The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God our father, we give you thanks for giving us another day. Bless the members of this peoples house as they gather at the end of another week in the capitol. Endow each with the graces needed to attend to the issues of the day with wisdom. That the results of their efforts might benefit the citizens of our nation and the world. We also ask your blessing leading into this weekend upon fathers throughout our country. May they be their best selves and may their children appreciate fully the blessing they have been to them. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. New england journal of medicine pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. Hern. Mr. Hern i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain up to five requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, jeat is recognized the the gentleman is recognized for one minute. [speaking in a foreign anguage] i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman will provide a translation. For what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma rise . Madam speaker, 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. Hern madam speaker, i rise today to honor my june veteran of the month, mr. Oscar nipps jr. And share his American Hero story. He serves as a rifleman, company cook can, and sergeant with the first Cavalier Division during world war ii liberating thousands of civilians from the santo tomas internment camp. He continued fighting alongside the allied forces to liberate the philippines and on ship headed to frontlines of japan with the invasion when victory was declared over japan in 1945. At 92 he continues to be a leader and Public Servant as a volunteer at the military History Museum in broken arrow. In fact, the city has named two streets in his honor. Hes a familiar face at the museum where he shares his stories of the brave men and women he fought decide and friends he lost during the war. Mr. Nipps bravery will never be forgotten, and im grateful for the work he continues to do and share his story. Im honored to name him the first districts veteran of the month for june. Madam speaker, i yield my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Miss underwood today i pay tribute to the life and legacy of a Selfless Community servant. Eddie jones the second. Who paffsd away last week at the much too soon age of 69. Ms. Kelly he was a steady hand for anyone who needed it and a sturdy presence who dedicated himself to being a good steward of our chicagoland community. Born in arkansas to eddie and rosy jones, he grew up in chicagos bronzeville brownsville neighborhood. He graduated from high school and Western Illinois University before embarking on a 30year career with i. B. M. He was chairman of the educational foundation, the march of dimes, and served as the president of the Chicago Urban League metro board. He was a proud brother of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was even prouderer to be a grandfather and a father. I am thankful to have called eddie my friend and im comforted and inspired by the fact his legacy endures and memories smiles in service of o others. On behalf of a second congressional district, i say we miss you. Thank you for a life well lived. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson unanimous consent unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to speak about a bill to eradicate hacing on college campuses. This morning congresswoman marsha fudge will introduce the end all hazing act. Im proud to lead this bill with her to increase campus wide transparency and accountability for all student organizations. For too long hazing has threatened the health and safety of students to undermine the Educational Mission at finer education institutions. No student on any campus should have their wellbeing put in jeopardy because of a dangerous or life threatening situation as part of a sports team or club ritual. Parents who have lost children to incidents of hazing have been working with fraternities and so roarities to engage in aggressive student education, outreach, and advocacy efforts to end tragic hazing incidents. Their work has included successfully pursuing legislation with transparency requirements in several states, including my home state of pennsylvania. A federal solution will more quickly address the problem and ensure students across the country can can enjoy a safe, collegiate experience with involvement in extra can curricular activities and student organizations without fear of being hazed. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. Thank you, madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Yesterday was womens veterans day in my home state of california, also home to 145,000 women veterans. 71 years ago president truman signed the Womens Armed Services Integration act of 1948. This law recognized womens enduring and Critical Service to the nation and made them permanent members of the United States armed forces. As chairwoman of the womens Veterans Task force i am working with 66 of my colleagues in the house, as well as in the senate, to increase visibility of women veterans. Ms. Brownley we are promoting incluescy ofity and equitable access to health care, benefits, education, and economic opportunity, particularly in the department of veterans affairs. I ask all americans to join me in recognizing the two million women who have served our country in uniform. To these women veterans, i say thank you for your service to our great nation. Madam speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minutes. Mr. Gohmert thank you, madam speaker. This past week we were privileged to have been invited by our speaker, those of us who have been in the military, served our country in the military, she invited us to go with with her to the 75th the anniversary of normandy. It was deeply moving. To be on those beaches and to see and know the sacrifices , and we rred there talked in terms of it being an invasion over and over. I get back to texas and i found out last month thats about the me number, about 144,000 invaded france, what we had last month in america. Right here even in texas. We are being invaded by people that do not know how to preserve a selfgovernment. Ben franklin said its a republic, madam, if you can keep it. If we dont stop the invasion, we will not keep it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent mr. Gohmert that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore under guidelines consistently issued by speakers as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual the chair is constrained not to entertain request unless it has has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. The gentleman has not been recognized for debate. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Maloney madam speaker, yesterday was the third anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting. Three years ago 49 young people were senselessly murdered and 53 more were wounded. In the three years since then, approximately 120,000 more americans have die interested our nations gun violence epidemic. And our nation has failed to take any meaningful action. Just recently we witnessed another mass shooting in Virginia Beach that killed 12 people, 12 innocent people. And yet congress has yet to pass commonsense measures to save lives. Measures that 90 of americans support. Like universal gun background checks and bans on massacre size magazines and silencers. H. R. 8 passed by the house more than 100 days ago and still awaits action in the senate. How many more tragic anniversaries must pass . How many must die before we offer more than thoughts and prayers . I yield back. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 431 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the. Mmittee of the whole the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration can of h. R. 2740. Will the gentlewoman from texas, mrs. Fletcher, kindly ake the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h. R. 2740, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill making appropriation force departments of labor, health and Human Services and education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose on thursday, june 13, 2019, a request for recorded on amendment number 71 printed in house report 116er 109 offered by the gentlewoman from massachusetts, ms. Pressley, had been postponed. The chair understands that amendment 72 and 73 will not be offered. It is now in order to consider amendment number 74 printed in part b of house report 116109. For what purpose does the the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition . Ms. Spanberger madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. The chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 74 printsed in part b of house report number 116109, offered by ms. Spanberger of virginia. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 431, the gentlewoman from virginia, ms. Spanberger, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from virginia. Ms. Spanberger thank you, madam chair. My amendment to h. R. 2740 increases funding towards Colorectal Cancer screening and prevention. Righto Colorectal Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. This year alone more than 50,000 people across the country are expected to die from this disease and one out of 20 americans will be diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer during their lifetime. When i hear these statistics, i think of more than just the numbers. I think of the families and the lives that are impacted. I think of my own motherinlaw who was diagnosed years ago and remains cancer free to this day, and i think of my dear friend peg, a teacher, advocate, eafer fighter who when based with her own diagnosis committed herself to educating others about this disease antibenefit of screenings. With so Many Americans like peg and my motherinlaw diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer each year, Congress Needs to support prevention efforts. Over the last few years funding for the groundbreaking Colorectal Cancer control program has remained the same. This year i thank the Appropriations Committee for recognizing this problem by bringing attention to the increasing rate of Colorectal Cancer among younger adults, we are sharing the gift of research and promote oing the spread of a 21st century prevention. My amendment will provide 3 million in additional funding for Colorectal Cancer research under the chronic disease, Health Promotion program. In virginia, the Virginia Department of health significantly benefits from this program and uses these funds to provide early screenings across the commonwealth. If this critical amendment passes, the house would provide a major increase and muchneeded funding for colorectal screening and control under the c. D. C. This increased support means more necessary screenings, more evidencebased interventions and a path towards more lives saves, especially among some of our countrys most vulnerable patients. Studies indicate as much as 60 of colorectal deaths could be prevented with screening, but the number of colorectal screenings have been level since 2010. Clearly, we are overdufort progress in this fight. By increasing the number of screenings, we would be able to catch abnormal growth before they turn into cancer and we can catch Colorectal Cancer when treatment is more effective. As we fight for additional funding, we are allowing prevention and education initiatives to reach more americans. And that gives more families the opportunity to live cancerfree. We have a rare opportunity to build a coalition in this battle across the country. More than 1,700 organizations have committed to defeating Colorectal Cancer as a Public Health crisis, and together theyve committed to the goal of 80 screenings in the coming years. Congress needs to join in this effort, and my amendment can and should be part of that fight. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Thank you, madam chair. I rise to claim time in opposition and reserve. The chair the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. The gentleman reserves. Ms. Spanberger id like to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from connecticut, representative delauro. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Delauro i would note that the underlying bill we are considering today includes a 2 million increase for total funding level of 45 million for Colorectal Cancer prevention activities at the c. D. C. Given the increasing rate of Colorectal Cancer among younger adults, im pleased to further support the expansion of c. D. C. s efforts. Im a survivor of ovarian cancer, and i thank the gentlelady for raising the issue of Colorectal Cancer and the importance of cancer screenings and urge my colleagues to support this amendment. I know we will have a discussion here, madam speaker, about where the dollars are coming from, but i would like to, madam speaker, just remind the gentleman from maryland that last evening, the minority voted overwhelmingly for a 14 cut across the board, which in fact would have cut the general departmental management by 14 . So i find this line of opposition to be somewhat disingenuous. With that i yield back the balance of my time. Ms. Spanberger i reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Harris thank you, madam chair. Here we go again. I mean, obviously we took a fivehour break, but now were back to not making priorities. The bottom line is now were up to 27 million out of this basket of money that the secretary has to manage a department thats actually increasing in size, increasing in complexity, and now were saying that although this is a very worthy cause, theres no question in anyones mind, i hope that colon cancer screening, for instance, is essential, that every american who falls within the guidelines should be encouraged to undergo the screening, but we have to set priorities. If were going to increase further the funding into that program, because as we heard from the subcommittee chair, weve already increased the funding, if were going to increase it further, we have to look somewhere to decrease funding thats not a magical pot of money thats endless. I mean, literally, it is true, sooner or later, the secretary is going to have to take out loans to pay salaries in his department because we will have drained the entire amount. 27 again, since last vote series which we had 1 00 eastern time, its now 9 20 eastern time, since then we have drained that fund by 27 million. A lot of it transferred for good projects, but thats not the way we should be doing business here. You know, the families in my district, if they have a priority, they set a new priority. They say, this family needs this a lot right now. They look into their budget and say, what are we not going to spend on . Thats what we ought to be doing. If this is so essential, madam chair, i would suggest that some other program, not a magical pot of money that some people believe has no bottom but, of course, again, the secretary has to run an increasingly complex department. The bottom line is we have now drained again, just since if all the amendments pass that we discussed since 1 00 a. M. , 27 million out of the fund. This is not the way we ought to do business. I reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentlewo