Legislative work on a number of noncontroversial bills. Votes are expected at about 3 00 p. M. Eastern. And now to live coverage of the u. S. House. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our guest chaplain, rabbi mark getman, Temple Emanuel of canarsie, brooklyn, new york. The chaplain let us pray. Hetchly one, our protector and redeemer, guardian of life and liberty, we ask for your continued blessings as we open this session of the house of representatives. May our nation and its leaders be blessed with your protection as they continue their work for the constituents across these United States. God, continue to send your light to all elected officials across this land, guiding them with your good Council Counsel and providing them with wisdom and forebearance. Now our nation and its citizens always work toward world peace and harmony as part and party representing this great nation. God of peace and prosperity, bless this house of representatives and all those who lead, serve, and defend our nation. As they continue to serve with honor. And remember those who have died in defense of our ideals and values. May the one who makes peace in the universe make peace for all of us, for all the United States, for all the world. God bless america, amen. The speaker pro tempore the speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be offered by the gentleman from florida, mr. Dunn. Mr. Dunn 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 pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman from new york, miss rice, is recognized for one minute. Miss rice thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to welcome rabbi mark getman of Temple Emanuel of canarsie and thank you for leading us in prayer on the house floor. I was proud to invite him to give our opening prayer today and proud to call him a constituent of new yorks fourth Congressional District. Hes a military veteran, a cancer survivor, a community leader, and a man of deep faith. He embodies the strength, leadershipship, and patriotism that we look for in every american. I cant express how grateful i am for rabbi getman for making the trip down to washington today to represent our community and to deliver a message of harmony and compassion. I believe that is a message that our country needs to hear, perhaps now more than ever. Rabbi getman graciously reminded us today we are a country united under god in our pursuit of prosperity and peace for all people, and he reminded us this shared purpose is more powerful, more important than any Political Division we may have, and i couldnt agree more. As a member of the committee on veterans affairs, im beyond appreciative that rabbi getman paid such a touching tribute to the brave men and women who wear our uniform today and to those who pay the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our great nation. As a veteran himself, i know that rabbi getman understands that sacrifice better than most. I want to thank the rabbi once more for his service to our community and to our country and, above all, for taking the time to be here with us today and delivering a muchneeded essage of unity. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain up to 15 further requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, this is a sad day in the history of the house. Ome 21 years ago, a deranged individual came through the door that we now call the memorial door and took the lives of two of our officers. Rise to pay tribute to my constituent, officer jacob chestnut, and detective john gibson from the state of virginia. Both of them were shot and killed defending this capitol 21 years ago today. July 24, 1998. A lone gunman burst through what we now call memorial door and attacked this sacred home of american democracy. These brave officers, who we remember today, placed themselves in the line of fire protect their lives to members, staff, and visitors in the building that morning. Memorial door, mr. Speaker, is right outside my office. I go through it almost every day. Every time i pass through it, i look at the memorial plaque and remember these two xtraordinary and brave men whose sacrifice will not be forgotten by those who work in this house, by their brothers and sisters in the Capitol Police force who stand century and watch over it and by their grateful fellow americans. Today sentry and watch over it and by their grateful fellow americans. Today, mr. Speaker, let us pay tribute to officer chust nut, chestnut, detective gibson, and thank all those of the Capitol Police and indeed to all Law Enforcement officers who every morning get up and put a badge, perhaps, on their chest or on their belt or in their wallet and go out to protect us, their neighbors, their friends. Let us thank all Law Enforcement officers in communities across this country for their service, their dedication, and their sacrifices, which make the xercise of democracy possible. Mr. Speaker, i just spoke about capitol and our our country. They lost their lives. I now speak about one who has served our house of representatives as an institution much more happily because shes served so well and so faithfully and so long and is now retiring and hopefully to a very happy retirement. We cannot do our job representing the American People without the tireless and sometimes thankless labors of the men and women who make this house function behind the scenes. They sit at the desk behind us. They sit at the upper rostrum. They make a difference, and they record what we have to say. From the Clerks Office to the parliamentarian staff, from the cspan crew to the recorders, the nonpartisan professional staff who enable the work of the house and its members are central to the success of our constitutional mission. The house has relied on the services of shorthand reporters of debates for almost 200 years, and the very wait improceedings of the house business has been published as part of the congressional record since 1873. We have a young woman whos now taking down my remarks, which may or may not be profound but somebody will be able to say, what did hoyer say, what did my representative say. A division of the office of the clerk, the office of official reporters is charged with providing nonpartisan, professional, stenographic services for the house floor committees and leadership. It has grown from a fiveperson shop in the 19th century to a diverse 43person operation today. They work extraordinarily long hours. They work very hard, and they are extraordinarily competent. Today, i join all my colleagues in thanking one of those outstanding, wonderful individuals who is retiring as the chief recorder of debates. Melinda walker. Melinda is with us on the floor today. Melinda, thank you very much. And i know, mr. Speaker, if it werent out of order i would mention that her family is in the gallery, but because thats not in order, i wont do that. Melinda will step down in august after more than 20 years of service to the house of representatives. A proud native of texas, melinda came to the house in 1999 after serving as a Court Reporter for the u. S. International criminal tribunal for rwanda in tanzania. Her career began after graduating from the Stenographic Institute of texas in 1989, and her work took her around the country and across the world with positions in the united kingdom, the caribbean, and south africa. Melinda has reported both House Committee hearings and floor proceedings. Shes taken down Committee Testimony from the chief from two chief justices of the Supreme Court and three secretaries of state, among many others. On the floor, melinda has reported the state of the Union Messages for three president s as well as the remarks of numerous foreign dignitaries during joint meetings of the congress. Upon melindas promotion to chief reporter in 2015, she led the team of reporters and staff in charge of the production of the congressional record. Under her watch, the office has been successful in meeting its daily production deadlines while capturing the intory indicate parliamentary intory indicate parliamentary nuances. She has an updated, more than 200 pages long for the office of official reporters. Americans will be advantaged by that work for decades to come. Shes been recognized by the national Court Reporters association as a registered professional reporter and a certified manager of reporting services, and she remains a certified shorthand reporter in her native texas. Melinda plans to return to her hometown of san saba, texas, and spend more time with her family and faithful dog, blue. Ucky dog to have melinda back. Mr. Speaker, i hope my colleagues will join me in thanking Melinda Walker for her many years of distinguished and dedicated service to the house and in wishing her the very best in retirement. Melinda, we owe you and your colleagues a debt of gratitude. You silently serve and sit and listen to verb after noun after adjective after word after word after word. And you stay awake. It is amazing. And you do it so well to the advantage of all of us who serve here, but more importantly, to the advantage of the people of the United States who will know what their representatives say on their behalf and will be, therefore, able in a democracy to make a sound judgment as to whether those words are the words they want intoned on this floor on their behalf. So, melinda, to you and to all your colleagues, we say thank you, god speed, be well. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise, seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, as necessary. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize a local hero from jackson county, florida, mr. Ed southern son is known inter sorensen is known to rescue and retrieve be cave divers. Mr. Dunn just this past march he was called on the Dominican Republic to retrieve two bodies on the brink of not being recovered due to dangerous conditions. In tennessee he was called upon in the middle of the night to save the life of a professional cave diver, josh bratchly, widely known as the man who saved the Thai Soccer Team from their cave incident. When ed is not answering a call for the next cave rescue, youll find him managing his cave diving business in florida where hes a cave dive instructor. Ed is a truly remarkable individual. Mr. Speaker, please join me in ecognizing mr. Ed sorensen for his heroic and selfless actions who saved many and brought closure to the means that would not have been possible. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . I ask 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 inute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to highlight the suffering of ethiopian israelis. Mr. Payne a couple of weeks ago, a young ethiopianisraeli man was killed by an Israeli Police officer. After this tragedy, there have been massive protests against Police Brutality. Unfortunately, these protests have turned violent. While i do not condone violence, i believe people have the right to protest systemic racism. The Ethiopian Community in israel has been treated like second class citizens for decades. In the 1990s, ethiopianisraelis had their donated blood secretly disposed of by israeli officials because they believed it may contain h. I. V. Virus. Just four years ago, an ethiopianisraeli i. D. F. Soldier was brutally beaten by an Israeli Police officer setting off another wave of massive demonstrations. Now there are reports that the protests against Police Brutality with are being cast as antiisraeli. This is nothing more than an attempt to delegitimize their suffering. I will not tolerate it and neither should any member of this body. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson this week, the u. S. Department of agriculture announced and published a new rule about broadbased eligibility for snap, known as food stamps. Snap recipients in dozens of states have been automatly enrolled in the program despite not demonstrating financial need imply by receiving other services. Anyone with is truly economic distressed and eligible will continue to continue to receive snap benefits. But through the loophole thats been existent, some were enrolled in the program without meeting its asset and income tests. These are Critical Metrics to ensure Program Integrity and prevent benefits from going to those who would not normally qualify or truly need assistance. This new regulation attempts to fix the problem by limiting cat gorical eligibility for snap resip yonets only to those who receive substantial Welfare Benefits rather than nominal ones. As a former chairman of the nutrition subcommittee, i rise in strong support of this proposal. Enacting this rule will help address waste and abuse within snap while encouraging the continued availability for our friends in need who truly find themselves food insecure. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor the life of paul haney, a longtime leader in rochester and Monroe County and my very dear friend who passed away on sunday. As a former county legislator and city councilman, he was a fixture in our community, a man who truly embodied the high ideals of public service. He was kind, honest, smart as a whip and deeply passionate about improving the community he loved. He devoted his life and service to his neighbors and was always the first to lend a hand to those in need. Mr. Morelle paul haneys contributions have left a profound and Lasting Impact on his beloved city. His legacy will never be forgotten. I join all rochester and Monroe County in mourning his loss and extend my prayers around and sympathies to the haney family. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate midshipman Chandler Washburn and the entire United StatesNaval Academy mixed crew team for their victory at the historic, nowhistoric kings cup this past july. The kings cup is a prestigious race between eight allied military forces and has only en held twice, once in 1919, and this year on the 100th anniversary. The u. S. Naval academy the feeted countries like canada, france, and germany on their way to winning the cup. This northeast Florida Community is incredibly proud of chandler and his fellow midshipmen on this extraordinary accomplishment. Mr. Rutherford chandler graduated from the ebusiness copal school in jacksonville and is a sophomore and the Naval Academy. Like all those representing us as Service Academies across the country, his commitment to academics and military service inspire us all. Congratulations to chandler and the Naval Academy mixed crew team for a victory theyll remember for the rest of their lives. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida yields ack. The chair lays before the house an enrolled bill. The clerk h. R. 1327, an act to extend authorization for the september 11 Victim Compensation fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, by direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 509 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 38, House Resolution 509. Resolved that upon adoption of thi