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National Defense Authorization act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change of government which is the rightful pride of the United States of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be brought together to address the dangers of this disease as we approach seasons of family and community celebration. Bless as well those who continue to labor to bring health and relief to those who are ill. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore amen. Pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is now approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Murphy. Mr. Murphy i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. Withoutker pro tempore objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Ildee thank you, speaker. Michigan, like many states, skyrocketing ee a number of covid19 cases. N my own family, we have serious cases of this terrible virus. This pandemic is far, far from over. Getting worse. And congress has to do its job. Seniors, Small Businesses, they need our now. Rt right ive heard from thousands of constituents who are still truggling to pay their bills, to put food on the table, to pay themselves. Tect this Congress Needs to pass relief now. Its been six months since the house passed a covid relief a bill that would put money in the pockets of workers, for households. It would extend Unemployment Benefits for people that lost heir jobs as a result of this pandemic. And it would support Small Businesses, importantly, those Small Businesses that are just brink of failure. To ensure that relief gets to those underserved communities some of our y to nonprofits. Covid bill sits on Mitch Mcconnells desk gathering dust. Health crisis, an economic crisis. E need to negotiate with one another. Come to compromise. And help the American People. Back. D the speaker pro tempore thank you. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Murphy mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to my remarks, asnd needed. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This past wednesday we recognized veterans day. Appropriate that we set aside a day each year to thank the brave men and women in armed forces who have selflessly sacrificed so much for our great nation. Centuries, n two americans have fought under the American Flag for the principles f freedom, justice, and equality under the law. Our americans stand tall and are respected worldwide for their dedication to country and the sacrifices that they have made freedom. Many have gone to hell and back o preserve the natural rights outlined in the constitution, specifically freedom of speech, religion, and the right to bear arms. In eastern North Carolina, im 95,000 to represent veterans, the third most of any Congressional District in the United States. The partisanship oftentimes seen in this body, it is critical, like was done on house floor last night, that we show broad bipartisan support for our american veterans. Defense of our nation has not been just for democrat, not or for republican independent. It has been for all americans. So, again, we say thank you for your service. All. Less you thank you. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the ouse for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. R. Wilson thank you, mr. Speaker. With america under attack by the President Donald Trump announced operation warp speed led by Vice President mike pence. Operation warp speed is americas commonsense path to rd a historic effort safely bring the virus testing, treatments, vaccines to the record time. Le in extraordinary scientists, doctors, and manufacturers from the nation are working tirelessly through warp speed to evelop safe and effective vaccines. A safe, effective vaccine is the our normal way of life and restoring jobs. Week, moderna announced vaccine success, and hanks to President Trump, vaccine production is under way. This is great news for our of jobs and restoration and im grateful we are closer than ever to defeating the pandemic. Conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war terrorism. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for the gentleman es from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Carter i ask unanimous consent to address the house for and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Carter mr. Speaker, i rise oday in remembrance of Hugh Pendleton nunnelee jr. Who was a our community. He graduated from georgia tech with a degree in agriculture. He was aduating, mentored enough to be by the courts company and became years. R within two in 1955, he was drafted into the army and finished his service in sergeant. Following hughs time in the army, he became a founding Brokerage Firm bud and company and then a president ialner of financial company. After the death of his previous was devoted to many philanthropic efforts, including the Georgia Health house, the nunnelee college of coastal georgia, the Humane Society of south coastal hospice of the golden isles. Hugh will always be remembered his endearing smile, compassion, and selflessness. My thoughts and prayers and with all who knew and loved him during this most difficult time. Thank you, mr. Speaker, and i back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. Suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume posted on postponed questions at a later date. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move and pass the rules nimhd Research Endowment revitalization act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. 4499, a bill to amend the Public Health service act to provide that the director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to certain Research Endowments applies with respect to both centers of former excellence, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the entleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each minutes. 0 the chair recognizes the jersey. N from new mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks xtraneous material on h. R. 4499. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone and mr. Speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in of h. R. 4499, the nimhd endowment revitalization act of 2020. His bill authorizes the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, nimhd, to facilitate research on Minority Health disparities endowments at h current or former centers of excellence. Research Endowment Program was established by the Minority Health and disparities and education act of 2000 by supporting the academic of certain institutions, the Program Promotes Minority Health and ealth Disparities Research capacity, increases the diversity of the scientific workforce, and enhances the retention of d underrepresented individuals in science. The ess expanded eligibility of the program to nclude institutions of Higher Education with nimhd center of and this resulted in moorehouse school of medicine, and ia state university, Morgan State University being ineligible. As our nation continues to the covid19 pandemic, theres an even more urgent need to support research into Minority Health and health isparities and to bolster the rekrumentment and retention of inority underserved individuals. I want to commend ms. Barragan, john lewis for their work on this. And i want to thank the democratic and republican as wellof our committee as Bipartisan Committee staff for working together to move this bill. And i urge my colleagues to 4499, and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. I, too, rise in support of h. R. National institute on minority and Health Disparities esearch endowment revitalization act. I want to thank my energy and commerce colleagues on both ides of the aisle, especially congressman carter, barragan for their leadership on this bill and the chairman for moving it. Bill authorizes the National Institute on minority award disparities to Research Grants to current and former centers of excellence and research of Minority Health disparities. Ealth inequalities and inequities are experienced by minority populations. We although they can have on health acts incomes. And economic opportunities. Quality of overall life. Covid19 pandemic has exacerbates these disparities, which is why this legislation is important, mr. Speaker. Continued support of the centers of excellence is critical in Minority Health, addressing Health Inequities and and ding educational training opportunities for those interested in further advancing research in this space. Urge my colleagues to support this important legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I have no additional members that would like to speak on the would yield back the balance of my time and urge legislation. He the speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, at this time id like to recognize the latta, n from ohio, mr. For two minutes. I thank very much for the gentleman yielding. In support i rise of h. R. 4466, the nimhd research revitalization act of 2020. Important extremely piece of legislation that i intend to support. To ask the house today to support my legislation, 4806, the r. Debarment enforcement of bad of 2019. Ion stores act Substance Abuse continues to wreak havoc in our communities is responsible for claiming nearly 700,000 lives since 1999. In the First Quarter of this year alone, overdose death rates 11. 4 compared to the same time last year. As we work to put an end to the pandemic, addressing the ongoing Opioid Epidemic is critical. Ly i introduced the debar act because it takes significant to reduce the circulation of illegal substances in our country. This bill provides the drug agency debarment authority to permanently prohibit a person or entity that violated the controlled substance act from being able to receive a registration to or facture, distribute, dispense a controlled substance. E cannot stop our efforts to end the opioid and Substance Abuse crisis, and i encourage my 4806 gues to support h. R. And h. R. 4499. I also want to thank the on both ofr his work these pieces of legislation and he Ranking Member, and i encourage my colleagues to support both pieces of legislation. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield time. He balance of my the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, at this recognize one o of the coauthors of this very important piece of legislation, georgia, mr. From carter, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, thank you for the time today to let me speak on this important legislation. Thank you to congresswoman barragan for being a champion of this issue. The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on our communities. Now more than ever we must support minority academic institutions and the Critical Research they conduct. Minority academic institutions can play a big role in conducting Critical Research and help us work to lessen the Health Disparities minority communities face. We must ensure schools, include the Moorhouse College in my home state of georgia, are able to conduct Research Without disruption. Their efforts will better prepare all of us to respend to the coronavirus and other Health Inequities more effectively. I urge passage today and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden i dont believe we have any other members wishing to speak on this legislation so i would just close and say its another great work product from the energy and Commerce Committee, Bipartisan Legislation i encourage my colleagues to support and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4499 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 566 , the modern labeling act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 471, h. R. 5668, a bill to amend the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act to modernize the labeling of certain generic drugs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 5668. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 5668, the modern labeling act. Prescription drug labels contain the most authoritative drug Information Available to prescribers. Labels let prescribers know about important uses for a drug and important Safety Information. However over time labels can become outdated as more information becomes known about a drug but a manufacturer may not update the label with thed food and Drug Administration to identify new uses for drugs. This is especially likely to happen with some older generic drugs where they may be common there may be commonly accepted offlabel uses but no food and Defense Authorization<\/a> act, and a measure ealing with the boeing max 737 crashes. Requested votes will take place after 6 00 p. M. Eastern. Live coverage of the house here on cspan. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Loving and gracious lord of mercy, we give you thanks for giving us another day. In this single week, after a Long Campaign<\/a> season and before breaking once again for thanksgiving, bless the members of the peoples house with focus and purpose on the issues facing them. We ask your blessing as well on those newly elected who will be joining this assembly for the 117th congress. May their transition into office be smooth and marked by the civility of Democratic Change<\/a> of government which is the rightful pride of the United States<\/a> of america. Lord, our nation continues to be besieged by the plague of the coronavirus. Send your spirit of peace that our people might be brought together to address the dangers of this disease as we approach seasons of family and community celebration. Bless as well those who continue to labor to bring health and relief to those who are ill. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker pro tempore amen. Pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution<\/a> 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is now approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a>, mr. Murphy. Mr. Murphy i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States<\/a> of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. Withoutker pro tempore objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Ildee thank you, speaker. Michigan, like many states, skyrocketing ee a number of covid19 cases. N my own family, we have serious cases of this terrible virus. This pandemic is far, far from over. Getting worse. And congress has to do its job. Seniors, Small Businesses<\/a>, they need our now. Rt right ive heard from thousands of constituents who are still truggling to pay their bills, to put food on the table, to pay themselves. Tect this Congress Needs<\/a> to pass relief now. Its been six months since the house passed a covid relief a bill that would put money in the pockets of workers, for households. It would extend Unemployment Benefits<\/a> for people that lost heir jobs as a result of this pandemic. And it would support Small Businesses<\/a>, importantly, those Small Businesses<\/a> that are just brink of failure. To ensure that relief gets to those underserved communities some of our y to nonprofits. Covid bill sits on Mitch Mcconnells<\/a> desk gathering dust. Health crisis, an economic crisis. E need to negotiate with one another. Come to compromise. And help the American People<\/a>. Back. D the speaker pro tempore thank you. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> seek recognition . Mr. Murphy mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to my remarks, asnd needed. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. This past wednesday we recognized veterans day. Appropriate that we set aside a day each year to thank the brave men and women in armed forces who have selflessly sacrificed so much for our great nation. Centuries, n two americans have fought under the American Flag<\/a> for the principles f freedom, justice, and equality under the law. Our americans stand tall and are respected worldwide for their dedication to country and the sacrifices that they have made freedom. Many have gone to hell and back o preserve the natural rights outlined in the constitution, specifically freedom of speech, religion, and the right to bear arms. In eastern North Carolina<\/a>, im 95,000 to represent veterans, the third most of any Congressional District<\/a> in the United States<\/a>. The partisanship oftentimes seen in this body, it is critical, like was done on house floor last night, that we show broad bipartisan support for our american veterans. Defense of our nation has not been just for democrat, not or for republican independent. It has been for all americans. So, again, we say thank you for your service. All. Less you thank you. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina<\/a> seek recognition . Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the ouse for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. R. Wilson thank you, mr. Speaker. With america under attack by the President Donald Trump<\/a> announced operation warp speed led by Vice President<\/a> mike pence. Operation warp speed is americas commonsense path to rd a historic effort safely bring the virus testing, treatments, vaccines to the record time. Le in extraordinary scientists, doctors, and manufacturers from the nation are working tirelessly through warp speed to evelop safe and effective vaccines. A safe, effective vaccine is the our normal way of life and restoring jobs. Week, moderna announced vaccine success, and hanks to President Trump<\/a>, vaccine production is under way. This is great news for our of jobs and restoration and im grateful we are closer than ever to defeating the pandemic. Conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war terrorism. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for the gentleman es from georgia seek recognition . Mr. Carter i ask unanimous consent to address the house for and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Carter mr. Speaker, i rise oday in remembrance of Hugh Pendleton<\/a> nunnelee jr. Who was a our community. He graduated from georgia tech with a degree in agriculture. He was aduating, mentored enough to be by the courts company and became years. R within two in 1955, he was drafted into the army and finished his service in sergeant. Following hughs time in the army, he became a founding Brokerage Firm<\/a> bud and company and then a president ialner of financial company. After the death of his previous was devoted to many philanthropic efforts, including the Georgia Health<\/a> house, the nunnelee college of coastal georgia, the Humane Society<\/a> of south coastal hospice of the golden isles. Hugh will always be remembered his endearing smile, compassion, and selflessness. My thoughts and prayers and with all who knew and loved him during this most difficult time. Thank you, mr. Speaker, and i back. The speaker pro tempore thank you. Suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume posted on postponed questions at a later date. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move and pass the rules nimhd Research Endowment<\/a> revitalization act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. 4499, a bill to amend the Public Health<\/a> service act to provide that the director of the National Institute<\/a> on Minority Health<\/a> and Health Disparities<\/a> to certain Research Endowment<\/a>s applies with respect to both centers of former excellence, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the entleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each minutes. 0 the chair recognizes the jersey. N from new mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks xtraneous material on h. R. 4499. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone and mr. Speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in of h. R. 4499, the nimhd endowment revitalization act of 2020. His bill authorizes the National Institute<\/a> on Minority Health<\/a> and Health Disparities<\/a>, nimhd, to facilitate research on Minority Health<\/a> disparities endowments at h current or former centers of excellence. Research Endowment Program<\/a> was established by the Minority Health<\/a> and disparities and education act of 2000 by supporting the academic of certain institutions, the Program Promotes<\/a> Minority Health<\/a> and ealth Disparities Research<\/a> capacity, increases the diversity of the scientific workforce, and enhances the retention of d underrepresented individuals in science. The ess expanded eligibility of the program to nclude institutions of Higher Education<\/a> with nimhd center of and this resulted in moorehouse school of medicine, and ia state university, Morgan State University<\/a> being ineligible. As our nation continues to the covid19 pandemic, theres an even more urgent need to support research into Minority Health<\/a> and health isparities and to bolster the rekrumentment and retention of inority underserved individuals. I want to commend ms. Barragan, john lewis for their work on this. And i want to thank the democratic and republican as wellof our committee as Bipartisan Committee<\/a> staff for working together to move this bill. And i urge my colleagues to 4499, and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. I, too, rise in support of h. R. National institute on minority and Health Disparities<\/a> esearch endowment revitalization act. I want to thank my energy and commerce colleagues on both ides of the aisle, especially congressman carter, barragan for their leadership on this bill and the chairman for moving it. Bill authorizes the National Institute<\/a> on minority award disparities to Research Grants<\/a> to current and former centers of excellence and research of Minority Health<\/a> disparities. Ealth inequalities and inequities are experienced by minority populations. We although they can have on health acts incomes. And economic opportunities. Quality of overall life. Covid19 pandemic has exacerbates these disparities, which is why this legislation is important, mr. Speaker. Continued support of the centers of excellence is critical in Minority Health<\/a>, addressing Health Inequities<\/a> and and ding educational training opportunities for those interested in further advancing research in this space. Urge my colleagues to support this important legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I have no additional members that would like to speak on the would yield back the balance of my time and urge legislation. He the speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, at this time id like to recognize the latta, n from ohio, mr. For two minutes. I thank very much for the gentleman yielding. In support i rise of h. R. 4466, the nimhd research revitalization act of 2020. Important extremely piece of legislation that i intend to support. To ask the house today to support my legislation, 4806, the r. Debarment enforcement of bad of 2019. Ion stores act Substance Abuse<\/a> continues to wreak havoc in our communities is responsible for claiming nearly 700,000 lives since 1999. In the First Quarter<\/a> of this year alone, overdose death rates 11. 4 compared to the same time last year. As we work to put an end to the pandemic, addressing the ongoing Opioid Epidemic<\/a> is critical. Ly i introduced the debar act because it takes significant to reduce the circulation of illegal substances in our country. This bill provides the drug agency debarment authority to permanently prohibit a person or entity that violated the controlled substance act from being able to receive a registration to or facture, distribute, dispense a controlled substance. E cannot stop our efforts to end the opioid and Substance Abuse<\/a> crisis, and i encourage my 4806 gues to support h. R. And h. R. 4499. I also want to thank the on both ofr his work these pieces of legislation and he Ranking Member<\/a>, and i encourage my colleagues to support both pieces of legislation. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield time. He balance of my the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, at this recognize one o of the coauthors of this very important piece of legislation, georgia, mr. From carter, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, thank you for the time today to let me speak on this important legislation. Thank you to congresswoman barragan for being a champion of this issue. The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on our communities. Now more than ever we must support minority academic institutions and the Critical Research<\/a> they conduct. Minority academic institutions can play a big role in conducting Critical Research<\/a> and help us work to lessen the Health Disparities<\/a> minority communities face. We must ensure schools, include the Moorhouse College<\/a> in my home state of georgia, are able to conduct Research Without<\/a> disruption. Their efforts will better prepare all of us to respend to the coronavirus and other Health Inequities<\/a> more effectively. I urge passage today and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden i dont believe we have any other members wishing to speak on this legislation so i would just close and say its another great work product from the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a>, Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> i encourage my colleagues to support and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4499 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 566 , the modern labeling act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar<\/a> number 471, h. R. 5668, a bill to amend the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act to modernize the labeling of certain generic drugs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 5668. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 5668, the modern labeling act. Prescription drug labels contain the most authoritative drug Information Available<\/a> to prescribers. Labels let prescribers know about important uses for a drug and important Safety Information<\/a>. However over time labels can become outdated as more information becomes known about a drug but a manufacturer may not update the label with thed food and Drug Administration<\/a> to identify new uses for drugs. This is especially likely to happen with some older generic drugs where they may be common there may be commonly accepted offlabel uses but no food and Drug Administration<\/a> approved way to communicate those uses. They may have an updated an due to a loophole in a law. In a brand name drug leaves the market without generic remains, the generic cannot update their label because the generic must maintain the same label as its branded counterpart even if the branded counterpart left the market. This would allow new uses and indications to be listed. This will allow f. D. A. And generic drug manufacturers to ensure that drug labels this most trusted source of drug use information, includes the best Information Available<\/a>. Mr. Speaker, its important to note that both brand and generic manufacturers have the responsibility to work with f. D. A. To update Drug Safety Information<\/a> that becomes known and that does not change under this bill. Amendments adopted through our Committee Process<\/a> ensure that when a manufacturer needs to update a label solely with new Safety Information<\/a>, manufacturers and f. D. A. Must pursue such changes through the current process. Drug safety is paramount and we want patients to have certainty hat they will have updated Safety Information<\/a>. The friends of Cancer Research<\/a> representative said at our hearing on this bill, and im yetting, preserving the accuracy and reliability of labeling may be viewed as tantamount to preserving trust in the drug labeling system. I cannot agree more. Maintaining our trust in the f. D. A. Approval process is critical and this bill will help strengthen the system. So i urge all members to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I now yield myself such time as i may consume. I rise today in support of h. R. 5668. This is the modern labeling act. I want to thank our colleagues, representatives guthrie and matsui, for their leadership on this important legislation which will allow the f. D. A. To require modifications be made to outdated labeling for generic drugs. While drug manufacturers are required to update a label when it becomes inaccurate, false or misleading, theres no such requirement when new scientific information indicates there may be a new use for the product. Generic drugs are required to have the same labeling as the brand drug they reference. However once the brand drug is no longer on the market the generic manufacturer is actually prohibited from updating their label to reflect the most accurate, uptodate information. Informing thats often discovered through postmarket use. The inability to update labeling can result in information gaps for providers and patients when discussing treatments. For example, it has been estimated that more than half, mr. Speaker, half, of all uses of cancer drugs are offlabel. Meaning the drug is used for a disease or medical condition its not approved to treat. Many of these uses are widely accepted in the medical community and based on the most uptodate scientific evidence. However theyre not reflected in f. D. A. Approved labeling. So h. R. 5668 would help. It would close this existing information gap, it would give doctors and patients the information they need when making decisions about their treatment options. Soy urge support of this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i continue to reserve. I believe we have a speak thorne other side. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. One of our terrific leaders on the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> on the republican side, greg guthrie of kentucky, put a lot of time and inteefert this Bipartisan Legislation<\/a>. Id like to yield him three minutes to discuss this bill. Mr. Guthrie thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the i thank the Ranking Member<\/a> for yielding. I appreciate working with the chair and everyone involved in this piece of legislation. I rise today to voice my support for h. R. 5668, the modern labeling act of 2020. This important bill will ensure that certain drug labels are updated and accurate. Which will result in better care for Many Americans<\/a> who are suffering. This bill grants f. D. A. The authority to work with Generic Drug Companies<\/a> to update their product label when there are strong, scientific basis for another indication or use of the drug. Innovation in america is constantly evolving and we must ensure drug labels are updated and not frozen in time just because the brand name drug is off the market and preventing the generic drug from updating its label. I would like to thank representative matsui, chairman pallone, and the majority and Minority Energy<\/a> and commerce Committee Staff<\/a> who worked with me to make this legislation possible. I urge my colleagues to support this important bill and i yield back. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone may i inquire if you have additional speakers. Mr. Walden i do not, i was prepared to yield back the balance of my time, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields back. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i would also ask all our members to support this bill and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5668 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. For what purpose does the gentleman in new jersey does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone i move to pass the bill h. R. 4712, the orphan drug exclusivity act as amended. The speaker pro tempore clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4712, a bill to amend the food, drug and cosmetic act with respect to orphan drugs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone i ask unanimous consent that all members have five ledge dative latos revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 4712. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. Today i rise in support of h. R. 4712, the fairness in orphan drug exclusivity act, a bill that will close a loophole in the orphan drug program to ensure orphan drugs are not unfairly blocked from entering the market. Since it was passed in 1983, the orphan drug act has been successful in drive regular search and discovery of new therapies to treat and even cure rare diseases. The law creates two pathways for manufacturers to be designated as an orphan drug and to gain certain incentives including seven years Market Exclusivity<\/a>. The first and most commonly used pathway is for developing drugs approved to treat diseases with patient populations of 200,000 or fewer. Theres also the rarely used Cost Recovery<\/a> pathway, where the Drug Research<\/a> and Development Costs<\/a> are in the expected to be recupid by sales of the underlying drug. Under certain circumstances a manufacturer may receive additional rounds of exclusivity for drug their portfolio if tai treat the same conditions and have the same active ingredient even if the second drug doesnt meet the orphan drug qualification. This allowed some manufacturers to circumvent the original intent they have orphan drug act which was to incentivize creation of novel drugs for small population, blocking generic competitors from coming to market. An example of this recently occurred when a formulation of a drug to treat opioid use disorderer was approved in 2017. It was allowed to carry the orphan Drug Designation<\/a> granted to its manufacturers original drug more than 20 earlier in 1994. When the original 1994 orphan Drug Designation<\/a> was granted it was expected that it would not be prescribed frequently. However as the Opioid Crisis<\/a> worsened and our response to it evolved, millioners were eventually prescribed the drug, generating billion sales. Clearly we knew in 2017 it was not an orphan drug. Nevertheless the drug was granted orphan drug status and exclusivity, delaying additional forms of generic competition. While the food and Drug Administration<\/a> eventually recognized this issue with this particular drug and revoked its orphan Drug Designation<\/a>, its exclusivity delayed generic competition that otherwise would have been on the market. We need every tool available to us to combat the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> and loopholes like this one should not be allowed to limit access to treatment, mechanic. H. R. 4712 would stop this from happening again in the future by requiring drug manufacturers to demonstrate in their application to the f. D. A. That each drug application considered under the Cost Recovery<\/a> pathway would fail to recoup Development Costs<\/a>. This bill is narrowly tailored, its a fix for a small but very real loophole in the law. I want to thank representative dean for introducing the legislation. I urge all of my colleagues to support it and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore thank you. The gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank youing mr. Speaker. I too rise in support of h. R. 4712. This is the fairness in orphan drug exclusivity act as youve heard. I want to thank representatives carter, mckinley, dean and veasey for their work on this important legislation. Orphan drug act was enacted to incentive size the incentivize the development of drugs for rare diseases. By guaranteeing seven years of Market Exclusivity<\/a> that means a drug produced another manufacturer containing the same active ingredient to treat the illness is blocked from entering the market. One way to do this is to state that theres no reasonable expectation of the cost of the drug being recovered. Some drug manufacturer an effort to block competitors from entering the market have taken advantage of a loophole in this law. Existing law allows an orphan Drug Designation<\/a> of market and marketing exclusivityity to Carry Forward<\/a> to future versions of the drug while not making the manufacturer prove that it remains unlikely to be profitable. This closes that loophole. This requires proof that its unlikely costs will be recovered versions of the drug. While theres debate about this applying rhett are actively that shouldnt stop us passing this today. I look forward to working with the senate and getting a bill to the president s desk for signature. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. Id like to yield three minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, the gentlewoman from pennsylvania, madeleine dean. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from support of rise in 712, the fairness in orphan drug exclusivity act and i thank you, chairman pallone and Ranking Member<\/a>. His would close a current loophole thats used to block competition in the farm suit cycle marketplace. Innovative eny treatments for opioid use disorder and limit the types of treatments for those in recovery what they can access. The orphan drug act of 1983 has incentives for Prescription Drug<\/a> manufacturers to develop products to treat diseases. This includes an exclusive sevenyear marketing right for receive an orphan Drug Designation<\/a>. For a drug to qualify, it must for a be a treatment disease or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 United States<\/a>, or a drug intended for diseases reasonable re no expectation to recoup research and Development Costs<\/a>. Criteria, this legislation would require old drug manufacturers who obtain orphan drug status prove that they have no reasonable xpectation that they will recover their r d costs. Importantly, this legislation is not wly tailored and would affect any product that does receive orphan drug status under criteria. The scenario this legislation works to prevent, as the is companies aid, continuing to use orphan drug newly vity status for a approved drug with an identical former version without recouping costs. Closing this loophole would product does not receive unfair market advantage nd therefore, remains consistent with the intent of the orphan drug act. For 4712 clears barriers innovative medicated assisted to the market ng that will help treat those with Substance Use<\/a> disorder. By no ce use disorder is means rare and should not be such. D as medicatio medications do save lives. 2016, more than 2. 1 million mericans lived with opioid use disorder. But just over 17 of people treatment. Cialty medicated assisted treatment is one of those personalized options. We must work to ensure more gain access to newer therapies and m. A. T. Treatments blocked due ently to excuse me due to an orphan designation. Group of e bipartisan legislators who introduced this bill with me, congressman buddy mark veasey, david mckinley, as well as chairman pallone and Ranking Member<\/a> supporting the bill, passing it unanimously out of the committee. All members to support this bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is now recognized. R. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I now want to recognize one of the coauthors of this very legislation, the only, i think still only pharmacist in he United States<\/a> house of representatives, the gentleman from georgia, mr. Carter, two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recogniz recognized. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let me thank you me speak on this important legislation and i thank congresswoman dean for it. Oducing im glad to be a lead republican on this bill as it corrects a drug act thatphan has been and very well could be taken advantage of at the peoplesf the american health. As you know, the orphan drug act provides incentives for drug invest in rs to research to bring innovative drugs to market that may not profitable. Or that treat a small portion of the population. Loophole exists that allows some drugs to obtain Market Exclusivity<\/a> even though easily recoup their r d costs and turn a profit. Problem took place in just the past few years when a rug treating opioid abuse disorders got f. D. A. Approval. Orphan status and a new exclusivity period, despite the active ingredient remaining the same. The drugs original 1994 orphan designation. Subsequently blocked a new innovative opioid abuse drug the coming to market during Opioid Epidemic<\/a>, a drug that could help save lives. Orphan drug fairness act would stop some drugs from obtaining exclusivity and in allowing more competition and innovation in the marketplace, benefitting onsumers health and lowering cost. I urge passage of this back. Ation, and i yield mr. Walden mr. Speaker, i do ot believe we have any more speakers on this side of the aisle on this matter, so i urge colleagues to approve the bill yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields back. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I also have no additional speakers. Of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields. Will the house uspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4712, as amended. Aye. In favor say those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are passed, the bill is and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move and pass the rules h. R. 2466, the state opioid grants authorization act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the of k will report the title the bill. To clerk h. R. 2466, a bill extend the state opioid response rants program, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the new jersey. Om mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks xtraneous material on h. R. 2466. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in of h. R. 2466, the state opioid response grant 2020. Ization act of while the coronavirus pandemic forefront of our minds, the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> and evolving drug crisis also to be a Public Health<\/a> emergency that we must also address. Centers for the Disease Control<\/a> and prevention, more than 750,000 americans have died since 1999 from a Drug Overdose<\/a>. Out of three wo Drug Overdose<\/a> deaths involved an opioid. Data from the 2019 National Survey<\/a> on drug use and 20 th indicates that over million americans have a Substance Use<\/a> disorder and unfortunately, only a fraction those americans receive the care they need. Building upon congressional 21st century he cures act and the support for patients and communities act, the bill would authorize Substance Use<\/a> of Mental Health<\/a> services administration, or state opioid response, and align t program, the authorization with authorities in the 21st century current to meet the needs of states. Of health ecretary testified before our committee, mr. Speaker, that samhsas provide a high degree of flexibility to states working to combat the drug epidemic. Samhsa s. O. R. Grant program has been funded through legislation since fiscal year 2018. But it does not have a statutory authorization. With this bill, were ensuring that both the federal support nd flexibility continue into the future. Currently, s. O. R. Grants help communities tackle the drug by reducing barriers to medicationassisted treatment or opioid use disorder, effectively chipping away at the treatment gap. Reducing drug in overdoserelated deaths by supporting prevention and ecovery activities across the states. And this program also supports evidencebased prevention, Recovery Support<\/a> ervices to address misuse and misuse disorders, is i is a growing issue, also, in many regions of the country. Sponsor ofd the lead this legislation, epresentatives trone, riggleman. Sherrill, and i want to thank the democratic members of our committee as well as bipartisan working on aff for this bill. And i hope the senate will work sooner rather than later. Mr. Speaker, the drug crisis continues to effects all walks of life. Our friends, our family, our neighbors. I urge our colleagues to support i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. Oregon is nowfrom recognized. Mr. Walden thank you very much, mr. Speaker. , too, rise in support of h. R. 2466, the state opioid response act that as zation you heard was introduced by armstrong, ves sherrill, trone, riggleman. Trone ant to thank mr. For working to get the language to a good place. We appreciate that. Energy and ed the Commerce Committee<\/a>, i think we passed out Something Like<\/a> 60 or more pieces of legislation with the Opioid Crisis<\/a>, all of them were cosponsored by republicans, bipartisan effort that became the support act signed by President Trump<\/a> into law. Now almost over two years ago. Nd i want to say this epidemic continues and so does our work. By the been made worse pandemic, as people have turned medications toof help themselves cope. And its sad. Bill would t authorize appropriations for Substance Use<\/a> and Mental Health<\/a> administration, state Opioid Grant Response Program<\/a> by 21st century the cures act which responded to these grants. Remains in thees midst of this Opioid Crisis<\/a>, and exacerbated, brought pandemic. Covid19 states are on the front lines of addressing Substance Use<\/a> disorders. Grant orizing this program and aligning it with the initiatives established in 21st act, h. R. 2466 would ensure continued reliable support for Substance Use<\/a> prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts. Of course, i strongly lend my to passage of this legislation and join with the chairman of the committee, mr. Allone, in urging our colleagues across the building to act swiftly on this. And with that id reserve the time. Ce of my the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is now recognized. Id allone mr. Speaker, like to yield now four minutes to the sponsor of the egislation, congressman david trone of maryland. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is now recognized. Trone mr. Speaker, i rise today to urge my colleagues to the state bill, opioid response grant authorizati authorization. The bill directly addresses countrys worsening Opioid Crisis<\/a> as we continue to oversee Overdose Deaths<\/a> surge during the pandemic. This bipartisan bill authorizes six years in r Flexible Funding<\/a> through grants and tribes to fight the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> on the front lines. Bill helps provide states the steady, sustained, and for stent money they need programs to prevent addiction programs,idencebased increase access to outpatient and residential treatment, through rly medicationassisted treatment. Expanding rdoses by naloxone distribution. Nd support individuals in recovery with Recovery Housing<\/a> and peer support. Over 550,000 deaths c. D. C. , a costhe to our country 7. 5 billion per year. Magic bullet to fix the Opioid Crisis<\/a>. Vaccine. L be no we need consistent funding to lives. Ve these last year, nearly 71,000 people overdose, the most ever. And the covid19 will push these even higher. In western maryland, weve seen Overdose Deaths<\/a> for the first half of 2020 ompared to the first half of 2019, 46 up in washington 50 up in garrett in allegany p county. Across the country, over 40 states have reported an increase Overdose Deaths<\/a> since the start of this pandemic. Hese numbers are absolutely tragic and unacceptable. We must act. Opioid epidemic doesnt know the color of your skin, where political r your party. The Opioid Epidemic<\/a> destroys its path. In it hit my family, too, december 2016. My nephew, ian jacob trone, died alone in a hotel room from a fentanyl overdose. Eyoon was in recovery ian was in recovery 13 of the last 16 months of his life but it only took one moment to change everything forever. I spoke to hospital administrators, direct providers and stake holders across the country from georgia, kentucky and across the country. I spoke to leaders across any district. Ideal option in frederick, wells robertson house in montgomery county. And the brooks house in hagerstown. The message i heard from everyone was loud and clear. State, local, and trable governments need to know need the federal government to be a steady partner in the fight against addiction. I want to thank chairman pallone and Ranking Member<\/a> walden of the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> and the health and the Health Subcommittee<\/a> chairman eshoo and Ranking Member<\/a> burgess for considering this bill. I also extend my sincere thanks to the Freshman Working Group<\/a> on addiction, members kelly armstrong, mikey sherrill and Denver Riggleman<\/a> for helping me introduce this bill. I want to take a moment to call out and thank congressman riggleman who has been a fantastic member of the working group and a lead ore then issue. Youll be greatly missed. Together the Freshman Working Group<\/a> on addiction introduced over 50 bipartisan bills to address addiction and Mental Health<\/a> in the last two years. Weve shown whats possible. If you put aside partisan politics, focus on an issue, and work hard to make real change, investing in this bill will grant and save lives and save money. I urge a yes volt and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden i yield myself such time as i may consume. I want my friend from maryland to know that we all are sympathetic to what your family has gone through and the loss you suffered. That is a very difficult story to tell. When we were working on all the legislation in the last congress i met with a lot of families who suffered similar fates and it is just a tragedy. So i commend you for your work in a bipartisan way on this issue and our friend from virginia, mr. Riggleman who im going to yield such time as he may consume to, hes been a terrific legislator during his term in congress and a good friend. I know how deeply he cared about this issue and his willingness to work in a bipartisan way should be recognized by all of us. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield the gentleman from virginia i yield you three minutes, you need more ill do more. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Riggleman thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you to my good friend, mr. Walden, congressman pallone and david trone. Our working group has been incredible on this issue. Its interesting how its come full circle. Two years ago in my first speech on the floor of the house of representatives, i called on congress to act and address the opioid addiction crisis that causes tens of thousands of deaths every year. During the years since that speech ive been working hard to provide solutions an take positive steps to address the crisis. Ive also become more aware of the harm the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> has caused in our streets and districts. Ive seen how the crisis has affected the friends, family members of so many including some in this chamber today like my dear friend david trone who tragically lost his nephew to an opioid overdose. Ive been personally affected by this crisis and i know the toll it takes on those affected and the people who love them. I was sitting at my desk in congress one year ago about when i got the call that my cousin tre had overdosed not far from where i was sitting. I talked about this with congressman trone. We knew we had to do something. Thats why we have to thank members like representative sherrill and representative armstrong for their incredible support in this. Tre and ian, i think this bill is for them and all the people who have suffered through this incredible surge. The bill before us today starts to address those challenges and is a positive step toward combating the opioid addiction thats had devastating consequences for families across the nation. I strongly support h. R. 2466, the state opioid response grant authorization act of 2020. Not only Must Congress<\/a> act to address this crisis but we must lead. I chose to colead this bill because it will help countless number of my constituents and it is the right thing to do. But i have to applaud the efforts of my dear friend david trone and all the members of the Freshman Working Group<\/a> on addiction and i urge my colleagues to support this bill and again, i dont think i can say this any stronger. This bill is for tre and ian. This bill is for all those affected by the overdoses, the awfulness that happens with within each family. Again, thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. Reserves. And the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers but i believe my republican colleague may. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden we have no additional speakers on this important legislation and with that i just encourage my colleagues to support the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i also urge my colleagues to support the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2466 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker i move to suspend the rules and pass r. 2281, the easy m. A. T. For opioid addiction act as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 22 1, a bill to direct the attorney general to amend certain regulations so that practitioners may administer not more than three days medication to a person at one time when administering market drugs for the purpose of relieving acute withdrawal symptoms. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask thams consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 2281. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 2281, the easy medication access and treatment or easy m. A. T. For opioid addiction act. As we have highlighted on the floor today the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> is a Public Health<\/a> emergency we must continue to address. Millions of americans have been impacted by the drug crisis. A 2019 National Survey<\/a> on drug use an health shows that 1. 6 millions have million americans have an opioid use disorder. This is a treatable disease patients can and do recoverer from. While the number of americans with opioid use disorder was declining prior to the pandemic, its still alarming that less than one in five of these americans receive treatment. The easy m. A. T. Addiction act makes it easier for patients to access treatment in the emergency room. Nor patients, whether its those experiencing an overdose or those seeking Substance Use<\/a> Disorder Treatment<\/a>, the emergency room can be the first or only point of care. One of three medications for reating opioid disorder may be prescribed for three days. This is intended to help address acute withdrawal symptoms while a patient awaits arrangements for longer term medication assisted treatment. Unfortunately there are several burdensome restrictions tied to this authority. For example, theres a limitation that not more than one days medication be given to a patient at one time forcing the repeated return to the emergency room. Mr. Speaker, in testimony before the emergency and Commerce Committee<\/a>, an emergency addiction and Medicine Specialist<\/a> cited the burden for a patient having to return to the emergency room after initial visit particularly for patients with Substance Use<\/a> disorder. He stated transportation can be an issue for these patients but also that repeat visits can be a burden for the emergency department. This bill would direct the Drug Enforcement<\/a> administration to update regulations to allow a practitioner to dispense up to three days supply of the drug. This will give patients and families a better opportunity to get connected to adequate treatment on their road to recovery. So i want to commend my colleague, representative ruiz, member of our committee and staff for leading this bill. I also thank Ranking Member<\/a> walden and his staff for working with us to move this bill forward. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation that will help more Substance Use<\/a> disorder patients access treatment they need and mr. Speaker, again, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support for h. R. 2281. The ease eye medication access and treatment or mat, for openade Addiction Treatment<\/a> act. Emergency room clinicians are well positioned to interact with those struggling with opioid addiction and help transition them into treatment. Currently an e. R. Clinician who does not have a data 2000 waiver can only provide a oneday supply of markets for medication assisted treatment for an individual at one time up to three days. That means while the patient waits to get into treatment they have to go back to that same clinician on each of those three days to obtain medication. In a rural district such as mine, which by the way is larger than the land mass of any state east of the mississippi, this is not realistic. Especially when theres already a shortage of Health Practitioners<\/a> willing to treatment patients with Substance Use<\/a> disorder. One of my constituents, whom i met in hermiston, oregon, said she had to travel five hours to find a physician to oversee her treatment because no one in her community was available to do that. H. R. 2281 will allow physicians to dispense up to three dice market drugs at one time for purposes of relieving withdrawal symptoms while the individual a waits arrangements for treatment. This is commonsense legislation. Another good product of your energy and Commerce Committee<\/a>, mr. Speaker. I urge a yes vote and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i have no speakers at this time. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you. Im honored to recognize the gentleman from utahs third Congressional District<\/a>, mr. Curtis, for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Curtis thank youing mr. Speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 2281, which is an important bill to help thousands of americans who struggle with addiction. This bipartisan commonsense legislation would give individuals greaterer access to medication assisted treatment, m. A. T. To help relieve withdrawal symptoms. Current law only allows providers to use this treatment once per day unless they have a waiver to prescribe the medication. Less than 10 of provide verse that waiver. This is especially problemmatic because Substance Use<\/a> Disorder Treatment<\/a> programs can take days to accept new patients leaving more individuals unable to gain access to immediate treatment. Leaving patients no choice but to return to the emergency room or the provider they received m. A. T. From the day prior. Or even even worse take drugs again to stop their withdrawal symptoms. This Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> puts the individual first and is part of a collaborative approach to combat addiction of all types. Thank you to my colleagues for worken this important legislation. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. Mr. Walden actually, mr. Speaker, we have no speakers left on our side, so i was going to yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to include in the record an exchange of letters between the chairman of the committee on energy and commerce. Judiciary on this bill h. R. 2281. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers so at this time i would urge my colleagues to support the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2281 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey nng seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2117, the faster act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar<\/a> number 479, h. R. 2117, a bill to improve the health and safety of americans living with Food Allergies<\/a> and related disorders, including potentially life threatening anaphylaxis, food otein induced syndrome and gastrointestinal diseases and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on h. R. 2117. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in pport of h. R. 2117, the food allergy safety treatment education and research act or the faster act. Mr. Speaker, an estimated 32 million americans, including approximately one in every 13 children, are affected by Food Allergies<\/a>. These allergies pose risks to millions of families and they grow dramatically when inaccurate food labels fail to warn consumers about the presence of some of these allergens. Under current law eight are considered major Food Allergen<\/a>s. They include milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, and soybeans. Due to their status as major Food Allergen<\/a>s, manufacturers must clearly state the presence of any of these ingredients on labels. Notably missing from this list of allergens is sesame. Thats concerning considering it is an al learn r letter again of growing concern and its inclusion in Food Products<\/a> has more than doubled over the last decade n some cases sesame may not be listed at all on ingredients labels being referred to instead through nonspecific terms like flavors. Or words that may not easily be recognized by consumers as containing sesame such as at that eveny. It may seem like a small issue to some, this lack of information could mean life or death to those allergic to sesame. This information should be prominently featured on pack anged food labels. This is an issue we have been working on for quite some time. Several years ago i introduced a bill that would list sesame as a major Food Allergen<\/a>. Although the food and Drug Administration<\/a> opened a docket to solicit feedback about the sesame labeling, in recently released guidance recommending voluntary labeling of sesame, the agency has not been able to require the listing of sesame due to overly long regulatory processes. As we learn more about Food Allergen<\/a>s, our regulations should be able to adopt to align with the latest science, and this process should not take years. Families should have reliable access to this information, and they should have it now. So today we are taking action, mr. Speaker. The appropriately named faster act would quickly move this process along by recognizing sesame as a major Food Allergen<\/a>, requiring its listing on new food labels after a phasein process, importantly the bill would also streamline processes at f. D. A. To allow for additional allergens to be listed as maimingor Food Allergen<\/a>s based on scientific criteria, including the prevalence and severity of the allergens. The bill would also help develop Quality Research<\/a> into Food Allergen<\/a>s by directing the septemberers for Disease Control<\/a> and prevention to expand and intestify its collection of data on Food Allergen<\/a>s and directing the f. D. A. To report on its use of Patient Experience<\/a> data. So i want to thank representative matsui for her tireless efforts in support of families affected by Food Allergen<\/a>s and introducing this bill. Im a strong supporter of the bill and i encourage all members to support it. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 2117, the food allergy safety treatment Education Research<\/a> act. This codifies sesame as a major food am letter again. This means with enactment of the legislation products containing sesame would have to list their ingredient on the Food Packaging<\/a> label. Thats important for consumers. Recent studies indicate that sesame allergies in the United States<\/a> have a prevalence rate on par with allergies for soy and fish both listed as major allergens under the federal food drug and cosmetic act. It provides consumers with important and lifesaving information to protect themselves and their families from dangerous allergic reactions. I urge support of the bill. I dont believe we have any other speakers on this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I would yield now three minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, the gentlewoman from california, ms. Matsui. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized. Ms. Matsui thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise to speak in support of two of my biles bills being considered today. The faster act and the modern labeling act. There are more than 32 million americans living with potentially life threatening Food Allergies<\/a> who rely on accurate food ingredient labels to take safe decision force themselves and their family members. Under current law, mandatory labeling is required for major Food Allergen<\/a>s. Recognized by the f. D. A. Like milk, eggs, and peanuts. My grandson, robby, has a peanut allergy. And for families like mine, checking food labels is as vital to our everyday lives as breathing. Unfortunately, f. D. A. Labeling requirements do not include the ingredient sesame. Leaving more than 1. 6 million americans with a sesame allergy in the dark about what food and products to avoid. Thats why i have been working closely with my colleagues and advocates in the Food Allergy Community<\/a> to advance the faster act, legislation that updates Food Allergen<\/a> labeling laws to include sesame. Importantly, the faster act also lays critical groundwork for conducting the research necessary to better understand, treat, and one day prevent Food Allergies<\/a>. From ingredients in a food product to prescribing information for a Prescription Drug<\/a>, f. D. A. Labels play a Critical Role<\/a> in protecting Public Health<\/a> and empowering americans to make safe decisions. This year, our friends in the Cancer Community<\/a> brought a real problem to my attention. Despite the Important Role<\/a> drug labels play in informing treatment decisions, many generic drug labels are considerably out of date and no existing mechanism to update these labels to preflect new clinical evidence. And thats why i introduced the modern labeling act. Legislation that supports f. D. A. s ability to require modifications to updated generic drug labels so they reflect new, relevant information. Accurate, uptodate generic drug labels are key to optimizing use, enhancing patient benefit and facilitating greater use of lower cost generics. These are both important labeling laws. Both label bills are bipartisan, Commonsense Solutions<\/a> that take important steps to safeguard our Public Health<\/a>. I urge my colleagues to support the faster act and the modern labeling act. I thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers, but i eserve at this time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is the only time remaining. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i would ask my colleagues to support this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2117, as amended. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 pon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2117, the faster act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of he bill. Does the gentleman mean to call up a different bill . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, we want to move now to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5855, the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5855, a bill to amend the Public Health<\/a> service act to establish a Grant Program<\/a> supporting Trauma Center<\/a> violence intervention and violence prevention programs, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on h. R. 5855. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, trauma is a pressing Public Health<\/a> epidemic. In 2016 alone trauma accounted for 29. 2 Million Emergency Department<\/a> visits, and 39. 5 million physician offices in the u. S. Tragically homicide is the leading cause of death for black males ages one to 24 years old and the second leading cause of death in hispanic males 1 to 24 years old. Regardless of race, among those who survive a single violent trauma its estimated up to 45 will experience a second violent trauma. This is where h. R. 35855 steps in to provide Critical Data<\/a> driven interventions. Under the bill, the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act it identifies patientsens at risk of repeat violent injury and connects them with hospital and communitybased resources. The bill bridges tragedy with hospitalbased Violence Intervention Program<\/a>s by providing intenseny of case intensive Case Management<\/a> to individuals who experience at least one violent trauma. These programs have been shown to successfully reduce injury recidivism and help those at risk for violence live safer lives. I want to commend my colleagues representsives ruppersberger and kinzinger for spearheading thisishny of and the university of maryland hospital for establishing the shock trauma unit, which established the first cycle of Violence Intervention Program<\/a>. I urge my colleagues to support this important bipartisan bill. I reserve the balance of my ime. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in sprort of 5855, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act. I want to thank our colleagues, representatives ruppersberger and kinzinger for putting forward a meaningful solution to address violence in all our communities. This legislation provides federal grants to hospitals and Trauma Center<\/a>s for Intervention Services<\/a> to victims Violent Crime<\/a>. Violence in america disproportionately impacts you shallandand sunned served communities where poor social determine nantz of health can contribute to violence. Hospitalbased intervention programs help reduce violence because they riche highrisk individuals recently admitted to a hospital for treatment of a serious violent injury. Hospitalization presents a unique and teachable moment. When an individual may be open to help and turn breaking the cycle of violence by immediate intervention. Currently many hospitals left with nothing but simply discharging injury patients without any strategy in place to reduce the risk of recidivism or retaliation. However, according to the American College<\/a> of surgeons, those who receive violence intervention at the hospital, madam speaker, were significantly less likely to be reinjured and get involved in crime in the future. It works by supporting hospitalbased Violence Intervention Program<\/a>s, this bill would help individuals at risk from becoming entangled in Violent Crime<\/a> and connect them with local resources that address the underlying risk factors for violence. I urge a yes vote and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, madam speaker. I would like to yield four minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, representative ruppersberger from maryland. Mr. Ruppersberger i thank the gentleman for yielding. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Ruppersberger i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Ruppersberger i rise to urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill that will reduce the scourge of violence in america. The bill is based on a very simple concept. Helping the victims of violence injury before they become repeat victims or even perpetrators themselves. We can do this by expanding hospitalbased Violence Intervention Program<\/a>s around the country. I was inspired to write this bill after learning about the Violence Intervention Program<\/a> at the university of marylands shock Trauma Center<\/a>. It is considered one of the top trauma septemberers in the world and by the way it helped save my life years ago. Shock trauma has a staggering 20 of patients who are the victims violence, usually stabbings and shootings, that have occurred on the streets of baltimore. Many of these patients are repeat customers, caught in a revolving door of violent reinjury. In fact, one of the leading risk factors for violent injury is a prior violent injury. Shock trauma is take advantage of the fact that these patients are captive audience confined to a bed and off the streets if only for a few days. Articipants in their violence Violence Intervention Program<\/a>s, one of 40 that exist across the country, reseve a brief intervention in the emergency room or at the bedside. They get counseling and support that could help with groceries, Substance Abuse<\/a> money, job training or help finding afordable housing. This intervention is then followed by intensive communitybased Case Management<\/a> services in the months following the injury. A shock trauma at shock trauma program, participants ave shown an 83 decrease in rehospitalization due to violent injury and 70 reduction in criminal activity and 82 increase in employment. This bill we have before us today, the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act, provides 10 million in federal grants to hospitals that want to create or expand violence prevention programs. At the end of the threeyear pilot, each program will report back to the federal government. Awards will range from 250,000 to 500,000. I believe, however this bill will net cost savings to the american taxpayers by reducing Violent Crime<\/a> which costs more than 12 billion from police, courts and jails, to the medical expenses of victims, to the lost wages, both victims and perpetrators. Further, as we engage in a National Conversation<\/a> about reimagining Public Safety<\/a>, i think we need to do what we can to shift social work away from police and First Responders<\/a> and back to the experts in Mental Health<\/a>. Substance abuse, homelessness, unemployment and other areas that often afflict victims of Violent Crime<\/a>. In fact when i first introduced this bill in 2019, it was endorsed by the fraternaled or over police, National Association<\/a> of School Research<\/a> officers, and the National District<\/a> attorneys association. We also received endorsement from naacp, American College<\/a> of surgeons, network of hospital based Violence Intervention Program<\/a>s and league of cities. Its also been endorsed by the National Hospital<\/a> association. Adam to thank my friend, kinzinger, for coauthoring this legislation and chairman Frank Pallone<\/a> and Ranking Member<\/a> walden for helping us work through this bill. I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. Im loo id like to thank my friend from maryland for his work on this legislation and recognize our colleague from illinois, a very talented legislator who put a lot into this bill, representative kinzinger, for three minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Kinzinger i thank the gentleman for yielding. The covid pandemic has changed almost every aspect of american life. While it may be difficult to measure at this stable, we know the impact on the Mental Health<\/a> of americans across the country is significant and alarming. In the age of technology and instant gratification, more and more people were already feeling less connected. Once the pandemic struck, the negative effects of isolation and uncertainty for compounded into a sense of homelessness nationwide. If you dont have hope you have very little reason to follow a moral code or to fear the results of your action. Hopelessness and desperation can be a dangerous trigger and it can lead to acts of violence. Unfortunately, victims of violence are often taught in a virks cycle of violence. As one of the main risks risk factors for violent injury is a previous violent injury. My colleague, congressman ruppersberger, and i introduced legislation to try to put a stop to this horrific cycle of cycle of violence, the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act. Our legislation establishes a gran program at the department of health and Human Services<\/a> to award grants to existing and aspiring violence intersession vams. These programs intervene while a victim is still in the hospital recovering from injuries an provides a wide range of Services Like<\/a> counseling, Substance Abuse<\/a> treatment, job training, or even assistance finding affordable housing. It doesnt stop when the victim walks out of the hospital. The intervention continues for several months and sometimes even up to a year following the initial incident. The successes of these programs have been astounding. At the university of maryland medical system, parties pans showed an 83 decrease in rehospitalization due to intentional violent injury and 75 reduction in criminal activity and 82 increase in employment. These programs really work. By supporting victims with the resources and education to pursue a different path we can stop the vicious cycle of violence and give people hope for a better tomorrow. Its important, its more important than ever that we Work Together<\/a> to help and heal those who are struggling. Our main i remain committed to finding commonsense and Bipartisan Solutions<\/a> to problems facing our country and the bipartisan solution to cyclical violence act is a perfect example of how we can Work Together<\/a> to enact policies that will have real and Lasting Impact<\/a> in our communities. I want to thank congressman Dutch Ruppersberger<\/a> for working with me on this important Bipartisan Legislation<\/a>, to the chairman and Ranking Member<\/a> for bringing this up and your help. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Mr. Walden i have no more speakers on our side of the aisle, i urge passage of the bill and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone i also urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5855. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. H. R. 5855 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman rise . Mr. Pallone. The clerk for registrants to exercise Due Diligence<\/a> upon discovering a suspicious order and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 3878. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise in support of h. R. 3838 3878 the block, report and suspend suspicious shipments act of 2020. This bill will improve reporting and action on suspicious orders of controls substances. Between 1999 and 2017, more than 700,000 americans died from a Drug Overdose<\/a>. Many of those americans were caught in the first wave of what we typically describe as three waves of this epidemic. The first wave began in the 1990s with deaths involving prescription opioids. In 2010 we saw dramatic increases from heroin involved deaths and most recently a third wave involving synthetic opioids like ill listly manufactured fentanyl. During the first wave americans across the country became addicted to opioids. Many of those opioids were prescribed to patients to treat pain. However throughout the years we have discovered that many of these opioids were divert through the a system meant to prevent diversion. The Drug Enforcement<\/a> administration requires entities that manufacture or distribute controlled substances to register and report activities. This system is meant to track the manufacture, distribution and dispensing of these substances. In this system, registrants are also expected to disclose suspicious orders of controlled substances such as orders of unusual size, orders deviating from the normal pattern or orders of unusual frequency. As an effort to improve reporting and action on suspicious orders this bill would clarify the responsibilities of drug manufactures and distributors when discovering a suspicious order and require communications around that order to d. E. A. This will help all entities to better identify suspicious activity and root out bad actors. Madam speaker , that is commonsense bill. It will make clear the responsibilities for all entity our supply chain and hopefully help to deter opioid diversion and trafficking. I commend the lead sponsors of this bipartisan bill, representatives dingell and mckinley, and their staff for the work on the legislation. I also want to thank the democratic and republican members of the committee as well as Bipartisan Committee<\/a> staff for working together to move this bill. So i urge my colleagues to support h. R. 3878 and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is ecognized. Mr. Walden i rise in support of h. R. 3878, the block, report and suspend act. This addresses an alarming problem identified in the 2018 bipartisan investigation into prescription opioids by wholesale drug distributors. It found when millions of prescription opioids were dumped into communities large and small the distributors flagged the orders for the d. E. A. But shipped them anyway even after notifying authorities that the orders were suspicious. H. R. 3878 would place additional commonsense obligations on drug manufacturers and distributors who discover a controlled substance suspicious order. In addition to reporting the suspicious order to the d. E. A. , this legislation requires the manufacturer or distributor to exercise Due Diligence<\/a>. Decline to fill the order. And provide information to the Drug Enforcement<\/a> administration on the indicaters that led to the belief that filling the order would violate the controlled substances act. We vall a part to play in the fight against the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> and its critical that pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors step up a in stopping pill dumping. So i want to thank my colleagues, representatives dingell and mckinley, for their ex for their extra effort on this legislation. Its a fine piece of work moving forward, i commend them for their work and i dont believe we have any speakers on this one so i would yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, madam speaker. Id like to yield three minutes to the democratic sponsor of the bill, congressman congresswoman Debbie Dingell<\/a> of michigan. The speaker pro tempore the congresswoman is recognized. Mrs. Dingell thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of the block, report and suspend suspicious shipments act which would crack in on suspicious practices the ongoing Opioid Epidemic<\/a> which still remains one of the most Significant Health<\/a> challenges facing our country. In 2018 over 67,000 Americans Still<\/a> lost their lives to Drug Overdose<\/a>s. And preliminary data for 2019 suggests that deaths are rising again. My home state of michigan has been hit hard by the Opioid Epidemic<\/a> which has been exacerbated by covid19. We have seen a 15 yearoveryear increase in fatal overdoses across the entire state since march of this year. New tools to address pill dumping and other dodgey practices that perpetuated the Opioid Crisis<\/a> are needed more now than ever. The block, report and suspend suspicious shipments act will crack down on these abuses. It will improve oversight of the opioid supply chain by mandating the drug manufacturers and distributors exercise Due Diligence<\/a> when they receive a suspicious order for a control for controlled substances. This includes blocking or declining to fill the suspicious order and providing the d. E. A. With Additional Data<\/a> and background on the indicaters on the order inin in question. Distributors and manufacturers should be active partners addressing these abuses and this legislations commonsense protections will save lives in michigan and the country. I want to recognize my colleague, congressman mckinley, for his years of leadership and work in highlighting this issue and driving action to address the role bad actors continue to play in perpetuating the Opioid Crisis<\/a>. I also want to thank chairman pallone and Ranking Member<\/a> walden who i am going to miss greatly, as well as the democratic and republican Committee Staff<\/a> for working tirelessly to advance this important bipartisan priority. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i wanted to ask unanimous consent to include in the record an, change of letters between myself and the chairman of the committee on judiciary on this bill h. R. 3878. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers, has the gentleman closed . He closed. Ok. I would urge my colleagues to support this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 3878 as amended . Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4806, the debar act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4806, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to authorize the department of certain registrants, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on h. R. 4806. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 4806, the debarment enforcement of bad actor registrants act of 2020, or the debar act of 2020. Which gives the Drug Enforcement<\/a> Administration Additional<\/a> tools to go after bad actors. The d. E. A. Is charged to protect Public Health<\/a> and safety through the controlled substances act. One important lever d. E. A. Has at its disposal is to manage diversion or noncompliance with the law and thats the ability to revoke or surrender and individuals c. S. A. Registration, which is needed to handle controlled substances. While this is an important tool, the recent department of Justice Office<\/a> of the Inspector General<\/a> report found weaknesses in d. E. A. s registration process in instances where the agency did not fully utilize its regulatory authorities to address noncompliance. Specifically the Inspector General<\/a> found cases where entities have been able to obtain a new license after having one that was revoked. For example, the report outlined a case that included a doctor who was engaged in serious misconduct and had his registration revoked who then moved to another state under the authority of a different d. E. A. Field division. When the doctor reapplied for registration, it was granted. Another example, madam speaker, in the report included a dentist who had voluntarily rush hour centered his medical license and d. E. A. Registration on two separate occasions, and the dentist also had been convicted of a felony which is grounds for suspension or revocation of an individuals registration under the c. S. A. However, according to d. E. A. The dentist was still able to obtain another d. E. A. Registration. These errors by the d. E. A. Are simply unacceptable, madam speaker. Today we are considering h. R. 4806 which would address these errors. The legislation would authorize the debarrlement of any registrant that meets the criteria for temporary or permanent suspension of revocation or has a history of prior suspension or revocations. Again i thank my colleagues, representative latta for leading this legislation, and Ranking Member<\/a> walden, and his staff for working with me on this legislation. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I, too, rise in support of h. R. 4806, the debarment epformente of bad actors registrants or debar act, which was introduced by energy and Commerce Communications<\/a> and Technology Subcommittee<\/a> leader, bob latta. He spoke to this legislation earlier on a different bill and had a commitment now that precludes him from being here as this bill comes up. This legislation would give the Drug Enforcement<\/a> administration debarment authority to prohibit a person who has repeatedly violated the controlled substances act from being able to receive registration to manufacture, dispense a controlled substance. A recent Justice Department<\/a> office of Inspector General<\/a> found certain bad actor rents trants who had registration revoked were able to reapply the day after the surrender occurred. As a result, registrants who pose a significant risk of diverting drugs are given an opportunity to do it again. Repeat offenders should not be able to get away with a new registration the d. E. A. Just days after the suspension of the old one. Limited debarment authority is a commonsense and effective administrative tool to address diversion fraud and misconduct. I strongly support mr. Lattas legislation and thank my colleague, the chairman of the committee, for his work on this as well and urge our colleagues to support it. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from in new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to include in the record an exchange of letters between myself and the chairman of the committee on judiciary on this bill, h. R. 4806. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers. I would urge my colleagues to support the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I, too, have no other speakers on this legislation. Would urge its passage and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yield. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4806, as amended. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 pon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4812, the ensuring compliance against Drug Diversion<\/a> act as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill the clerk h. R. 4812, a bill to amend the controlled substances act to provide for the modification, transferks and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances, or list one chemicals, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on h. R. 4812. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 4812, the ensuring compliance against Drug Diversion<\/a> act. As i have already mentioned, the Drug Enforcement<\/a> administration, or d. E. A. , has an established Registration System<\/a> for controlled substances, including opioids. This system is meant to identify entities that manufacture, distribute, and dispense these substances. As well as to prevent diversion of these substances. We rely on the d. E. A. To maintain the integrity of this system as one way to stop elicit diversion before it starts. However a 2016 Government Accountability<\/a> Office Report<\/a> found over 700 registrants and d. E. A. s system may have been ineligible to have controlled substance registrations. G. A. O. Found the registrants were reportedly deceased, did not possess the level of authority, or were incarcerated for offenses related to controlled substances. This bill terminates the controlled substance registration of any registrant if the registrant dies, ceases legal exists, discontinues business, or professional practice or surrenders a registration. The bill also codifies d. E. A. s authority to ensure accuracy of registrations and limit the transfer of such registrations. So again i want to thank the lead sponsor of this bill, representatives grith for his leadership, and Ranking Member<\/a> walden and the members of our committee for their bipartisan support. I urge my colleagues to support h. R. 4812 and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in support of h. R. 4812, the ensuring compliance against Drug Diversion<\/a> act. Spearheaded by energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> colleague, representative morgan griffith. I want to thank mr. Griffith for his leadership on this and many other pieces of legislation. This legislation addresses a policy issue that was identified again in our 2018 energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> report summarizing the committees bipartisan investigation into the distribution of prescription opioids by wholesale drug distributors and subsequent enforcement prackcieses by the d. E. A. The practices by the d. E. A. The report we issued found an opioid distributor and its pharmacy customer did not go through the appropriate process of transferring a registration to a new pharmacy owner. This is disturbing because failing to appropriately contact the d. E. A. And verify whether the agency approve the transfer of registration to dispense controlled substances creates a serious risk that could lead to Drug Diversion<\/a>. In order to prevent people who have not been vetted by the authorities from dispensing controlled substances, h. R. 4812 makes clear that the transfer of any controlled substance registration without written consent from the d. E. A. Will be prohibited. So i urge support of this legislation and i would reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i have no speakers at this time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. Mr. Walden madam speaker, im honored to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. Griffith, who has been a real workhorse on this and many other pieces of legislation for such time as he may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized. Mr. Griffith thank you, madam speaker. I rise today in support of h. R. 4812, the ensuring compliance against Drug Diversion<\/a> act. This is a small but very important step that could play a key role in helping contain the Opioid Epidemic<\/a>. Licensed to distribute opioids is not a commodity to be freely bought and sold. Those who wish to distribute opioids must earn the ability to do so. An investigation performed by the energy and commerce oversight investigation subcommittee found that the current process of transferring controlled substance dispensation licenses does not create sufficient accountability. In the one instance you heard about before, a distributor and pharmacy customer did not go through the appropriate process of transferring registration to a new pharmacy owner. But the mistake wasnt caught into long afterward. As a result there was a period of time during which the d. E. A. Was unaware that particular pharmacy was distributing controlled substances. In this case its best i understand it there was not a rogue individual, it was a matter of an oversight. But what we are trying to do with this bill today is make sure that in the future we dont have some rogue individual that comes in and buys somebody elses business or their license or their registration and doesnt go back to the d. E. A. To get proper registration. Failing to appropriately contact the d. E. A. And verify whether the Agency Approved<\/a> a transfer creates a serious risk of Drug Diversion<\/a>. This bill amends the controlled substances act to prohibit that transfer of any d. E. A. Registration without written consent from the agency. By requiring written approval from the d. E. A. Before the transfer of registration occurs, we decrease the risk of Drug Diversion<\/a> by keeping controlled substances out of the hands of people that have not been vetted by the appropriate regulatory authorities. And thats the purpose of the bill. I appreciate everyones support on it. I thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yield. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I thank the gentleman from virginia for his leadership on this and so much other legislation. I have no other speakers. I urge pass act. Legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yield. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to include in the record an exchange of letters between myself and the chairman of the committee on judiciary on the bill, h. R. 4812. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i have no additional speakers. I urge support of this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4812, as amended. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6096, the readi act of 2020 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6096, a bill to improve oversight by the federal Communications Commission<\/a> of the wireless and broadcast Emergency Alert<\/a> systems. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on h. R. 6096. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 6096, the reliable Emergency Alert<\/a> distribution improvement act of 2020, or the readi act as its known. In times of crisis, americans rely on Communications Systems<\/a> to stay informed. Check on loved ones and access Emergency Assistance<\/a>. Emergency alerts in particular are an effective mechanism for replaying lifesaving information to the American Public<\/a> in innsant. The Emergency Alert<\/a> system, or e. A. S. , is one tool we have to issue such messages. Tip will i an e. A. S. Message is originated by official from local, state, tribal, or federal governments known as alerting authorities. The messages are disseminated to the public by operators of broadcast cable and satellite tv or radio. The wireless Emergency Alert<\/a> system, or on the other hand, allows Emergency Managers<\/a> and other alert originators to distribute geographically targeted emergency messages to wireless customers guyses at a moments notice. Over recent months, madam speaker, local and state officials in california and oregon have used geotargeted Emergency Alert<\/a>s to inform residents about wildfires and evacuation orders. Our Emergency Alert<\/a> systems save lives but theres room for improvement. My colleagues may recall an incident that took place in hawaii in january, 2018, when the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency<\/a> mistakenly issued an Emergency Alert<\/a> through the federal Emergency Management<\/a> agencys public alert and warning system. The alert warned the public of an inbound Ballistic Missile<\/a> threat though there was no such threat. It was intended to be a routine toves the season but the supervising officer who dictated the drill, the language of the drill, mistakenly included the phrase, this is not a drill, causing confusion among shift officers responsible for transmitting the alert to the public. With five words, hawaii was sent into a frenzy which lasted about 38 minutes until a followup notice was sent correcting the error. There are more than 1,000 alerting authoritying across the United States<\/a> that rely on Emergency Alert<\/a>ing systems to notify the public of everything from Law Enforcement<\/a> situations to evacuation and stay at home orders, child abductions and natural disasters. While the hawaii incident was deemed an accident caused by human error its clear there are gaps that must be addressed and thats what this bill does. The readi act will ensure theres better coordination between federal agencies who deal with Emergency Communications<\/a> and their partners at the state and local levels. Specifically the bill calls on the federal Communications Commission<\/a> to work with state Emergency Communications<\/a> committees to develop and update state plans to identify and close any gap protocol or accountability. The readi act also thrires f. C. C. To study and report to congress on the feasibility of expanding participation in the Emergency Alert<\/a> system to include streaming services and internet platforms and whether such an action would increase the reach and reliability of Emergency Alert<\/a>s. I want to commend representative for thery mcnerney for his leadership on this bill, especially as his constituents and neighbors all across california continue to grapple with the fallout from these historic wild fires. I also want to thank Ranking Member<\/a> walden and subcommittee Ranking Member<\/a> latta for working with us to move the legislation through the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> on a bipartisan basis. Finally i want to thank senator schatz who is leading this legislation in the senate. This is a really good bill that will make Emergency Alert<\/a> more effective and reliable, keep our friends an maybes neighbors safe when it matters most. I encourage my colleagues to support the readi act. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I rise in support of the readi act. Help gislation will improve communication over the wireless Emergency Alert<\/a> system, something much needed in this new age of communication. This year our nation was hit by horrific and Deadly Wildfires<\/a> that destroyed entire communities my district and many parts of oregon witnessed this situation with catastrophic fires that moved very, very rapidly and caused incredible and historic disruption and will take years for people to recover. Our Emergency Alert<\/a> system is so important during these times and we need to make sure it delivers for americans when they need it most. In some parts of my state it worked clawlessly. In other parts theyre reviewing what worked and what didnt. I daresay im probably the only member of congress that actually is wired in Emergency Alert<\/a> system components because we used to own Radio Station<\/a>s. So ive pushed the buttons, ive done the alerts, all of that. I know how important that coordination is. And how important it is to Work Together<\/a> ahead of time to really understand the plans and who triggers what and how it works going forward. Because when the emergencies do hit there isnt time to come up with a plan. You need to have that in place. So this bill will help establish state Emergency Communications<\/a> committees, develop Emergency Alert<\/a> system plans, and coordinate those plans with the f. C. C. This coordination allows states the independence to tailor their plans through to the their ecific needs and alert specific localities. It allows them to review plans to ensure theyve considered any technical issues, that theres consistency across plans in multistate or National Emergencies<\/a> and it requires coordination with experts on telecommunications but also on experts with Emergency Management<\/a>, fema. The f. C. C. Will consider if theyve considered the necessary technical requirements while fema considers the consistency of such types of alerts. They will ensure the alerts make sense and it will no doubt save lives and property. Thats why im happy to support this forwardlooking bill to improve Emergency Alert<\/a> systems management at all levels. I will conclude with a brief practice in my hometown, it was a fullfledged one, all the resource in the area were to be engage. The theory was one of the main stem Columbia River<\/a> dams had breached and there was flooding so what do yo dow in a mass casualty system . The gentleman who worked saturday mornings at our Radio Station<\/a> had been around the block, he was a retiree who liked working. When they got the call and told him to trigger the Emergency Alert<\/a> system because the dam had been breach. He said i thauns its the practice but im not going to go on the air and say the dam has been breached and because hed been around a little bit he pushed back on the emergency folks that were going by the letter of the plan and decided not to create one of thee events like occurred in hawaii by saying, i dont think we really want to say that even though this is a practice. I think we headed off probably a little bit of a problem there. But this is important. These plans are important. And so i want to thank my colleagues for their work on this legislation. And ill reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you. Id like to yield two minutes to the sponsor of the legislation, congressman Jerry Mcnerney<\/a> from california, a member of the committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Mcnerney i thank the chairman. I rise in support of my legislation, h. R. 6096, the readi act. The Emergency Alert<\/a>ing system and the wireless Emergency Alert<\/a>ing systems provide safe, lifesaving tools to disseminate information in emergencies. In recent years we have seen devastating fire my home state of california, including the tufts fire and the camp fire, the deadliest wildfire our nation has faced in the last century, and the kin cade fire. This year weve seen some of the largest and most devastating fires in the States History<\/a> with a record of more than four million acres burned and more than 8,100 fires across the state. Nearly every part of the great state of california has been touched by wildfire this is season. These events demonstrate we must improve the reliability of Emergency Alert<\/a>s. As ewe continue to battle covid19 this years wildfire season has also presented unprecedented challenges for firefighters, Emergency Managers<\/a> and the public particularly when it comes to evacuation. This makes it even more crucial that we have Emergency Alert<\/a>ing system place that are both robust and reliable. This legislation will improve the current wireless Emergency Alert<\/a>ing system and emergency alerlting systems more broadly so that my constituents and americans across the country can count on receiving these alerts when faced with emergencies including wildfires. H. R. 6096 will ensure more people receive critical Emergency Alert<\/a>s on their mobile devices, televisions, and radios and will pave the way for examining the feasibility of issuing alerts through online audio and video streaming services. Additionally, this legislation will help states improve their plan for Emergency Alert<\/a>ing and it will establish a reporting system for false alerts. I want to thank my colleagues, as g representative well as senator schatz and thune for their work on this legislation in the senate. I also want to thank chairman pallone and Ranking Member<\/a> walden and chairman doyle and Ranking Member<\/a> latta for their work, working with me to move this legislation through the committee. I strongly urge my colleagues to vote yes on h. R. 6096. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you. Its a great honor to recognize the gentleman from florida, a state thats dealt with a lot of disasters over the years and will in the future, mr. Bilirakis, for such time as he may consume to talk about this important legislation. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Bilirakis thank you, madam speaker, appreciate it very much. This builds on the ipause modernization act which i authored and became law in 2016. I want to thank the gentleman from california, the chairman of the committee, the Ranking Member<\/a>. Its been a great pleasure to serve with all of you on this committee. I want to continue to serve on this committee, its the best committee in congress as far as im concerned, the original committee. That bill enhanced the nations Emergency Alert<\/a> testing system and implemented Training Programs<\/a> for states. Im talking about the ipause modernization bill. Madam speaker. The readi act builds upon our prior efforts and will ensure more people receive critical Emergency Alert<\/a>s on their mobile phones, televisions, and radios. It really works well. We had, im from the great state of florida and we had hurricane warnings for the last couple of weeks. And i was on the other coast, the east coast, even though i represent the west coast, visiting friends on the east coast and i got the alert on the east coast even though the threat was on the west coast. So you know, you have to have planning. And it really works very well. Saves so many lives. It also paves the way for examining the feasibility of issuing alerts through Online Streaming Services<\/a> and even Popular Platform<\/a> i understand. Even more importantly, this bill would help states improve Emergency Alert<\/a> plans and establish reporting systems for false alerts. Im pleased this potentially lifesaving legislation thats come to a floor vote and the effectiveness and accuracy of information during an emergency should always be a top priority. And it is. I yield back, madam speaker. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the entleman yields. Mr. Walden i dont believe we have any other speakers on our side of the aisle on this legislation. I urge its passage and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to include in the record an exchange of letters between myself and the chairman of the committee on transportation and infrastructure on this bill, h. R. 6096. I have no additional speakers and i would can is my colleagues to support the legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 6096 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone i move to suspend he rules and pass h. R. 6624, the u. S. A. Telecommunications act. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of he bill. Does the gentleman need to call the bill as amended. Mr. Pallone excuse me . The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman intend to call up as amended. Mr. Pallone yes. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6624, a bill to support supply Chain Innovation<\/a> and multilateral security and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 6624. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 6624, the u. S. A. Telecommunications act. Earlier this year the house passed and the president signed my secure and trusted Communications Network<\/a> act to create a program to fund the replacement of suspect Network Equipment<\/a>. Suspect equipment including that produced by huawei and z. T. E. Could allow foreign adversaries to surveil americans at home or worse disrupt our communication systems. While were still pushing for congress to appropriate funds to that end, its important to recognize that my legislation was only half the battle even when it is funded. We also need to create and foster competition for trusted Network Equipment<\/a> that uses open interfaces so that the United States<\/a> is not beholden to a market for network congresswomen thats becoming less competitive. This bill before us today, the utilizing Strategic Allied<\/a> telecommunications act, or the u. S. A. Telecommunications act, does just that. The Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> creates a Grant Program<\/a> and authorizes 750 million in funding for the National Telecommunications<\/a> and Information Administration<\/a> to help promote and deploy open radio act Access Network<\/a> technologies that can spur that type of competition. We must support alternatives to Companies Like<\/a> huawei and z. T. E. , madam speaker. Today most Network Equipment<\/a> is produced by a handful of companies that provide a soup to nuts solution locking our network into one single venn doctor at a time that makes it hard for new competitors to break into the market. Currently there are no american vendors for the Network Equipment<\/a> that fuel ours wireless economy. This legislation would authorize the funding of grants to support the promotion and deployment of such Network Equipment<\/a> by using standardized open interfaces this type of equipment will allow Network Operators<\/a> in the u. S. To piece together Wireless Networks<\/a> that both secure and make sense for them and because of that, Many American<\/a> companies will be able to work directly with our Network Providers<\/a>, hopefully spurring a domestic market for Network Equipment<\/a> and thats something we desperately need. For all these reasons i want to thank representatives guthrie and matsui and Ranking Member<\/a> walden. I want to thank the senate sponsors led by senator warner of virginia. This legislation is critical for our Strategy National<\/a> interests and i urge all members to support it. With that, madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to urge passage of h. R. 6624, the yea u. S. A. Telecommunications act. This bill will help united everything front and center. Until now most Network Providers<\/a> have relied on a small set of trusted suppliers to build their networks. While these suppliers have done a tremendous job, they face increased pressure from untrusted chinese suppliers who are handpicked and encouraged by the Chinese Communist<\/a> party to significantly undercut the Network Equipment<\/a> marketplace by offering nearly free, nearly free equipment. As a result of this unfair competition, trusted suppliers have increasingly relied upon proprietary soup to nuts official to survive. But under the soup to nuts model, once the Network Providers<\/a> selects a vendor, the provider must use the same vendor for all the hardware and software across its network. This model is simply not sustainable, madam speaker. If we want the United States<\/a> to continue to have access to trusted, affordable Communications Equipment<\/a> that can withstand state sponsored attempts to undermine our security, then we have to act. This model results in an expensive and timely process to upgrade equipment and software for the next generation 5g networks. Furthermore, competing for a small set of contracts in a limited marketplace while simultaneously trying to fight off untrusted state sponsored vendors is also resulted in significant losses to research, development, and ennovation. Congress needs to act. We need to do all we can to ensure the United States<\/a> supports capitalism and Competition Among<\/a> trusted vendors. Todays bill will help us do just that. U. S. A. Telecommunications act will promote and accelerate the deployment and use of open Radio Access Technology<\/a> by infusing the marketplace with a 750 million Grant Program<\/a>. This hefty infusion should help create a marketplace filled with a diverse array of u. S. Vendors large and small aggressively researching and i know vating. Competition among open Network Solutions<\/a> will reduce costs for Network Provides<\/a> by creating a diverse marketplace and ensure the same suppliers can withstand pressure from those that do not have our best interest in mind. So this strong endorsement of open, interoperable, and standardsbased equipment would help ensure the United States<\/a> maintains its place as a Global Leader<\/a> and Wireless Communications<\/a> for 5g as well as future network generations. Im very pleased to support this piece of legislation which will help ensure the superiority of our Wireless Networks<\/a> for generations to come. I urge a yes vote on this legislation. With that, madam speaker, id like to recognize one of the principle authors of this legislation, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Guthrie, for five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. Mr. Guthrie thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to voice my support for h. R. 6624, the u. S. A. Telecommunications act. It is clear that china poses significant threat to the security of the United States<\/a>. Technology produced by Chinese Companies<\/a> threatens our supply chains and our telecommunication networks. And those of our allies. In march, President Trump<\/a> signed into law legislation that was reported out of this committee to protect our Communications Network<\/a>s against threats from foreign Companies Like<\/a> a way and z. T. E. It is clear that america must have a competitive 5g marketplace. The solution isnt using government control like china, but using markets to our advantage so domestic and trusted foreign competitors huawei can thrive. The u. S. A. Telecommunications act would authorize up to 50 million for a Grant Program<\/a> administered by the u. S. Department of commerce in consultation with the fcc and other federal agencies to promote and accelerate the deployment and use of open interfaced standardsbased interoperable 5g networks throughout the the United States<\/a>. Furthermore, 5g is going to be key to unlocking new opportunities for all americans. With more people working and studying from home than ever before, promoting equipment and Technology Development<\/a> like open rand technology, could diversify our supply chains and keep our networks scurks especially as we expand 5g. I was proud to introduce this piece of legislation with chairman pallone, Ranking Member<\/a> walden, and congresswoman doris ma suity, and i thank them for matsui, and i thank them for helping to protect our networks. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. Mr. Walden madam speaker, i have no other speakers on this legislation. I urge its passage. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, madam speaker. I have no additional speakers. I would also urge passage of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the house will suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 6624. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 pon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 7310, the spectrum i. T. Modernization act of 2020. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 7310, a bill to require the assistant secretary of commerce for communications and information to submit to congress a plan for the modernization of the Information Technology<\/a> systems of the National Telecommunications<\/a> and Information Administration<\/a>, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous material on h. R. 7310. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pallone madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Pallone i rise the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise today in support of h. R. 7310, the spectrum i. T. Modernization act. We use the airwaves for so many critical things. Military radars, air traffic control, space communications, our cell phones, televisions, wifi routers, Bluetooth Speakers<\/a> and the list goes on. Thats why we must do everything we can to ensure we are making the best, most sufficient use of our federal airwaves. H. R. 7310, the spectrum i. T. Modendization act, takes vital steps towards being more efficient with our airwaves by making sure that the federal government has the most uptodate systems to manage its frequencies, sometimes called spectrum. This bill makes sure that those systems are compatible and interoperable between federal agencies. The spectrum i. T. Modernization act will also help to promote more efficient use of our nations airwaves by edge curinging spectrum sharing and updating the Spectrum Management<\/a> systems. This Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> was introduced by communications and Technology Subcommittee<\/a> chairman mike doyle and Ranking Member<\/a> bob latta, as well as representatives walberg and representative larsen of washington. More specifically this bipartisan bill would require the National Telecommunications<\/a> and Information Administration<\/a>, or ntia, in consultation with the policy Steering Group<\/a> to identify a process to modernize our federal Spectrum Management<\/a> infrastructure t would require the ntia to examine ways to improve coordination between federal agencies and improve the ability of those agencies to meet their Mission Requirements<\/a> in congested spectrum environment. In other words, share spectrum. It would require the ntia to report back to us in less than a years time and tell us what the plan is for updating and improving our federal Spectrum Management<\/a> because this is something that needs to be done sooner rather than later. Mr. Speaker, this legislation would also require the controller general of the United States<\/a> to conduct oversight of the implementation of the modernization plan submitted by the ntia and report to congress annually on that process. By modernizing our federal Spectrum Management<\/a> infrastructure and making it interoperable, federal entities and the ntia will be able to increase the efficiency of federal spectrum use. This is a good thing for our country. Its certainly important that we do it now. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in voting to pass this important bill. With that, mr. Speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden spectrum i. T. Modernization act. Working with us and his team along with our colleagues in the senate to introduce this bill, senators wicker, cantwell, and reed. Todays Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> ntia. Mprove nitas the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> has long conducted oversight of our spectrum resources and work to balance the Critical Agency<\/a> Mission Needs<\/a> and demand to make spectrum available for commercial users. Through ntia and the federal Communications Commission<\/a>, we have successfully made federal spectrum available for commercial use. Which is why the United States<\/a> has led the world in deploying advanced networks such as 3g and 4g and continuing these efforts to maintain u. S. Leadership in 5g. Working across all the federal agencies as a result of unprecedented commercial access to our airwave resources. Like the recently announced 100 megahertz of spectrum identified for commercial use that the fcc will auction next year. That is garnering billions of dollars of capital investment. To leverage the efficiencies and innovation there the free market system, ntia must have ability to see how agencies are using or not using these critical resources. Constituent with their statutory mission. As our world continues to demand increased connectivity, we must empower the ntia to identify new opportunities to improve efficiency. Done correctly this results in benefits for american consumers, taxpayers, and frankly the federal agencies as well. H. R. 7310 would require ntia to establish a process to upgrade their Spectrum Management<\/a> infrastructure for 291st century. The bill would direct the policy coordination arm of ntia to submit a plan to congress how theyll standardize the Data Collection<\/a> across agencies and directs agencies wither if spectrum assignments to issue an Implementation Plan<\/a> to interoperate with ntias plan. This is a Good Government<\/a> bill. Really is. And with continued support and oversight from congress, we can continue the United States<\/a> leadership in making federal spectrum available for flexible use by the private sector. I encourage my colleagues to support the legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i would ask unanimous consent to include in the record an exchange of letters between myself and the chairman of the committee on Armed Services<\/a> on this bill, h. R. 7310. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Pallone i have no speakers, but ill reserve. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker soipt gentleman from new jersey reserves. Gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I have no further speakers. I urge passage of the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I have no additional speakers so i would urge support of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 7310. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move and pass the rules h. R. 2610, the fraud and scam amended. Act, as the speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2610, a bill to Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council<\/a> to disseminate model educational materials useful in identifying and preventing scams that affect seniors. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Allone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the new jersey. Om mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks xtraneous material on h. R. 2610. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Pallone and mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise to speak in the fraud h. R. 2610, and scam reduction act. This bipartisan bill was representatives blunt rochester and walberg and energy and of the Commerce Committee<\/a> by voice vote. Reducing scams and fraud is an utmost importance in every community, and especially o during these uncertain and unprecedented times. Right now, were fortunately seeing the best of humanity, but unscrupulous scammers and fraudsters still abound seeking to capitalize on the confusion fear. Seniors, mr. Speaker, are especially vulnerable. Ccording to the most recent report from the federal trade ommission, older adults reportedly nearly 400 million in losses from fraud in 2018, to recover these losses. We all need to Work Together<\/a> to protect Senior Citizens<\/a> from before they fall victim and suffer these monetary losses. Originally titled the stop senior scams act, stablishes a new Senior Scam Prevention Advisory Group<\/a> composed of relevant government industry nd representatives to collect and implement best practices that before they can cause harm. It establishes a new program to prevent fraud that targets the bill will also improve educational materials on scams and make sure theyre publicly available. Want to thank representatives ted deutch and buchanan for introducing the seniors Fraud Prevention<\/a> act, which was in h. R. 2610 during the full committees consideration of the bill. Legislation establishes an office at the f. T. C. Dedicated o preventing fraud targeting seniors and monitoring the market for such fraud. His bill also includes the protecting seniors from emergency scams act, which was by representatives kelly and marshall. Efforts to eamlines protect seniors from falling prey to scams during national such as the covid19 pandemic, by establishing a searchable of scams targeting seniors. Overlooked area in Fraud Prevention<\/a> efforts are scams targeting Indian Tribes<\/a> tribal members. And the scope and scale of scams affecting Indian Tribes<\/a> has not welldocumented, hindering efforts to prevent them. So i also want to thank lujan, soon to e senator lujan, and also representative gene forte, seen gianforte, seen to be governor gianforte for their work on this issue and for introducing the protecting from scams act, which was also incorporated in this bill, h. R. 2610. Legislation that they sponsored requires the f. T. C. To issue a report on scams Indian Tribes<\/a> or tribal members and updating its information nclude on these scams. In addition, our state attorney Critical Role<\/a> in enforcing and complementing ederal Consumer Protection<\/a> laws. The f. T. C. Collaboration act, introduced by representatives hudson and nd incorporated also into this bill, will help the f. T. C. Collaboration with state attorneys general by studying the matter and issuing on how to further promote collaboration. So i want to commend representatives blunt rochester walberg for introducing this Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> as well other lead ll the sponsors of the bills that were folded into this larger legislative package. To thank Ranking Member<\/a>s walden and subcommittee Ranking Member<\/a> rogers for us to move this through the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> on a bipartisan basis. Speaker, see, mr. This bill incorporates a number of important pieces of egislation, and for all those reasons, id ask my colleagues to support the measure, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the new jersey om reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. Rise today in strong support of h. R. 2610, the stop senior too, want to i, thank the main sponsors, and sentatives walberg blunt rochester. Were keeping representative alberg in our thoughts and prayers as he copies with covid, or he copes with covid, or he be on the floor. Want to thank members to ollowup on our chairmans comments, this was a bill to into higher areas. Would p seniors scam act establish an Advisory Council<\/a> which would create a model educatenal materials to employees in retail companies, financial institutions, Wire Transfer<\/a> companies on how to and prevent scams. Importantly, this effort prioritizes scams targeting our native nations, populations that have unfortunately and tragically much higher at a rate and during the covid19 pandemic. Offering false medications. Can you imagine that, mr. Speaker . Or faster ways to claim stimulus checks or Social Security<\/a> checks, all of it fraud. Ep hans collaborative enhance ollaborative efforts to penalize frauds and scams targeting the u. S. Citizens. So its critical for congress to duty to help end these scams. So i urge passage of this reserve the and i balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. We have a number of speakers the our committee on various Bills Incorporated<\/a> in and ill start with the sponsor for the main bill, minutes0, i yield three to the gentlewoman from elaware, representative blunt rochester. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from delaware is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Blunt rochester thank you, speaker. Today, i rise in support of h. R. 2610, the broad and the fraud and scam reduction act. We all received those calls and emails, folks pretending o be from a federal agency or Law Enforcement<\/a> telling you that they need your personal information or money. While many of us may ignore those calls or send the emails spam, the reality is that these fraud schemes are real. Theyre angerous and often targeted at seniors. Ad actors preying on Older Americans<\/a> is unfortunately nothing new, but in the midst of Global Pandemic<\/a> impacting americans lives and livelihoods, cracking down on scams must be a priority. Earlier this congress i was proud to introduce the stop seniors scam act along with my republican colleague, representative tim walberg, who worked very hard on this, and we send our thoughts and prayers to him. This bill, as its name suggests, was aimed at cracking down on those scams by creating a commission e Advisory Group<\/a> and was supported aarp. The f. T. C. Group that would be created would be made up of agencies, consumer advocates, and industry to help identify potential sources of fraud. Educational te materials for our nations seniors to protect them from hese dangerous schemes, and ensure that they are not taken advantage of. Of chairmanadership pallone, chairwoman schakowsky, to Ranking Member<\/a> walden, who is leaving us, and you e also sorry to see leave, and mrs. Mcmorris the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> has been focused on cracking down on fraud. That spirit that our committee combined the with other s act antifraud provisions, creating a stronger and more bill. Hensive im also proud to say that rotecting our constituents is not a partisan issue, and that ll five measures under h. R. 2610 are bipartisan. Of the most one fundamental obligations of protect its to citizens. Now more than ever, the least we is protect already vulnerable seniors from being taken advantage of by bad actors. Fraud and scam reduction act would give our seniors the information they need and them to avoid these dangerous and malicious scams. About our s grandparents, our parents, our isters, our brothers, our neighbors, our aunts and uncles. His is about protecting americans, especially during a pandemic. And i am proud to have worked commerce nergy and committee and all of the other cosponsors and my colleagues, and republican, for the work that they did to strengthen this bill. Colleagues ll of my to support its passage. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the expired. Ys time has the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden well, thank you, mr. Speaker. The gentlelady from delaware, my friend, for her work on this and so many other pieces of legislation and our Work Together<\/a>. A good run. Theres still more work to be 40some days. Xt thank you for your kind comments and your good work and, again, i reserve the and balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. Id like to yield now 2 1 2 our es to the chair of subcommittee on Consumer Protection<\/a> and commerce, whos wonderful job in trying to protect us from these frauds and scams, particularly the coronavirus. To yield 2 1 2 minutes. Ms. Schakowsky. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from illinois is for 2 1 2 minutes. Ms. Schakowsky thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you, mr. Chairman. The next roud that three bills are bills that have come out of the subcommittee on Consumer Protection<\/a> and commerce. To thank lutely want all of the authors of the representative blunt rochester and walberg and legislation the that was incorporated into this deutch andsentatives bucshon for their work on the protection act. Representatives kelly and arshall for the protecting seniors from emergency scams. Lujan and ntatives ianforte for the protection protecting Indian Tribes<\/a> from act. And representative ohalleran the f. T. C. Or collaboration act. Vulnerable most fellow americans have been the and the victim of fraud nd scams during the covid19 pandemic. Cammers, especially target seniors. They exploit fear or confusion crisis ritical this nd emerging and emergencies and prey on seniors trusts and will n that they that they will be too embarrassed to finally report relevant he authorities. Seniors lost fraud. 400 million to another often overlooked targeted fraud and scams is are the Indian Tribes<\/a> and members. We urgently need to better better nd understanding of fraud targeted to these communities. This legislation tackles all of these all of these problems. Establishes a new office that ocused on the prevention of fraud that targets seniors, fraud against marketing marketing Teal Marketing<\/a> materials. And it does address materials. Marketing and it does address the tribes that need to be protected, also, from the ibal members scams. So i am very proud of this egislation and grateful to the many sponsors, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. He gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I said it before, ill say it a in, i dont think theres more fierce advocate for consumers than the gentlelady subcommittee and shes once again brought solid legislation on the floor. We appreciate her and her to make thisith us Bipartisan Team<\/a> working with us to make this bipartisan and i passage and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. To yield now 2 1 2 minutes to the gentleman from lujan, again. Thank him for all that hes done assistant speaker and all that hes done for Indian Tribes<\/a>, 2 1 2 minutes. The peaker pro tempore gentleman from new mexico is recognized for 2 1 2 minutes. Mr. Lujan thank you, mr. Speaker. To support the fraud and scams reduction act, which includes my bipartisan Indian Tribes<\/a> from scams act. I introduced alongside to esentative gianforte address the rise of scams during this deadly pandemic. S our nation grieves the loss of more than 247,000 americans o covid19 and millions of families experience financial ardship, its nothing short of reprehensible that scammers are vulnerable most amongst us. 770,000 per f quarter jumped to 1. 1 million an increase of 144 coinciding with the pandemic and emonstrates why we must come together to protect americans against fraud and theft. Nationwide, predatory schemes cost americans over 1. 5 billion in stolen assets so far in 2020. Pedal false treats for covid19, and attempted to sell defective personal protective equipment at a time when the fears and confusion over covid19 remained high. These scams have put military Service Members<\/a> and Families Health<\/a> and finances at risk and its time for congress to put an end to the despicable practice. This bipartisan effort will help Congress Take<\/a> additional measures to tackle this threat and better understand the scale of this crisis. As covid19 cases and hospitalizations rise in new mexico, and across the nation, ill continue working in a bipartisan basis to provide additional relief and alleviate the financial pressures that all new mexicans are facing. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation to protect our communities against scams and fraud. I thank the chairman for his work. I thank chairman schakowsky for her work, and i want to thank chairman and current Ranking Member<\/a> greg walden for his work, for his commitment to his constituents, for service to the people of america. Greg, you are a good friend. Its been fun to spar with you and work wufment i look forward to your Public Service<\/a> after you retire from the u. S. House of representatives. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden i yield myself such time as i may consume. I want to thank my good friend from new mexico. I think its worth pointing out that this probably wont make a lot of coverage in national media, but you chaired the Democratic Campaign<\/a> committee when i chaired the Republican Campaign<\/a> committee. We are of different parties and sort of different regions in a way. We are both westerners. But once again we are working together for the American People<\/a>. We do a lot of that around here. Especially on the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a>. We have a fine record of working things out. We have 16 of these bipartisan bills on the floor today. I just wish our constituents saw more of this. And i wish you well in your new endeavors. Mr. Speaker, i wish the gentleman from new mexico well in his endeavors across the capitol, hell bring a breath of fresh air over there. I know his commitment to his state and all who reside in it. I hope our paths do continue to cross in some manner. I enjoyed serving with the gentleman from new mexico. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, can i inquire how much time i have . The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey has eight minutes remaining. Mr. Pallone i yield now two minutes to the gentlewoman from illinois, a member of our committee, ms. Kelly. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Kelly thank you, mr. Chairman. Since the start of the covid19 pandemic, we have seen an increase in scams of targeting Older Americans<\/a>. These scammers promise everything from covid cures and takehome testing kits, to insurance and stimulus funds. Thats why i urge my colleagues to support h. R. 2610, the fraud and sam reduction act. This bill championed by my iend, lisa bler, includes my bill the protecting seniors from emergency scams act. This Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> nsures that the f. T. C. Makes available resources for Older Americans<\/a> about the type and number of scams targeting their region. It also requires an f. T. C. Report to congress on that information so we can prevent seniors from falling victim to scams during future pects. While we may be close pandemics. While we may be closer to a vaccine, this will only increase the scams. Lets arm Older Americans<\/a> with the right information to prevent themselves from falling vick ive. Lets make locally specific Resources Available<\/a> to caregivers already working around the clock. Lets help the f. T. C. Win this fight against scammers. I urge the passage of h. R. 2610, and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden i thank my friend from illinois for her support of this legislation and work on it. And once again i would urge passage of the bill. I couldnt know may i inquire as to whether the gentleman from nng new jersey has any other speakers . Then i would urge passage of the legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I would also urge passage of this bill which, as we mentioned, you includes a lot of other bills as well. Makes up an important package dealing with fraud and scams. Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 2610, as amended so many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 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 upon the table. Without objection, the title is amended. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6435, the combating pandemic scams act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6435, a bill to direct the federal trade commission to develop and disseminate information to the public about scams related to covid19 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and includeheir remarks and extraneous material on h. R. 6435. The speaker pro tempore without objection. So ordered. Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Pallone i rise to speak . Support of h. R. 6435 the combating pandemic scams act. This bipartisan bill was introduced by representatives carter, cufter, hudson, and bler blunt rochester. I thank them for trying to stem the tide of scams. In july the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> held a hearing on increased risk during the covid19 pandemic. During that hearing we heard about all the way scammers are taking advantage of the Ongoing National<\/a> emergency for personal gain. Whether phishing for stimulus checks or fundraising for fake charities, scammers are exploiting americans already struggling financially and diverting resources away from where they could provide desperately needed help. One new scam that has emerged during the covid19 pandemic is the Contact Tracing<\/a> scam. This scam, which involves fraudsters posing as contact tracers from Public Health<\/a> departments, is exacerbating the Public Health<\/a> crisis, undermining one of the most effective tools we have. Instead of documenting the spread of the virus or alerting those who might have been exposed, these scammers are only interested in duping americans to turning over sensitive personal information or downloading Malicious Software<\/a> on their device. So h. R. 6435 will establish a comprehensive National Database<\/a> of scams related to covid19 so that the public can differentiate the real contact tracers from the imposters and learn how to identify other scams on their own. It will also require the federal trade commission to inform the public about mail, telemarketing, and internet scams related to covid19 including how to report such scams to the appropriate agency, as the pandemic continues, well continue to see more scams unfold, unfortunately, mr. Speaker. This bill will make sure that american the American Public<\/a> is regularly updated about scams so they can protect themselves and their loved ones. This is an important bill. Its going to protect consumers during this pandemic. I call on all of my colleagues to support it. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized mr. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 6435, the combating pandemic scams act of 2020. I want to thank representative buddy carter of georgia, along with representatives cufter, blunt rochester, and hudson for their work and leadership on, again, another bipartisan piece of legislation. As we all know, we are in the midst of this horrible pandemic. Covid19 has forced millions of americans to isolate and rely on the internet to work, learn, receive health care, stay connected to loved ones, and so much more. Unfortunately, bad actors come out of the gutters, wherever they live, seek to exploit times of crisis and target our most vulnerable. During this pandemic, we have seen scammers attempt to exploit consumer fear and confusion by falsely promising additional stimulus checks or illegitimate lifesaving medications and fake avenues to save businesses or to pay employees. All scams. H. R. 6435 aims to protect americans, especially Senior Citizens<\/a>, and people with disabilities, from malicious and deceptive scams. The bill directs the federal trade commission to prioritize, informing the most vulnerable among us about mail, targeting, telemarketing, internet scams, all related to covid19. Importantly the bill would provide americans with the tools they need to educate and protect themselves against these very scams. This legislation will be even more important as we Work Together<\/a> to ensure that Covid Vaccine<\/a> is delivered in a safe and timely fashion. Im glad to see h. R. 6435 under consideration today, mr. Speaker. I urge all my colleagues to support this bill. And i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. Id like to yield two minutes to the sponsor of the bill, the gentlewoman from New Hampshire<\/a>, ms. Kuster. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from New Hampshire<\/a> is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Kuster thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of h. R. 6435, the combating pandemic scams act of 2020. I was proud to help introduce this bipartisan bill with my colleague, buddy carter, in april. And i appreciate the support of our colleagues on the republican side of the aisle. Id like to take a moment to commend buddy for his leadership on this important topic. During these challenging times for our country, i have constantly been impressed by americans commitment to helping their neighbors pull through this crisis. Sadly, where many see an opportunity to lend a helping hand, others see a chance to make a quick buck. Scammers have posed as medical researchers offering opportunities to participate in clinical trials. They have attempted to sell nonexistent p. P. E. And they have even tried to trick seniors into buying fake covid19 test kits. These shameful acts must not only be condemned but Congress Must<\/a> take action to crack down on these scams and inform the American People<\/a> of these devious efforts. Our Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> will help stop covid scams by directing federal agencies and departments to inform americans about these criminal schemes so they can stay alert and keep themselves safe. By aggregating gate datea and providing the public with information on mail, telemarketing, and robocall fraud schemes, americans can defend themselves and their families. This bill is an important step forward and i urge my colleagues to support it. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i dont believe do i have another speaker. That is the author, coauthor of the bill, the gentleman from georgia, who has been very active on many of these pieces of legislation, mr. Carter, for whom i recognize for five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, i rise in support of my legislation, h. R. 6435, because of the positive impact it will have on the American People<\/a>. Its been no surprise that we have seen a rise in fraud and criminal activity. As the nation grapples with the Pandemic Response<\/a> n these difficult times, scammers have sought to take advantage of our fellow americans, whether its an ellederly individual preyed upon by financial scammers or people ordering fake health products, theres been a number of scams facing our constituents. Thats why i introduced the combating pandemic scams act with my good friend, congresswoman kuster, to address this issue. This bill would direct the f. T. C. Along with other federal partners to disseminate information about these scams to the public to better protect themselves. That information would be user friendly. Ensuring vulnerable populations such as Senior Citizens<\/a> and those with disabilities would have the same amount of access. Ensuring people have the most uptodate information on how to protect themselves is critical to getting through these trying times. Federal agencies such as the f. T. C. Have been very active in going after these offenders who have targeted americans during this pandemic. This bill would support those federal efforts and help prepare americans to protect themselves from these scams. The bottom line is this commonsense legislation to go after the people preying on our neighbors and communities. I thank my colleagues for their bipartisan support of this legislation and the Committee Staff<\/a> for their work on getting this across the finish line. I urge my colleagues to pass this legislation. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yield. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield now to the subcommittee chair, three minutes. , ms. Schakowsky from illinois. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. Ms. Schakowsky thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Chairman. Here we are another great bipartisan bill that has come out of the committee im so proud to chair, the Consumer Protection<\/a> and commerce subcommittee of the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a>. I want to thank the authors of the legislation, representative carter, hudson, kuster, and blunt rochester. The covid19 pandemic has been a time of confusion and fear for Many Americans<\/a>. And scammers have noticed. Steal ers have tried to stimulus checks and trick consumers with fake medical vaccines. And even seniors and those with isabilities are especially vulnerable. This legislation will protect american consumers, especially vulnerable, by ncreasing Public Awareness<\/a> of covid19 scams. It directs the federal trade and ssion to develop disseminate information to the related to scams covid19. Create c. Will also comprehensive National Database<\/a> hat tracks the covid19 scams in consultation with the the h. H. S. Eral and secretary. This database will protect from an consumers malicious scams. Consumers will be armed with about the pandemic to avoid those scams. O we must act now to prevent further harm to american consumers. And with that i yield back the time. E of my the speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from illinois yields. He gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, i have no other speakers on this matter. On n, thank my colleagues both side of ts of the aisle fo their work on this. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. Urge support of the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields. Will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 6435 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. Chair, 2 3ion of the 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. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass 8121, the pandemic effects on home safety and tourism act, amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of bill. The clerk h. R. 8121, a bill to require the Consumer Product<\/a> Safety Commission<\/a> to study the of the covid19 pandemic on injuries and deaths associated with the Consumer Product<\/a>s and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the new jersey, mr. Pallone, and the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include xtraneous material on h. R. 8121. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Speaker, i mr. Yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. To rise in i want support of h. R. 8121. Thank the authors of the bill, the pandemic effects on home safety and tourism act. Passed out of the committee by voice vote. The pandemic forcing us to spend more time at home and finding new indoor and outdoor suitable for social distanci distancing, its critically important we keep track of any new trends in injuries or deaths occurring. Be this bill will require the Consumer Product<\/a> safety to provide quarterly updates to the American Public<\/a> regarding the effects of home safety. Including any emerging threats new either new products or habits from working and playing at home. This report will assemble data variety of sources, including media reports and Poison Control Centers<\/a> in traditional data sources. The bill will also identify communities or groups that may disproportionately affected so that we can better target fforts to protect those communities. We already know that children are particularly vulnerable uring these times as parents struggle to work remotely and supervise children at the same time. Or example, theres been increased reports of accidental poisoning and fractures related trampoline usage. Its important to identify other groups that may also be vulnerable. To thank representatives castor and upton for introducing another bill, protecting tourism in the United States<\/a> act, which was 8121 during in h. R. The committees consideration of the bill. Legislation would rebuild the tourism and travel industry, which have struggled of the covid19 pandemic. All sectors of the travel industry have been particularly including hotels, restaurants, attractions, and air, rail, and raental car sect rental car sectors. A detailed study and report on the effects of the pandemic on the tourism ndustry, including on jobs and revenue, and that way well know how we can best direct million e to the 16 American Workers<\/a> and families travel on the jobs the industry supports. Again, i want to thank ranking subcommittee Ranking Member<\/a> rogers for working with us to move this bill through the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a>. Want to commend, again, our subcommittee chair chakowsky for her relentless commitment to fighting for consumers and particularly for say. Rs, i want to so i call on my colleagues to support this bill, mr. Speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, thank you. H. R. 812, upport of the pandemic effects on home safety and tourism act. Representatives cardenas and davis for their leadership and effort on this consumers. Tect i also like to thank Ranking Member<\/a> upton, chairman castor as their legislation to promote and assist the recovery of our was adopted try part of this bill and, of member Mcmorris Rodgers<\/a> and chair schakowsky as well as chair pallone. Home ndemic effects on safety and tourism act would direct the Consumer Product<\/a> report or ission to make available to the Public Information<\/a> about injuries and deaths were Consumer Product<\/a>s the covid19 pandemic. This would provide americans on trends on potentially hazardous products hat entered the marketplace during this time. In addition to studying trends of injuries, the bill will support further research on how covid19 pandemic has impacted the u. S. U. S. Travel industries. Rural communities like those in my district rely on tourism. We must have the information to promote and assist the travel and Tourism Industry<\/a> as we emerge from this devastating pandemic. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the reserves. From oregon the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Id like to yield now to the such woman from illinois time as she may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from illinois is recognized. Ms. Schakowsky thank you, mr. Speaker. Once again thank you, mr. Chairman. Id like to thank the authors of his legislation, epresentatives cardenas and davis. As the covid19 panic worsens this winter, we must protect are who are pending more time in their home. The pandemic has magnified risks with household Consumer Product<\/a>s. Hildren are particularly vulnerable, especially as parents are juggling their while working from home. Unsupervised children face reater risks from bikes, poolsrs, trampolines, and and calls to the poison control ingesting children Hand Sanitizer<\/a> have increased this year as well. This legislation will direct the Consumer Product<\/a> Safety Report<\/a> on to study and on injuries and deaths that are associated with consumer the pandemic. G it will ensure americans have information about isks to safety as the pandemic continues. We will learn about emergency quickly so ts more that action can actually be consumers. Otect deals withation also the issues that are being faced travel w by the industry. This legislation directs the to study of commerce and report to congress on the mpact of the pandemic on the travel and on travel and tourism. As americans stay in their homes to protect themselves, travel plummeted. Have the industry is an important our national economy, americans. 7 million work in the travel and tourism industries. Vital to many local communities. Of travel and tourism has devastated many of the economy. Arts, hotels he felt staurants have all the effect. We must understand the full pandemic on the travel and Tourism Industry<\/a> so industry n help the recover and come back strong. You, mr. Speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the entlewoman from illinois yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. R. Walden thank you, mr. Speaker. Im now proud to recognize the gentleman from illinois whos put so much work into this and piece of legislation and so any others mr. Davis for five minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Davis thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you to chairman pallone and also Ranking Member<\/a> alden for their leadership on this very important piece of legislation. I really want to thank the nergy and commerce staff for working with us in a very bipartisan way to make sure that floor ll came to the today with such bipartisan consensus. Also want to thank my colleague and my fellow original osponsor of this bill, congressman cardenas from california, the vice chair of the house energy and commerce on Consumer Protection<\/a> and commerce. His leadership in introducing was crucial, and i allowing reciate him me to be a bipartisan lead cosponsor. As my colleagues before me have eloquently, the covid19 pandemic has truly we know it. World as that includes many of our daily routines. Have to look much further than the house floor to happened. Hats stayathome orders and covid19 mitigation efforts mean families individuals are obviously spending more time at home. When not like us on zoom calls, we need to be sure that he products that are in our homes we understand the dangers may exist for children running around while their are making sure their job continues. This is a commonsense bipartisan piece of legislation. Said, its just going to require the Consumer Product<\/a> Safety Commission<\/a> to study the of covid19 on families nd the safety of our families and children. I ask that my colleagues remind this is another instance of true bipartisanship in a very polarized world that live in and support this thankand at this point, i aille i thank all of my colleagues again and i yield back the balance of my time. The peaker pro tempore gentleman from illinois yields. The gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone i have no additional speakers. Urge support for the bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey yields. He gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, i just want to thank my friends on both and our the aisle terrific staffs for their great work on these 16 pieces of egislation that we brought forward for the to the house floor from the energy and Commerce Committee<\/a> and i urge of this bill and ill yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. He question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 8121, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 having responded in the are mative, the rules suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title is amended. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition . I move the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 8408 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to direct the administrator of the federal Aviation Administration<\/a> to require certain Safety Standards<\/a> relating to aircraft and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from oregon, mr. Defazio and the gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon. Mr. Defazio i ask unanimous consent that all members may include extraneous material on h. R. 8408 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Defazio i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Defazio mr. Speaker, i rise 8266 wrongh. R. Statement. Hold on. Where did i put it . Mr. Defazio im two bills. That was the wrong one. Mr. Speaker, i rise in support as amended. 08 u. S. Commercial airplane manufacturer candidly, the federal Aviation Administration<\/a> roke the public trust 3646 eople died on two boeing max planes. Despite the crashes, both boeing and f. A. A. Found that the certification of the 737 max was compliant with f. A. A. Regulations and compliant with regulations, yet 346 people died. I believe that that shows that there are problems with the regulatory system that need to be addressed. Ranking member graves, aviation subcommittee lawson, aviation subcommittee Ranking Member<\/a> graves and i worked on this bill over a number of months. I think i can speak for all of us when i say our intent is to ensure u. S. Manufactured airplane never again crashes due to design issues or regulatory failures. The boeing 737 max has been grounded since the second crash, on march 10, 2019. This has been the longest grounding of a trns port plane in the history of commercial aviation and will likely end his week when the f. A. A. Changes modification. The f. A. A. And boeing spent the last 20 months doing what they should have done before the 737 max entered service. So consideration of this bill is timely. There is a long lit annie of negligence, recklessness, corporate greed at the executive level and errors in the design and certification of the 737 max two crashes d of and this legislation. Im not going to go over the acts and omissions. It prevented f. A. A. From correcting those acts and omissions because it laid bare including those the committee on transportation and infrastructure, who recently concluded the longest and most comprehensive investigation in the committees history with a nearly 250page report on the technical and regulatory failures in this story. The joint Authority Technical<\/a> review, team of u. S. And International Safety<\/a> regulateors who assess the design, the National Transportation<\/a> safety board, a special committee convened by the department of transportation to evaluate the f. A. A. s aircraft certification process, the indonesian International Safety<\/a> committee which investigated the crash and crash. Opia ethiopia called the maneuvering system which forced the airplane into dives with forces so great that the ilots were not able to counter act them. Oeing fielded the existence of cast partly to save money on training pilots and avoid regulatory scrutiny by the f. A. A. Level d, nonsimulator Pilot Training<\/a> was a design objective for the 373 max according to boeings former chief project engineer. And early as 2014, two years fore the f. A. A. Made a Pilot Training<\/a> and they declared this level of training for prospective training and promised to pay a penalty of 1 million per plane to a purchaser if a higher level of training was necessary. We know that boeing safety ssessment was horribly incomplete. Vein d a tiny fragile proper truding from the left nose. Wanthen it failed as these trigger a complex computerized, a stick shaker that vibrates so violently, if you hold onto it your teeth are going to rattle and unrelated other cautions and warnings. Priority r priorities. And warnings that air speed and altitude is unreliable and the system left out of the first manual or deleted from the first manual zhribted forced the noys down repeatedly toward the earth. Boeing assumed that pilots would respond to that and apply the corrective procedure within four seconds. I would challenge most experienced pilots to sort through that amount of alerts in four seconds not knowing the existence of the system to determine what is going on and determine apply proper procedure. A pilot in 2012 couldnt do that as the Committee Staff<\/a> investigation revealed. Took that pilot more than 10 seconds to respond correctly and found the condition to be quote, catastrophic, meaning the situation would have been unsalvageable and the plane would have crashed. The simulator crashed. And it did not share that information with the f. A. A. Or its max customers. The boeing and the f. A. A. Never assessed the airplane level effects of this failure and triggered aerroneous implications how pilots would respond. Hazardous situations that it would create. Boeing employee was authorized by the f. A. A. As part of the o. D. A. Designation to determine the planes compliance and asked in an email if it was vulnerable failure e alpha vein and said it was not vulnerable that was not correct. The ayes and ears on the ground left the f. A. A. In the ground with regard to the airplane certification. We uncovered instances of numerous instances. To root ng costs and out safety problems. According to 2016 internal survey of similar boeing employees who were called authorized representatives of the f. A. A. , 39 said they felt undue pressure from boeing management to make decisions in the companys interests. Then there was thef a. A. Which rendered the agency a none presence in this story until it was grounded after the second one crashed and virtually every other agency in the world had grounded these airplanes. The f. A. A. Was either unable or unwilling to conduct rigorous oversight. Boeing employee wrote an eternal email that during a presentation of the 737 max, f. A. A. Officials were like, quote, dogs watching tv, end quote and hid dimension of max in two lines in a very lengthy presentation. Throughout our investigation, we learned the f. A. A. And boeing separately performed analysis that of lineair which concluded if left uncorrected, it could result in as many as 15 future crashes. And despite the calculations in the agencys own transport airplane Risk Assessment<\/a> methodology, the f. A. A. Let it continue to fly. The head of safety for the f. A. A. Came to my office in february after the first crash and said that was a oneoff, there is no problem with this plane. But that report had been produced before he came to see me. Now when we finally got him to a sevenhour recorded testimony, he said he never heard of anything that said 15 of the planes would crash. What does the head do at the f. A. A. . Seriously. Now heres the most outrageous of a broken Safety Culture<\/a> within the very agency that is the leading champion. In a recent survey of aviation employees, 56 of those insert fix activities believe there was too much external influence on the agency and that this influence was affecting f. A. A. Safety decisions. This is 25 years after the valuejet in h of florida when i got the law is ed to say the f. A. A. Only to regulate in the Public Interest<\/a> and safety, not to promote the industry. All of these factors alone and more, all part of a broken system that broke the Publics Trust<\/a> and culminated in 2018 and 2019 max accidents. The bill we are considering will fix that system requires the f. A. A. To approve representatives at all manufacturers by examining their qualifications and character. When they are considering a proposed design, they will remember that Public Safety<\/a> rests on their shoulders. Any person who interferes with an authorized representative of his or her critical duties would be subject to Civil Penalties<\/a> going forward. And imposes Civil Penalties<\/a> for a manufacturer failure to disclose problems and regulate direct controls without pilot input and an airplane that does not conform to an f. A. A. Approved design. It will require manufacturers to supply the agency with measuring the risks to aircraft design and whether a manufacturer has sufficiently designed. The bill requires f. A. A. To hire more staff and authorizes funding. And requires the f. A. A. To have a safety recording system for f. A. A. Employees to report safety concerns and prohibits officials from talking to manufacturers about formal objections to career employees decisions unless publicly disclosing information about those communications and extends to manufacturers employees the same whistleblower protections and much more. I want to make it clear this bill is not meant to interfere with the victims or families access to the judicial system when tragedies occur. Compliance with the provisions not adverse will affect families of boeing victims or future victims under federal, state, or common law. Families who suffered tragic loss can seek exensigse due to negligence or other wrongdoing. E 366, sons, brothers, daughters, sisters, brothers, mothers and fathers placed their trust this a broken system. Today, we take the next big step towards fixing that system. I thank Ranking Member<\/a> gravens, representative larson and in advancing this legislation. I look forward to continuing to work with them and our Senate Colleagues<\/a> and hopefully we can get it enacted into law this year. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon reserves. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. Mr. Graves i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Graves i rise in support of h. R. 8408, aircraft certification reform and accountability act. I thank the chairman and chairman larson to put together this bipartisan bill. The committees response ollowing the lineair and Ethiopian Air<\/a> tragedies is to take to understand the factors contributing to these dents. I have taken the position that the Safety Experts<\/a> recommend improvements to our certification system, then congress should act. We have a number of nonpartisan reviews confirming that multiple factors were involved. Experts identified issues to address that are within those are within our control and made recommendations to improve our system. The focus of this bill. We can all agree that the united tates and the federal Aviation Administration<\/a> has to, must continue to be the Gold Standard<\/a> aviation. The safety of the traveling public depends on that. Our economy, our competitiveness and hundreds of jobs. Nds of american plain and simple, we cant remain the Gold Standard<\/a> if our safe. Isnt and one reason for our achievements in aviation has een our ability to leave partisan politics at the door and Work Together<\/a> on critical safety issues. And thats what weve done today in this bill. This bill before us today is going to require additional beyond those which the f. A. A. And boeing have already undertaken. Make our safewill system even safer. To be clear, the experts have oncluded that the Current System<\/a> does not need to be and ntled but that we can should take action to improve it. Thoughtfully addresses the mrult am multiple in the lion factors air and Ethiopian Air<\/a>line ccidents as well as the recommendations to improve safety within our own system, and this is a wellreasoned, and bipartisan bill. Id urge support for this legislation, and with that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from missouri reserves. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Defazio mr. Speaker, i such time as he may consume to the subcommittee larsen of r. Washington state. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from washington is recognized. Mr. Arson thank you, speaker. I rise today in support of larsen thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of this bill. This Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> will u. S. Aircraft e certification process, trengthen the federal Aviation Administration<\/a> oversight and ensure the safety of air travel. Aviation f the subcommittee, im very pleased that this critical legislation for a before this chamber vote. After two tragic boeing 737 max transportation and Infrastructure Committee<\/a> launched a thorough design, tion into the development, and certification of the 737 max. 2019, the committee has received more than 500,000 five of documents, held oversight hearings, interviewed ey employees at boeing and the f. A. A. , and listened to testimony from victims families whistleblowers. The resulting aircraft certification reform and improves lity act aviation Safety Culture<\/a>, nhances transparency and accountability, addresses undo pressure on employees acting the f. A. A. And aviation manufacture and reinforces the mportance of Human Factors<\/a> in aircraft design and certification. Victims of the two tragic crashes and their families have always remained at forefront of this committees work. Committees of the process was the advocacy of the victims families. For nearly two years, the championed e necessary reforms to the f. A. A. Certification process to ensure other families experience such unthinkable loss. Bill reinforces the integrity of the f. A. A. And the aviation and u. S. Aviation manufacturing. I want to thank chair defazio his leadership. I want to thank Ranking Member<\/a> raves of missouri of the full committee for his leadership. I want to thank Ranking Member<\/a> f the aviation subcommittee, mr. Graves of louisiana, for his leadership. N coming together in a bipartisan way to make this bill a reality. I encourage all of my colleagues this bill. With that, mr. Speaker, i ask for unanimous consent that my comments be included in the and i thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Yields. Leman the gentleman from missouri is recognized. You, mr. S thank speaker. Mr. Speaker, at this time id yield such time as he may consume to the Ranking Member<\/a> of subcommittee, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Graves. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from louisiana is recognized. Mr. Raves thank you, speaker. Mr. Speaker, i really cant dispute many of the previous speakers comments, but bottom line is that the aviation the aviation mode of transportation is the safest transportation. It is the safest way to travel, the he United States<\/a> has Gold Standard<\/a> in regard to aviati aviation safety. Owever, we are aware of were all aware of two very ragic accidents that resulted n 346 lives that were lost, 346. Just because we have the best, we have the safest does not mean stop e should ever striving for better we should ever stop striving for perfection. Mr. Speaker, we had five hearings on this legislation. Numerous expert panels that were put together to every this, to extract single lesson learned. The acting ank administrator at the time, and i congratulate him on his retirement, but for his steady hand in ensuring as we move orward that we base our decisions on facts. I want to thank him for some of the changes within the f. A. A. To ensure that we apply Lessons Learned<\/a>. Speaker, as previous speakers noted, this legislation result of all of the expertisan, independent, reviews. We took the Lessons Learned<\/a> and adapted it into legislation to sure as, i said, to ontinue to strive on perfection, to continue to focus on, as my friend mr. Larsen noted the families, to keep a this, to ensure that we never subject future families to in same losses that we had this case. And thats just what we did. Michael, one of the leaders of the families who called us often and reminded us doing. Was that we were we were focusing on safety, because this is about people, lives. Eal r. Speaker, this bill has a number of improvements, as i that including ensuring Safety Management<\/a> systems are applied by manufacturers and over project s management. The bill integrates project review within the f. A. A. To make sure that different entities within the f. A. A. Are aware what doing. Ers are the bill ensures theres critical of Safety Information<\/a> in systems, including close inspection, a new or novel technologies that are introduced ensure that gn, to we fully understand the impact of those. Ensures that there is conformance with the f. A. A. Type manying you cant come meaning you cant come the design to the aircraft or if the aircraft over time it cant be an amended design. Speaker, it would also include something thats very is that it integrates Human Factors<\/a>, ensuring how umans, how pilots will behave in the instance of some type of safety issue on the aircraft. Mr. Speaker, when an aircraft a problem, you cant simply pull it over to the side of the road and check it out. Got to make sure this continues to be the safest mode of transportation. Continue to ensure that the United States<\/a> truly has a Gold Standard<\/a>. Defazioo thank chairman and my friend, chairman larsen, full committee Ranking Member<\/a> graves for the this n this bill because bill didnt start out something that was bipartisan, that everybody was on board with, but point. Evolve to this candidly, there are a few in here. Ions it is a good bill. It does take the recommendations, the findings in reports and it does turn it into legislation. So i want to thank all of my working topgether on this. Thank holly and hunter whose baby theo did not comply, of their hard work on here, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from louisiana yields. The gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Defazio mr. Speaker, im close. D to. Will yield the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. You, mr. S thank speaker. Mr. Speaker, h. R. 8408 addresses the nonpartisan expert safety recommendations to improve certification ft process in the aftermath of air and ethiopian 2018 and ccidents in 2019. Its bipartisan. Its going to improve aviation safety. Thank, again, chairman defazio and larsen, ranking ember graves, and Committee Staff<\/a> on both sides and with hollywood nks to hunter, holly woodruff, and others on their work on this legislation. Ce of i ask my colleagues to support this and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the yields. N from missouri the question is will the house gentleman i was prepared to close. I didnt say i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Defazio thank you. I, too, want to recognize the and the both sides members. Early on this, this did appear contentious be a piece of legislation, but in the came together in the Public Safety<\/a> interest for reforms to this federal agency and the process by which we certify aircraft. To thank the investigative staff of the an ittee who put together extraordinary report. Staff on he aviation my side of the aisle and on the other side of the aisle for their work. Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon yields. The question is will the house and pass the les bill h. R. 8408, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 having responded in the ffirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Moveefazio mr. Speaker, i the house suspend the rules and ass the bill h. R. 8266, the fema assistance relief act of 2020, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 8266, a bill to ofify the federal cost share certain Emergency Assistance<\/a> provided under the robert t. Relief and aster Emergency Assistance<\/a> act, to modify the activities eligible the ssistance under Emergency Declaration<\/a> issued by the president on march 13, 2020, relating to covid19, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the entleman from oregon, mr. Defazio, and the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a>, mr. Rouzer, each will control 20 minutes. Chair now recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. Defazio. Mr. Defazio mr. Speaker, i rise of h. R. 8266, the fema assistance relief act, as amended. H. R. 8266 is a bipartisan bill i ntroduced with subcommittee chair titus, representatives thompson, lowey, roybalallard, and several other members representing districts ravaged by natural disasters year. Simply put, this legislation would increase the federal cost of certain assistance provided by the federal mergency management agency, fema, under the stafford act. Bill would , the adjust the federal cost share for all declared disasters in 2020, the year of the pandemic, the year of record of record the year floods, the year of more than any other time in history. Not less than 90 . And further adjusts the federal covid related declarations to 100 . Across this country, including my district in oregon, continue to struggle to recover twin crises. Combating covid19 pandemic facing extreme weather events fires and has issues that science linked to climate change. Tribal, and territorial governments are seeing their Public Health<\/a> resources anagement stretched thin or outright overdrawn. D its Congress Responsibility<\/a> to ensure they have the Financial Support<\/a> necessary to address crises. Employed donald trump to adjust this back in march when he invoked a rarely used clause stafford act to declare the pandemic a National Emergency<\/a> and issue a residential Emergency Declaration<\/a> for each state and protectorates and federally recognized tribes. Thus far, both the president and have not taken action to shift the cost share more onto the shoulders of the federal government who an ked this clause in unprecedented way. While federal regulations allow or president ial or administrative cost share adjustment, the request from the ational governors association, conference of legislatures, National Association<\/a> of interNational Association<\/a> of emergency anagers, and others for this muchneeded assistance have gone unanswered at a time when states and locals have seen their all but disappear due on Public Health<\/a> measures taken to combat the pandemic. On several occasions during the last 15 years, congress has seen fit to staff toerl in statutorily increase the federal assistance, fema notably after a couple of hurricanes. Seen the has already busiest tornado, hurricane, wildfire season on record. The burdens of response to unprecedented number of disasters are topping a Global Pandemic<\/a>. If ever there was a moment for a statutory adjustment, 2020 is the year in which that should happen. By establishing a National Emergency<\/a> and pulling fema into the response in midmarch, the president invoked 501b of the stafford act that says theures has preimminent responsibility and authority. One would think that exclusive and or preimminent responsibility or authority would justify the 100 cost share for covidrelated expenses. H. R. 8266 would provide much needed assistance to ease burdens to communities that have been granted stafford declarations. This bill clarifies and encourages fema to reimburse for personal protective equipment, public schools, courthouses and other eligible nonmedical entities were excluded from eligibility in femas september 1 interim policy for some unknown reason and expenses tied to fighting the Global Pandemic<\/a>. I would like to thank congressman payne and mallin now sky for members to address this. Nd i just to reflect for a moment on the wildfires in the west, these were wildfires of a magnitude and intensity never seen in recorded history and according to some scientists who have been studying our forests through history, in my district, one just major upriver that took out the town of blue river. The winds were gusting to hurricane. The humidity dropped to 6 and blew down the Mackenzie River<\/a> corridor. And scientists have said there is not a stand replacement fire event in history or prehistory. Its wet, damp, but not this year and these conditions were unbelievable. We part of my district lost three towns. And had massive damage. Down in Southern Oregon<\/a> not in a forested area, in representative waldens, the towns of phoenix and tall interest were dramatically impacted. And many residences and businesses were lost. One was set by a transient in a field but the winds were blowing at a level never ever seen before out of the northeast. The city manager said i grew up in Southern California<\/a>, this looks to me like the worst that Southern California<\/a> ever had in the past. This doesnt look like oregon. These things are due to the change in climate. There is going to be more of them and we have to be ready and this bill will help with this years response. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore squasm oregon reserves. The gentleman from north recognized. Mr. Rouzer 2020 has been an unusual year with multiple disaster declarations and adjust the federal cost share including for covid. H. R. 8266 would clarify the types of fema Assistance Available<\/a> for the Covid Response<\/a> including testing, Food Distribution<\/a> and personal protective equipment and it would strengthen oversight of these funds. I commend chairman defazio for his work on this bill and the staff. And i urge support of this legislation. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from missouri North Carolina<\/a> reserves. The gentleman from oregon is ecognized. Mr. Defazio apparently i neglected to read some of the required bureaucratic language here. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 8266 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Defazio i have no additional requests for time and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman reserve . The gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> is recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from alabama, mr. Byrne. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Byrne i rise in support of h. R. 8266 fema assistance relief act of 2020. This year has been difficult for everyone, but our small local governments have been some of the hardest hit due to extreme losses in tax revenue and this is true in southwest alabama. In september, hurricane sali made landfall on gulf shores and bringing rainfall over 30 inches and winds over 110 miles an hour. Hurricane david passed through our state and causing further devastation. I have had two hurricanes in one season in my district. These storms caused tens of millions of dollars of damage and left significant amounts of debris. This would be difficult on a mall towns budget but paprelated issues and severe storm damage will stretch the limited budgets of many of our communities. A local government in South Alabama<\/a> had made the decision not to purchase a new Police Vehicle<\/a> due to the impacts of covid19 and hurricane sali. The current 75 25 cost share is unworkable in this challenging year. This important legislation will raise the federal cost share pandemicrelated Disaster Relief<\/a> to 100 . And other disasters including the hurricanes that devastated the gulf coast to a minimum of 90 . This will reduce the burden on our local communities and strengthen the recovery process. I hope members will join me in supporting this critical legislation and i yield back. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> is recognized. Mr. Rouzer i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman has the only time remaining. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to my good friend from louisiana, mr. Graves, who i understand has a little different view point on this bill but definitely deserves the right to be heard. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Graves i thank my friend from North Carolina<\/a>. Im the minority in this legislation more ways than one. Brews as a move called ters and he was cast to spend 30 million to get 100 million in inheritance. He went out there and spent money hand over fist and spending it irresponsibly and recklessly because it wasnt his money and didnt have to care about if it was spent in a wise and premmed manner. And mr. Speaker, im concerned that perhaps we are doing a little bit of that here. I want to be clear, i agree that our local governments and state governments deserve relief, but, mr. Speaker, in 2018, just two years ago, we actually passed the section 1232 of the Disaster Recovery<\/a> relief act that requires that fema look at the impact of disasters in a region to determine what the cost share should be. It provides a mechanism. I agree they have not done a good job implementing it, but it is important for us to ensure that local and state governments have some concern with the dollars being spent with some skin in the game. Whether its state, local or federal government, you have hree options, reduce spending, increase taxes or reduce debt. We are going to increase the federal debt and the better way to address that would be forcing ma to implement section 1232 the way we intended, therefore achieving a similar objective. I urge we go back to this legislation and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> is recognized. Mr. Rouzer i yield any time that the chairman would like, if he wants to have a minute or so to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oregon is recognized. Mr. Defazio i didnt anticipate i thought we had that one additional speaker. I would like to point out that after katrina, the gentlemans home state got 100 . And in this case when we are alking about covid, there were unprecedented impolitics of the in ford act for every state United States<\/a> of america and i believe that warrants the 100 for covid, which has already occurred, in the past tense. And in addition, covid has devastated local revenue for those who have sales taxes. Mine doesnt. Their revenues are done phenomenally. And for other reasons and i dont want to belabor this. We are going to win overwhelming and i thank the gentleman for yielding his time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from North Carolina<\/a>. Mr. Rouzer i yield additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from louisiana, mr. Graves. Mr. Graves i want to make note for the record Hurricane Katrina<\/a> was the result of the federal governments actions, the devastation that was caused and loss of life and u. S. Army corps of engineers acknowledged their fault in that incident. Yes, it was unique and make clear that i said i dont object to the outcome but the way of getting there is inappropriate. You need to have consistent standards to have the right cost share on different disasters. I yield back. Mr. Rouzer h. R. 8266 will help communities recovering from recent disasters and support the effort to respond to the covid pandemic. I urge support and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> yields. Will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 8266 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and ss the bill h. R. 4611, ocean pollution reduction act ii as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of pollutants and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from district of columbia and the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. Ms. Norton i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 4611 as amended. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton i rise in strong support of h. R. 4611, the legislation introduced by representatives peters clarifies that the city of san diego clarify can utilize clean Standard Water<\/a> pollution National Pollution<\/a> discharge elimination permit process to continue operation of the point loma wastewater test Treatment Plant<\/a> with alternative standards. The legislation provides regulatory egg accountability and consistency and the city has the support of localities and local public works departments and water districts as well as gn governmental and governmental organizations. Im unaware of any opposition to this legislation currently. The point loma wastewater Treatment Plant<\/a> applies for and receives a waiver under the clean water act to discharge wastewater with less than full second dare treatment. The baseline requirement of the clean water act. The facility meets certain criteria and renews its application every five years. The water its effort, Treatment Plant<\/a> is reducing its discharge into coastal waters and will direct a portion of the fa silts discharge. The facility discharges into coastal waters will never be eliminated. This legislation is not a waiver of all the requirements of the clean water act and the city will need to comply with the other requirements of the act. I thank representative peters and the city of san diego to continue to work on this legislation. I support this legislation and ask my colleagues to do the same. I reserve. Mr. Rouzer i rise in support of pollution the ocean reduction act part 2. His bill will modify the city of san diegos required permitting process under the clean water act to operate the point loma wastewater plant. Nt the city would promote water ecycling and conservation efforts at its facility. This would result in increased the region and reduce treated wastewater ocean. Ges to the the bill will help ensure that san diego has longterm ertainty for its water supply all while saving the city and egional ratepayers millions of dollars by simplifying their permitting process. Urge support of this legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> reserves. From the woman district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i ask nanimous consent to enter into the congressional record a of er from chair grijalva the House Committee<\/a> on Natural Resources<\/a> agreeing to waive 4611, as ion of h. R. Amended, as well as chair chair s response to grijalvas expressing appreciation for his willingness work cooperatively on this legislation. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Without objection, so ordered. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, im represent recognize representative scott eters of california for three minutes. This is his legislation. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. Peters i thank the speaker and the gentlelady for yielding. For 40 years, the city of san treated the regions ewage at the point loma wastewater Treatment Plant<\/a>. Its a Treatment Facility<\/a> that treats wastewater to a level can be discharged into the ocean without harming the environment. The clean water act generally sewer systems to implement a secondary level of treatment. Scientists have consistently forcing san diego ratepayers to pay billions of dollars to upgreat the point loma facility to secondary of tment would be a waste money because the enhanced advanced treatment the plant provides, combined with the fourmilelong outfall causes no harm to the environment. The construction of a new facility along the coastline could do more harm than good. Hasthese reasons, san diego been allowed to avoid building a new facility through a federal process and a cost of millions of dollars every five years. Ater has always been in short supply in Southern California<\/a>. Yet, during my first year on the an Diego City Council<\/a> in the early 2000s i was only one of three councilmembers who supported blackwater recycling improve the reliability of our Regional Water<\/a> supply. Water is h all recycled, our opponents at the time doubled it toilet to tap. However, we recognize that historic droughts, combined with the shortage of melting snow, made our water supply shortage a permanent challenge for the west. And today, san diegos proposed recycling plan with a more accurate moniker the pure water widespread support from among local elected environmental advocates and state regulators. 2019 i introduced the ocean reduction act part 2, support increasing freshwater supply and reducing pollution outputs to the ocean. Opra 2, the city of san diego must demonstrate that the Water Program<\/a> can produce 3 million gallons of water a today, an estimated 1 3 of the entire citys Drinking Water<\/a> needs. The the same period, program is expected to reduce pollution discharge from the over 100 plant by million gallons. Pure water will still require san antial investment from diego ratepayers. However, this bill replaces the expensive secondary treatment waiver with a simpler and more environmentally the city process if meets stringent water recycling milestones. A decades long labor of love among the city of regional san diego, its regional partners and state and local government. Regions otect our water sources, technology that could one day be deployed by vulnerable communities to help address water shortage issues. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Thank the committee and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from north recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, i eserve but i am prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from the is rict of columbia recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve because i and if urther speakers there are no further speakers on the other side, i urge my i yield i yield to my colleague. The speaker pro tempore the reserves. N the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> is recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, in closing, the simplified h. R. Ting process under 4611 will provide more certainty o communities in the san diego area, will increase water recycling, and conservation there, as well as reduce treated wastewater discharges ocean. E pacific i urge support of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Norton mr. Speaker, i urge to support this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the district offrom the columbia yields back. The question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the h. R. 4611, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are uspended, the bill is passed, and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i vote. T a voice the speaker pro tempore does the gentlelady request the yeas and nays . Yes. Orton the speaker pro tempore ursuant to section 3 of House Resolution<\/a> 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings on this postponed. E the hat purpose does gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules 8326, s the bill h. R. Economic is Development Act<\/a> of 2020. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. H. R. 8326, a bill to amend the public works and 1965mic Development Act<\/a> of to require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a omprehensive Economic Development<\/a> strategy that directly or indirectly increases of affordable,ty Quality Childcare<\/a>, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, and the entleman from North Carolina<\/a>, mr. Rouzer, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the district offrom the columbia. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and include remarks extraneous remarks on h. R. 8326. Withoutker pro tempore objection, so ordered. Minority north mr. Speaker ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The peaker pro tempore gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i rise h. R. 8326, port of the childcare is economic c. E. D. Ent act, or the act. Access to childcare is essential to Economic Development<\/a> but is often ignored in planning. This legislation changes that by that local Economic Development<\/a> districts consider the availability and of affordable, Quality Childcare<\/a> when omprehensive their comprehensive Economic Development<\/a> strategies. Job creation is an important Economic Development<\/a>, but doing so without considering enormous leaves an blind spot. Communities, large and small, access to affordable hildcare remains one of the largest barriers to job recruitment. Quality cannot find and affordable childcare, they reallocate relocate excuse me to a matter or a new job, no how good the job may be. A report from the center for that an progress found more than half of american childcare live in a desert. His is especially problematic in smaller and Rural Communities<\/a> here the rate of families with threeare deserts grows to in five households without adequate childcare. Economic development childcare, consider we are limiting the type of to force that is available compete for jobs and limiting ur Economic Development<\/a> and competitiveness. Jobs that dont work for working amilies dont work for our communities. The childcare crisis in our country has been further covid19. D by as many as 4. 5 million childcare may be permanently lost due to covid19. Limited educing the supply of affordable childcare nationwide. Ith declining childcare options, many families are forced to reduce working hours workforce e altogether, oftentimes leaving ofen with the greatest share household duties. Limited childcare availability years reduce womens workforce. On in the and the covid19 pandemic has even further. In september alone, four times s many women as men left the labor force, over 865,000 women alone. Month and women and children who have workforce report hours by heir working 50 . O left unchecked, the childcare coupled with the pandemic, covid19 will reverse decades of progress for womens equity and workforce, in the including reducing pay equity gaps. Portunity while theres a lot we need to do to address the childcare the s in our country,. E. D. Act provides us a first the forward by recognizing intrinsic connection between Economic Development<\/a> and childcare. Allows communities to identify their needs and trategies and forces an integration of Early Childhood<\/a> needs into broader economic plans. Support this legislation. Thank you and i reserve the time. Ce of my the speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from North Carolina<\/a> is recognized. Rouzer mr. Speaker, h. R. 326 ensures that recipients of Economic Development<\/a> administration grants consider availability as they develop comprehensive Economic Development<\/a> strategies. Strategies currently ncorporate various considerations, and this legislation would ensure childcare availability is also obviously which helps women to contribute to the workforce. Urge support of this legislation and reserve the alance of my time. Ms. Norton i ask unanimous consent to enter into the congressional record a letter from congresswoman waters of the House Committee<\/a> on financial services, agreeing to waive consideration of h. R. 8326, as well as chair","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"archive.org","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","width":"800","height":"600","url":"\/\/ia601809.us.archive.org\/4\/items\/CSPAN_20201117_165900_U.S._House_of_Representatives_U.S._House\/CSPAN_20201117_165900_U.S._House_of_Representatives_U.S._House.thumbs\/CSPAN_20201117_165900_U.S._House_of_Representatives_U.S._House_000001.jpg"}},"autauthor":{"@type":"Organization"},"author":{"sameAs":"archive.org","name":"archive.org"}}],"coverageEndTime":"20240716T12:35:10+00:00"}