The needed fun you can find this online cspan. Org. Take you back to the floor of the house gaveling in. Recognit mr. Mcgovern by direction of the committee on rules i call up House Resolution 456 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 34, House Resolution 466, resolved that upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to take from the speakers table the bill h. R. 3401, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2019, and for other purposes. With the Senate Amendment thereto and to consider in the house without intervention of any point of order a motion offered by the chair of the committee on appropriations or her designee that the house concur in the Senate Amendment with an amendment consisting of rules committee print, the motion shall be considered as read, the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divide and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee on appropriations. The previous question shall be considered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, for the purpose debate only i yield the customary 0 minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. Cole, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members be given five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, we had a robust debate here today surrounding the tragedy that is unfolding on our southern border where children are being ripped from their families, forced to sleep on cold concrete floors, denied soap, medicine, diapers, i could go on and on and on, all because of the president s failed policies. Thats what we believe and what national and International Organizations believe. Quite frankly, this should shake all of us to our core. I, for one, am disappointed and i cannot forget the images and stories and will continue to fight for a better outcome and fight for these kids. So having said all of that, it has been decided that we should move forward, so we are amending this rule so we can take up the senatepassed bill. And with that, mr. Speaker, i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. I want to begin by thanking my friend. I think this is a wise decision. I know it was a difficult decision, but i think its the right thing because i know we have a Common Objective here. We know we need resources at the border right away. We know, by the action my friend is taking, we now have the possibility of making that happen and doing it in a very bipartisan way. Its taking a bill that passed the senate 878, moving it here with a very substantial bipartisan majority and, frankly, getting resources to exactly where i know my friend and his colleagues want them to go. That is to help folks at the border deal with this evermounting crisis. So with that, i just would urge that we accept the amendment and reserve the balance of my time but advise my friend whenever he would like to close, im certainly prepared to do that. Mr. Mcgovern i think im ready to close. Why dont the gentleman close . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized the mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Again, i want to thank my friend. I want to thank our friends on the other side for making a tough but i think very wise decision. I think the country will be better off for it. I appreciate the fact that we will pass this legislation in a bipartisan manner, as the senate did. We will here. The president will sign it. The resources we want to arrive and help alleviate the difficult situation at the border will start moving immediately. Again, i thank my friend, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, i appreciate the gentleman from oklahoma working with us, and weve spent many hours in the rules committee and on the floor. I know hes committed to trying to get this issue right. Mr. Speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the amendment. The clerk amendment ho to us resolution 466 offered by mr. Mcgovern of massachusetts. Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to take from the speakers table the bill h. R. 3401, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2019, and for other purposes. With the Senate Amendment thereto and to consider in the house without intervention of any point of order a motion offered by the chair of the committee on appropriations or her designee, that the house concur in the Senate Amendment. The Senate Amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker, i move the previous question on the amendment no. Mr. Speaker, i move the previous question on the amendment and the rule and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the previous question is ordered. The question is on adoption of the amendment offered by the gentleman from massachusetts. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The amendment is adopted. The question is on adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Mr. Mcgovern mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern on that i ask for a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays . Mr. Mcgovern yes. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays have been requested. Those favoring a vote for 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 15minute 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 yeas are 322 and the nays are 85. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. He house will be in order. He house will come to order. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Escobar mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute for a moment of silence. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Escobar mr. Speaker the speaker pro tempore will all members rise. Ms. Escobar mr. Speaker, today i can that we take a moment of silence for the migrants who have died as they have tried to reach the shores of the america that they deem of. The photograph that all of us saw this week should tear all of us up. Or those of us who are parents should see a toddler with her little arms wrapped up the around the neck of her father. There is nothing that we wouldnt do for our children, othing than to give them a better life. They represent tens of thousands of migrants who have died as they have tried to build a better life for themselves. Only to find that they are demonized and locked out of the promise that those of us who are naturalborn citizens are so fortunate to enjoy. In their names, let us never forget their sacrifice and the sacrifice that so many parents ke for the most vulnerable among us. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 1c of rule 119, further consideration of h. R. 2722 will now resume. The clerk will report the title. The clerk Union Calendar number 96, h. R. 2722, a bill to protect elections for Public Office by providing Financial Support for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk the speaker pro tempore is the gentleman opposed to the bill . I am in its current form. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman qualifies. The clerk will report the motion. The clerk mr. Rodney davis moves to recommit the bill. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Ms. Lofgren i reserve appoint of order. The speaker pro tempore the point of order is reserved. The clerk mr. Rodney davis of illinois moves to recommit the bill to the committee of House Administration with instructions to report back to the house with the following amendment. Page 72 insert after line three the following mr. Davis i move to waive the reading of the motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore is there objection . Without objection, the reading s dispensed with. Order. The gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Davis mr. Speaker, i rise in support of the motion to recommit. For months we have heard about the interference in our elections and the report of special counsel robert mueller. This report right here. But nothing in this bill that we are debating today and voting on today before this body now addresses the concerns that have been raised in this report. The house is not in order. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The gentleman will resume. Mr. Davis mr. Speaker, nothing in the bill we are debating today addresses the concerns of foreign interference raised in the special counsels report that im holding right now. What we know is that russia attempted to interfere in our 2016 election through a misinformation campaign, email hacking and by exploring vulnerabilities of registration databases. This is gravely concerning to every republican and democrat in this institution. But what does the froth telling state they must replace their safe, new, an auditable machines have to do with addressing these concerns . What does a hand recount mandate have to do with these concerns . What does recycled pain ver to do with these concerns . The tremendous costs associated with these federal mandates only serves to draw resources away from the real vulnerables our states face thism colleagues on the other side of the aisle have also represented that republicans have done nothing to address foreign interference in our elections and that, mr. Speaker, is simply not true. In 2017, this countrys election infrastructure was designates designated critical infrastructure, allowing the department of Homeland Security to immediately begin offering voluntary assistance to state and local officials in the form of Cyber Security advisors, asaysors and Threat Prevention tools, information sharing and incident response. Additionally, the 115th congress the speaker pro tempore the gentlemanny suspend. The house will be in order. The gentleman will resume. Mr. Davis the 115th congress, last congress, a republicancontrolled congress, appropriated 380 million to states prior to the 2018 mid terms to bolster Election Security and 26 million to d. H. S. To add additional staff and carry out their assessment effort, allowing for unprecedented cooperation between d. H. S. And all 5050 states and 1,400 localities in 018. Earlier this year, 33 million was appropriated to d. H. S. To continue these assistance efforts and earlier this week, the republicans, my fellow republicans, mr. Walker, mr. Loudermilk, on the House Administration committee, we introduced our own Election Security assistance act. Dont tell me we are not taking this seriously. While so much of the focus has been on foreign interference today, we must not forget that we had a member not seated in this Congress Following evidence that political operatives illegally harvested unsealed and only partially filled out ballots. This practice is legal in many states but as we have seen, it is ripe for fraud and abuse. Republicans have offered multiple amendments to prohibit this practice in h. R. 1 and now the safe act, each failing on a party line vote. If we cant agree this fraudulent practice should be banned, let us at least agree that Foreign Nationals shouldnt be harvesting the ballots of american citizens. Right now a russian operative could walk freely around states like california, for example, collecting and turning in absentee pal lots. Completely altering the outcome of an election. But my colleagues have shown no interest in addressing this huge vulnerability simply because it serves their interests, only in certain states. This practice invites a constitutional crisis. America, mr. Speaker, is watching this vote right now. My amendment today would require the chief election official of each state to disclose to the Election Assistance Commission the identity of any known Foreign National who has physically handled ballots, machines, or had unmonitored access to Storage Facilities or tabulation centers used to support elections. Or even unmonitored access to electionrelated information or communication technology. This takes an additional step in rooting out foreign interference and lets the process of legislating about Election Security finally begin. I urge my colleagues to vote for this motion to recommit. Vote to protect our elections from interference from Foreign Countries like russia, china and other, vote to preserve the integrity of our ballot and vote to restore americas Peoples Trust in our institutions. I yield back the balance of my ime. Mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . First to withdraw my point of order and to claim time in opposition. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. Ms. Lofgren i want to make an important observation. The gentleman has said that what happened in North Carolinas is what happened in North Carolina is perfectly legal in other states. Fraud is not legal in any of the 50 states. Id like to note that in our bill, we do have provisions that vendors must be own and controlled by citizens or permanent residents of the United States and certain other provisions relative to security. But to con freight the conflate the allowance in some states, 27 states, nine others that designate, allowing your mother your brother or your neighbor to take your ballot with fraud is really pretty low. I would like to yield to the gentleman from california such time as he may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. I thank the gentlelady for yielding. In our democracy we should actively be seeking ways to solve more people rather than shutting them out of the process. Some states have done this by making voting accessible for homebound voters and others who have trouble physically getting to the polls and allowing an absentee voter to designate anyone of their choosing to drop off a marked ballot. This policy allows for greater participation in elections because some homebound vote verse no family or individuals to delegate that role to. They should not be disenfranchised by our laws. Ballot drop off laws are in and of themselves perfectly appropriate Election Administration laws. If your aunt or uncle is a visa holder, if youre working a doubleshift and hand your ballot to someone who is a dreamer, if youre married to an individual with t. P. S. Status, this would require you to report that individual to the federal government. Mr. Aguilar the House Administration committee is already reviewing the foreign influence on american elections as the chairwoman mentioned, and we welcome the minority working with us in this regard. We know from a Washington Post story published earlier this year in which members here in this chamber are quoted as developing a strategy to engage in that practice themselves. In fact, our colleagues on the other side of the aisle were quoted as being laser focused on ballot collection in the 2020 elections. So youll have to forgive me if i dont buy into the argument theyre making today. That their favorite examples of potential problems with the system are actions of a political operative on behalf of a republican candidate who illegal will echanged and threw away ballots. This is a suppression tactic. It is the height of hypocrisy that our republican colleagues would be creating a new federal standard after this entire debate they have been railing against the same. They will forgive us if we feel that that is a little disingenuous. I urge my colleagues to defeat this motion and i yield back to he gentlelady from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from california is recognized. Ms. Lofgren i close by urging every member to vote against this motion to recommit and further note that the House Administration committee will soon be examining foreign influence on our elections. We would welcome the participation of the minority in that important work. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the previous question is ordered. 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