To covering live house coverage here on cspan as they gavel in eight bills today, including antilynching legislation. The speakr pro tempore the house will be in order. He prayer will be offere by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain onroy let us pray. Dear lord, we give you thanks foriving us another day. Use thismoment to be e reminded of your presence c1 tap the resoces needed by the members of this peos house to do their work as w as it upon those torn nation and upon the members of this assembly who struggle to see the shared hope for a Better Future in those withwhom they disagree. Fo many americans, the holy season of lent begins tomorrow d foreheads are marked this as men andwomen and as a reminder of your power to thrugh our failures all this day and through the week, may our representatives do teir best to find solutions to pressing issues facig our nation. Please hasten the day when justice and love shall dwell in the hearts of all peoples and rule the affairs of the nations of arth. Ma all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glor. Amen. The spaker pro tempore the c of tys proceedings pand announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuanto clause 1 of rule 1. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlman from new mr. Higins i pledge allegiance to he flag of the United States of america and to the republic or which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liber and justice for all. Pthe speaker pro tempore the chair will now entertain 15 chaiequests for oneinute speecs on each side o the aisle. For what purpose does the from new york seek precognition . Without objectiotleman is recognizedfor one minute. Madam speaker, i rise oday as we celebrate black hstory month and adopt antilynching to recognize civil trailblazer everend e. Edwrd nash. Mr. Higgins he serd as pastor of the michiga street baptist hurch in buffalo,new york, which opened it doors up Meeting Place for aboliionists, antilynching punderground railroad. On the lat week i visited the nash ouse, a site onthe National Registry f historic places, and as part nt to his work of our national story. Ur gracius host, former Buffalo Council president mr. Holl shared with me their enthusiasm and edication to nash, his home, legacy. Among his papers are notes from he 1939 urban leagu meeting benediction in which he applause those working to free us from hold us and hat the bondageof narrowness, prejudice. , and let us heed the advice of reverend nash. Time. Ld back the balance of my the speakerpro tempore for what purpos does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . R. Thompson madam speker, request unanimous conent to address the house for oe minute and to revise and etend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without the gentleman is recognzed for one minute. Mr. Thompsn thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today to f. A. A. Week. Onal f. A. A. S the National Leader in agricultural education, our nations young peer to per people to pursue support a rural economy. Its the backbone of rootedvanias economy a in american her and our nations producers provide us fibers, the bterials and the nergy we all depend upon. f. A. A. , ting to young f. F. A. , young people shape agriculture. Every time i see a distinctive f. F. A. Jacket, i know the mpressive leadership akts that mom abilities tat come along with it. Have gone to be president s. We celebrate the f. F. A. Nce of i look forward to the future. Speaker. Madam i yield back the bamy time. Timepose does the gentlewoman from the virgin recognition ms. Plaskett to address the house for oe minute. The speaker pro tepore without the gentlewman is recognized for one miute. Ms. Plaskett this is a time of unprecedented opporunity to rebuild our highways and roads harden our utilities and infrastructure. I was delighted to welcome petersonand defazio, along with members of the house transportation ad as wellucture committe as the Agricultre Committee to the u. S. Virgin islands. Able to meet with fema officials to discuss the erritorys Disaster Recovery progress, objective regarding housing, power, education, and roject obligations and formulations he delegation toured the school, Arthur Richard shool, henderson school, as well as the step home. Agriculture commi with local farers, fficials, usda represntatives discssed challenges and oportunities for agriculture in the virgin islands. The u. S. Visited virgin islnds agricultural fair, which is the largest in carbbean. They saw firsthand the diversity of agriculture in the virgin resourcefulness of farmers to dal with the growing demand. The committee mmbers for coming. Im looking forward to working with them. Y staff and i are ommitted to continuing towork with chairman efazio as well as peterson to ensure the future of local rmers, highways, others are i yield back. Eded. The speer pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlen from North Carolina seek recognition . I ask to address the house revise andute and to extend my remarthe speaker pro t objtion, the gentleman is recgnized for one minute. Madam speaker. Ay to reflect on the life of joe allison smith, a and friend to many lifelong North Carolinan who passed away saturday, february was the devoted wife jo eddie devoted wife of smith as well as a loving mother smith aso their son, chris. Other o was passionate about her faith and served as an active pmember of st. James United Church in greenville, North Carolina. Her voice. Known for se was a strong supporter of women in need. And lead women fr womens power of the puse nd erved on the board of many otherlocal charities. Mr. Budd jo was a passionate of the u. N. C. Tar eels where she worked for the comprehensie Cancer Center and graced fan with a wonderful rendition of our national anthem. Stte was blessed by jos presen and our tate was blessed to call her friend. In givig thanks for jos life and inpraying for the entire smith family during ths time. I yield back. The speaker pr tempore for what purposdoes the gentleman from new york seek recognition . To address the house fr one minute. The speakr pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Madam speake, as we know, marks turday, march 7, the 55th anniversary of the 1965 selma march where courageous men women across the crossed us had monday pet edmund pet us pettu bridge pettu bridge. Rise to honor those wh marched and talk about the joseph. Of st. They came to aabama from new york and played an integral role n running the Good Samaritan hospital in selma, alabam. Mrrelle the good smamaritan hospitalsas one of 12 that would serve blac citizens. The sisters diligently cared for pthe huge onslaught of pople who had been attacked and beaten in of the nuns preside in ome reside in rochester today. Them as lebrte courageous leaders and honor for to continue tir fight justice and equality. I yield back. The speakr pro tempore for what purthe gentleman from entucky seek recognition . I ask unanimous consento address the house for one minute and to revise ad extend my remaks. The speaker pro tempore ithout objection, the gentlman is recognized for one mite. Madam speaker, this week is Public Schools week and i rise recognize our Public Schools in kentucky for the critical worthey do to educate students. Public schools are essential t the growth and development of future generations. Of our the backbone communiti and responsible for eduating our young people in a stable andwith ecure learning environment. mr. Comer the learning opportunities provided by our critical to lso prepring a workforce capable f akng on the challenges of 21st century econom. Im very proud f the public chols which make up the first congressrict. As a product of the public schoo system myself, i know how our teachers and staff work to prepae our students for success. Educators nk our for their s and i ook forward to advocating for the schools our public movin i yieldback. Thespeaker pro tempore for wha purpose does the gentleman wha purpose does the gentleman recognition . Mr. Wilson mker, i ask unanimous conent to address th house for one minute and to previse and extend my remarks. The peaker pro tempore without o mr. Wilson im graeful that the president ial debae last birthplace the holy city charleston, whee they ould see first hand the successes of the economic policies of onald trump creating jobs. Visits sident trump north charleon friday, the the february 7 by david ren s. C. Extends global reach, quote, by air and sea, boosted the dollar amounts expored to Foreign Countries to in ord of 41. 5 billion pnearly 20 betterthan the threats year despite th of tariffs. Oeing buit the north charlesto plant and vehicles anufactured by b. M. W. , volvo cars in the low country combine for more than half of the total roughly 24. 5 billion. The total dollar amount of outbound good have swelled by 6 since 2011, and south crolina now accounts for 35 of exports and 16 of concluson, god bless our in troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war terrorism. Best wishes on your visit to washingto. The speaker protempore for what purpose dntleman from north arolina seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the housefor one minute. Te speaker pro tempore without n, the gentlean is recognized for one mie. Thank you, madam speaker. I okelley, the chir of the sciencdepartment and iology teacher at john a. Homes high school in North Carolina. Elier this month she was peducator award. Education this natinal honor isgiven to teachers wo displa service and commi communities. Their rac one of om 40 only 4 teachers around the country this award. Ea every day she goes pchallenge and engage her students throtful, creative, and demanding activities. As we striveto entice students follow the stem course of study, its wonderful to have bright and driven teachers like inspire students to fulfill their potential and form the minds of fuations. Ms. Y pleasure to honor okelley for devotion to eastern North Carolinas next generation of leaders. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield back the balance of my time. For peaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you. Rise today to recognize the of and legacy of norma anderson, california. Mr. Lamalfa a friend of mine ive known for many years in the political scene. He was woborn in texas and made some fine texas chili for me. She was first selected to the council in 1996 where she served for 21 years and five mayor. S she loved civic duty in her hometown. Fierce advocate for veterans and seniors as well as bringing housing opportunities to the area. For the city extended well beyond her service council. Curity she devoted much of her time to the anderson rotary where she of the cted into one first two female members of the club as well as a group called explodes which raises money for andersons annual fourth of July Celebration which hold on the third, a display for orks thousands to attend. She was a Small Business owner, having an Insurance Agency in until retiring from that in 2004. I had the opportunity to attend er Memorial Service just a few days ago. It was beautiful. It was moving. Er great friends were there and, indeed, she was always to the last, when i visited her not longing too, concerned how her citizens were doing in her area. Legacy she has a great and will be missed and is a blessing. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under. Lause 6 of rule 20 the house will resume proceedings on postponed uestions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Engel madam speaker, Motor Vehicle to suspend the rules and pass i move to suspend the rules and pass the antilynching act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 35. A bill to amend section 249 of title 18, United States code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler, and the gentleman from georgia, mr. Collins, will each control 20 minutes. The chair rouses the gentleman from new york, mr. Nadler. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, 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. Mr. Nadler i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Nadler thank you. This is long overdie legislation that would criminalize lynching for the first time under federal law. The term lynching generally referring to refers to premeditated acts of violence often resulting in death carried out by a mob to punish a transgressor or strike fear among a targeted group. H. R. 35 is named after emmett till. A 14yearold africanamerican youth from chicago who was lynched in particularly gruesome fashion while visiting an uncle in mississippi in 1955. Hes myrrh and the antilynching movement that followed set the stage for the Civil Rights Movement that we recognize today. Because generally they could not rely on Law Enforcement to protect them, because they understood that the lynchings occurring throughout the south were very deliberate campaigns to subjugate our black population, they were very deliberate campaigns started in the 1870s by the ku klux klan and carried on right up to the resent day through terrorism because they realize africanamericans mobilized their own efforts to combat the terror of lynching and the threat of racial violence through grassroots activism and the founding of integrated social justice organizations. During the period between the civil war and world war ii, thousands of africanamericans were lynched in the United States. Most in the south. But not entirely. As a means of racial sbord nation and enforcing white supremacy. These violent incidents were largely tolerated by state and federal officials. In fact, often promoted by state and federal officials. They profoundly impacted Race Relations and shaped the geographic, political and social conditions of africanamerican communities that are today. Although the civil rights conspiracy statute does not say this is a crime, this section has been used by the department of justice to prosecute civil rightsera crimes and hate crimes that were described as lynching in police discourse. It remains important, however, to enact federal antilynching legislation to acknowledge the shameful chapter in American History and to send a clear message that such violations, that such violent actions, motivated by hatred and bigotry, will never again be top rated in this country. First, federal antilynching legislation was introduced in 1900. Almost 120 years ago. By congressman George Henry White, the only africanamerican member of congress at that time. Unfortunately neither his bill nor any other antilynching bills managed to pass the congress. Antilynching bills were routinely defeated on this floor. Today we act to correct this historical injustice that should rest heavily on the conscience of the members of the congress. I thank the gentleman from illinois, mr. Rush, for his leadership on this important issue and for his attention to history. Understand i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska i also want to thank the gentleman from nebraska, mr. Bacon, for his support of this legislation, and the many cosponsors of bill who helped pave the way for its passage today. I urge my colleagues to support the bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Collins clips thank you, madam speaker mr. Collins thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 35, the emmett till antilynching act. This recalls a horrible period in our nations history. Many could claim this bill is a century too late. After all, the first antilynching bill was introduced introduced over 100 years ago but never became law. Back then lynchings were a popular atrocity committed by the ku klux klan against the black community. Catholics and jews, among others. Lynching, which is used to intimidate a person people, is a practice of murder by a group of people by extra judicial action. Today, while not eliminated and were all striving for, that groups on all sides need to understand that this kind of intimidation of groups is not tolerated. That is why today these influences have been deminute diminished but theyre not resolved and we want to continue to fight against this. I would have liked to have made it more clear and more to the point. I believe this will ensure that those who engage in mob violence that results in death are dealt with appropriately in the federal system. I think it would have been more appropriate to actually place a certain penalty in this bill as well. Such as a defined number of years for committing this offense, since the justice for such a heinous act should be swift and certain. They should know what theyre getting. So i agree that we can move with this, but i will agree with my democratic colleagues that we chose not to put it in here, i think this is something we could look for in the future. Im proud to support this bill and i would urge my colleagues to support h. R. 35 as well. With that, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Nadler madam speaker, i now yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from illinois, the sponsor of this bill, mr. Rush. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Rush i want to thank you, madam speaker. For to thank chairman yielding and i just want to say to you, the chairman, i am just so delighted and thankful and grateful for all of his work on behalf of this bill. Madam speaker, i