black slaves. There were many who signed the ll who opposed that in every way. , when you have a democracy it has different factions as ours have then and then have now, those are the compromises you will make. You will be faulted over time if you do not correct those inadequacies. Im grateful that we had barely come into session. We have been in session now only since january with democrats in control of the house, that the issued a very powerful statement endorsing statehood. That our majority leader has endorsed our steny hoyer, has endorsed the bill, and yes, i believe that we are coming to era of 218an era, an years where the residents of our Nations Capital have been secondclass citizens. That is a term normally applied to africanamericans. But every citizen of the united will tell you you secondclass citizens knew no color. It meant every resident of the district of columbia. We are closing this era ha in the house of representatives during the 216th congress. I am predicting based on the number of cosponsors that this bill will pass the house. It will be a historic day. It will be buoy this bill to the other side of this house so that the district becomes the 51st state of the United States. Thank you, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore your time has expired. The chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. 1, an act to. 8 direct the secretary of transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated National ScenicByways Program and for other urposes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady from district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton i move to adjourn the house. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to adjourn. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly the house stands adjourned until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow for morning hour debate