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CSPAN U.S. House Of Representatives U.S. House Of Representatives July 14, 2024

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 pr

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