The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 234, the nays are 198. The question is on adoption the previous question is ordered. The question is on the adoption of the resolution. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is adopted. The gentleman from texas is recognized. I request the yeas and nays. Mr. Burgess i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. 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. 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 234, the nays are 195. The resolution is adopted. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker the house will be n order. Thank you. The chair thanks officer Jacob Chestnuts wife, wenling chestnut, for being with us here today in the capitol, along with her son and grandson. The chair ask that the house now observe a moment of silence in memory of officer Jacob Chestnut and detective john gibson of the United StatesCapitol Police who were killed in the line of duty defending the capitol on july 4, 1998. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3375, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 3375, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934, to clarify the prohibitions on making robocalls and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill 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. 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 429. The nays are 3. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and weather, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to House Resolution 509, House Resolution 507 is considered as adopted. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i present a privileged report the speaker pro tempore would members please leave the floor for their conversations. Madam speaker, i present a privileged report for printing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk report to accompany h. R. 3931, a bill making appropriations for the department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore referred to the Union Calendar and ordered printed. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 21, oints of order are reserved. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition recognition . Madam speaker, by direction of the House Republican conference i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk report madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resolution is agreed to. And the motion to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent 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 successive speakers, as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request nlings it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee eadership. The gentleman is not recognized for debate. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 3299, the promoting respect for individuals dignity and equality act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 3 99, a bill to permit legally married, samecouple to amend their filing status outside the statute of limitations, to amend e Internal Revenue code to clarify that all provisions apply to legally married samesex couples as other couples and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california, ms. Chu, and the gentleman from new york, mr. Reed, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. Ms. Chu i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Chu i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Chu i rise today in strong support of the pride act, the bill i authored with congressmen andy levin of michigan, to bring equality to our tax law. Last month, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots which marked the launch of a pivotal movement for gay rights in our country and across the world. Since then, the lgbt movement has fought battles on the local and federal level to gain the equal right that all americans deserve. To the enormous joy of millions of American Family the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that samesex marriages are equal. Love is love. But you would not know it looking at our tax code. Today a samesex couple filing their taxes is forced to contend with out of date references that no longer reflect what marriage looks like in this country. Filing taxes can be unpleasant enough as it is. No family should feel excluded in this process. Most importantly, our tax code should not be defining families in outdated and discriminatory ways. That is what this legislation will fix with a simple change to jendered language, removing requirements for husband and wife, instead using words like they and married couple, we can put the equality promised by our constitution into the code. This bill corrects the a second injustice as well. For year the defense of marriage act prevented the federal government from recognizing samesex marriage, even as states began allowing for it. That meant that married couples were being denied the federal tax refunds they earned simply because of who they loved. That was blatantly wrong. The speaker pro tempore will members please take their conversations off the floor. Ms. Chu that was blatantly wrong which is why doe ma was struck down in 2013. But though doe ma was gone, many of the impacted families were unable to amend their tax returns because there were restrictions in the tax code that only allows married couples to amend returns from three years ago. That restriction was keeping money out of the pockets of families who had earned it. And that is why my bill corrects this to allow the i. R. S. To provide repounds to refunds to same sex couples who married in states that recognized same sex marriage before doe ma was overturned. This is expected to give over 50 million back to the families who should never have had to file separately in the first place. These are commonsense changes that recognize the reality that marriage does not just mean one man and one woman. Thats a lesson already recognized by children across the country who know that no matter who their parents are, they are a family. They should not be told otherwise by an outdated tax code. I urge my colleagues to support this measure. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york the gentleman from new york is recognized. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Reed thank you, madam speaker. I rise to thank my colleague, ms. Chu, on the other side of the aisle for her efforts on this legislation. As we are proposing this legislation, madam speaker, we recognize that discrimination in any form is Never Acceptable and that also the pride act would remove that gender language in our tax code of husband and wife consistent with that of the u. S. Supreme court and now as recognized as the law of the land. There are some administrative concerns that we still hold on our side of the aisle in regards to this legislation, in regards to the audit function, the lookback opportunities that are there in regards to the removal of i. R. S. Tax records after six years, and some issues, technical in nature that deal with compliance with this legislation. We hope that those concerns can be dealt with administratively. But at its heart, i, personally, stand here and join with my colleague in california in support of this legislation and look forward to the adoption of it, as i anticipate the passage of it here on the floor. With that, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california. It is now my pleasure to recognize the the chair of our committee who has led us in such an excellent way, mr. Neal of massachusetts, for four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Neal thank you. Madam speaker, let me thank the gentlelady from california, ms. Chu, for the really extraordinary job and leadership that she offers on this legislation offered on this legislation. For far too long lgbtq americans have been denied equal treatment under the tax code. Six years after the Supreme Court found that un found it unconstitutional to deny samesex couples the full rights and privileges of marriage, congress has yet to rectify the consequences of the tax codes discrimination against lgbtq couples. We must govern in a manner such that everyone is treated equally under the law. Which is why i stand in support today of this legislation. Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots, recognizing the deep historical importance of this event, in a decades long fight for equality, the pride act, which by the way passed the ways and Means Committee unanimously, unanimously, it seeks to end and correct discriminatory practices in our tax system, affecting Lgbtq Community members. The pride act essentially clarifies that all federal tax provisions respecting marriage will apply to legally married samesex couples by removing gender language related to married couples from the tax code. Additionally, this bill will reconcile discriminatory federal policies by ensuring fair tax treatment for those couples for every year of their marriage. This is the way everybody is treated in the tax code. If they choose to take advantage of that deduction. So i take pride in hailing from massachusetts, which was the first state to legalize samesex marriage. And while massachusetts has issued marriage licenses to to all couples since 2004, 15 years now, the federal government has failed to recognize the full tenure of legal marriage status for those couples who have been married since 2010. The pride act extends to samesex couples the opportunity to amend their returns to reflect their marital status and claim the ensuing tax benefits wrongfully denied to them before 2010. So part of this is legislative. But part of this is also clarification. The changes in the bill state loudly and clearly that the federal government respects the dignity and equality of all married couples, regardless of gender or sexual orientation. For this reason, its my sincere wish that all of our colleagues, once again, will join in supporting this legislation. Americas opinions have changed. And we would like the tax code to reflect the changes that the American People have really led the way on. I want to thank ms. Chu, this is really complicated work that she began undertaking. But she also made it clear that this legislation moves us closer to ensuring that our laws respect the dignity of all americans. And with that, i want to yield ack my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized. Thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, at this time id like to welcome and recognize one of the members of the ways and Means Committee. Mr. Reed our member from arizona who does great work, mr. Schweikert, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Schweikert thank you to the gentleman from new york. Madam speaker, would chairman neal yield to just a very short, friendly colloquy . Because i want to just make sure we put something its going to be a big cuddle. Mr. Neal if its friendly, im willing to yield. Mr. Schweikert this is for mr. Neal otherwise im taking back my time. Mr. Schweikert madam speaker, chairman neal, in the committee we actually, the reason im behind the microphone, we asked the question saying, of staff and others who were testifying, that this lookback, to be able to file for the marriage deduction, and benefits, would not create a new avenue of audit. Would not create a new channel for opening up someones tax records for further for new line of investigation. And the feedback we received as a committee was saying, no, this was very specifically just to this benefit. Did you hear the same thing, chairman neal . Mr. Neal that was definitely tailored, yes. Mr. Schweikert i just thought its important for us to hear in the record, were not opening up a new avenue of investigation. Because i need to be brutally honest, that the language of the legislation, i dont think is crisp enough on that point. So lets just make sure its cleanly in at least the record weve produced here today. Mr. Neal i thank the gentleman for his friendly inquiry. Mr. Schweikert with that, madam speaker, the gentleman from new york, i yield back. Mr. Reed i yield back the balance of my time reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from california. Ms. Chu i yield three minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. Levin, who is the coauthor of this bill and introduced this bill with me. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. Mr. Levin thank you, madam chairwoman. I thank my colleague, the gentlelady from california, for yielding. Madam chairwoman, im proud to rise in strong support of the promoting respect for individuals dignity and equity or pride act, which i have been privileged to colead with congresswoman chu. This bill is about moving our country closer to true equality and equity for the Lgbtq Community. We have an opportunity today to send a message to the lgbtq married couples across america that their unions are recognized , valued and dignified by the u. S. Government. Im especially proud that this bill includes the text of my bill, h. R. 1244, the equal dignity for married taxpayers act. Which addresses the glaring problem that the tax code is replete with outofdate references to marriage that no longer reflect the institution of legal marriage in this country. Our tax code, like all of our laws, should accurately represent and include all the people to whom it applies. Gendered language in the tax code represents a time when lgbtq couples could not get married. Fortunately those days are over. And Marriage Equality is the law of the land. We need to ensure that our laws reflect the vibrant diversity of our democracy and this legislation will remove another vestige of discrimination from our countrys code of laws. Including language thats inclusive of lgbtq couples and families is a small change that will have a huge impact, affirming loud and clear that all of our brothers and sisters and siblings in spirit in the Lgbtq Community, we love you, you are part of our nation. We also have an opportunity with the pride act to correct an injustice experienced by lgbtq couples who married in states before Marriage Equality was finally recognized nationwide in he Supreme Courts decision. For years lgbtq couples in states that recognize legal marriage were wrongfully denied federal tax refunds. The pride act will allow those couples to amend their past tax returns and receive the corresponding benefits. Protecting lgbtq families is not just about the Lgbtq Community. Its about our neverendsing pursuit to move america neverending pursuit to move America Closer to freedom and justice for all. I thank congresswoman chu for her tremendous leadership and for her partnership and i thank chairman neal for prioritizing this effort. I also want to thank my predecessor and my dad, congressman sandy levin, who first introduced equal dignity for married taxpayers in 2015. I urge strong support for this legislation across the aisle, both sides, and i look forward to the day when it becomes law. Thank you, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Reed i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Reed madam speaker, i would be remiss if i did not take a moment to recognize my colleague from michigan, mr. Levin, and his effort on this matter. As well, to recognize the service of our fellow member of the ways and Means Committee, his father, sandy levin. Sandy was an individual who, even though we passionately disagreed ideologically and philosophically often, he was a gentleman, i enj