We are going to leave this program here to keep our over 40year 40year commitment to congress. We take you live to the floor of the u. S. House here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. O god, you desire not the strength of our arguments, nor the vigor of our opinions, but the gravity of our humble sacrifice. On this day, may we sacrifice our inclination for contempt and instead initiate kindness. Loosen our grip on jupt and instead may on judgment and instead may we grab hold of a generosity of spirit. May we foreswear our grudges and commit instead to exercise forebarrens. Hold us accountable that our arguments will hold forth your righteousness and not ring hollow in our rightness. May our struggles preserve the dignity of this body and not erode our commitment to its noble purpose. May our words underscore our devotion to the common good and not undermine our ability to see, even in our adversary, the image of god common to all. Open us to your inspiration, for only in you can we aspire to an attitude of sacrifice. With you upholding us, we can be strengthened in our every effort to do what leads to peace and mutual edification. And so we pray unto him that is able to keep us from falling. Hoping that you and your mercy will receive our prayers and this body into your keeping. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led today by the gentleman from california, mr. Lamalfa. Mr. Lamalfa i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Lamalfa i seek recognition unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman the speaker without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Plafl mafl thank you, sir mr. Lamalfa thank you, sir. Thank you mr. Speaker. National Clean Energy Week just passed by, it should be a time to recognize the various forms of clean Energy Available to all of us. Unfortunately one form continues to be taken not as seriously and even in many cases undermined and that would be hydroelectric power. Which has so many benefits. Yet hydroelectric dams across this country, including part in the klamath area of my district, are being torn out. Because of an environmental agenda that isnt even true. Others are on the hit list like up in washington. As policy leaders and consumers push for a more green future, hydropower should be part of that solution, as a lot of the needed infrastructure already exists. As well, nuclear power. So why are we seeing dams that supplied lowcost, Renewable Energy that already exists and in some cases were there for a century, being decommissioned . Because heres the trick. You make it where its almost impossible to the maintenance and to do the maintenance and upgrades to that infrastructure so over time it becomes too expensive now to continue to have those dams and theyre old and relics that need to be taken out. Thats the trick. Indeed, had we maintained them and kept them in place, it wouldnt have that economic crossroads to deal with. We need to preserve our dams and keep hydroelectric power as a cornerstone of our power grid. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . The gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, madam speaker. Medical education based on competency and merit is necessary to lead the world in health care and medical innovation. Americans sign up for a Health Care System free of Racial Discrimination, medical schools must instill this fundamental precept in our countrys future health care professionals. Thats why the education and the Work Force Committee pressed the Liaison Committee on medical education, the medical School Accreditor to, on its diversity, equity and inclusion standards, for applicants and its mandate for diversity. Lcme responded to the Committee Inquiry and publicly clarified that accredited medical schools will not treat applicants differently on the basis of race. With lives on the line, Racial Discrimination must play no part in our nations Health Care System. The committee will continue to push for meritbased education standards for all professions in the American Work force. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Thompson madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson thank you, madam speaker. Madam speaker, i rise today to recognize the the Alpha Fire Company of centre county. Recently the Alpha Fire Company made history when an allwomen crew took on the initial tack line in a threealarm fire. Lieutenant claudia, firefighter talia, and firefighter cara answered the call to protect and serve. Claudia is a recent penn state graduate and talia and cara are current students at the university. All three come from a long line of firefighters. Madam speaker, they made history and they made a difference. They have put in the time and dedication to train, so when the call for help comes, theyre able to respond and perform professionally. I know firsthand the dedication and passion volunteer firefighters have when it comes to protecting their communities. Thank you, claudia, talia and cara for your bravery and dedication to the State College community. Thank you, madam speaker. And i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Wilson thank you, madam speaker. Yesterdays committee to unleash prosperity revealed that biden was accelerating poverty. The recent Census Bureau report on income and poverty in 2022 was godawful. The supplemental poverty rate rose in one year by nearly a record amount. The Child Poverty rate doubled. Almost every income group, old people, young people, males, females andres dents of every and residents of every region of the country, lost ground. Meanwhile, Median Income fell by 2. 2 . The average family is roughly 2,000 poorer than when biden entered Office Following more than a 6,000 raise in the middle class incomes under trump. Instead of the j. F. K. Aspiration of the rising tide lifting all boats, we now have a falling tide that is capsizing all boats. Bidens failures are a useful remind that are putting equity over prosperity leads inevitably to equal misery. I am very grateful for the leadership of speaker kevin mccarthy, promoting board of Border Security is National Security. In conclusion, god bless our troops who successfully protected america for 20 years as the global war on terrorism continues moving from the afghanistan safe haisken to america with biden haven to america with biden open borders. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from new york seek recognition . The gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to hhonor the life and legacy of allen. He was a mentor and dear friend of mine. Ms. Malliotakis he was a Compassionate Community leader, entrepreneur, philanthropist, looking to make a difference in the lives of those around him. He climbed to the top of the corporate ladder e the inaugural chairman of the Heart Institute at Staten Island university hospital, he served on the board of the directors of Richmond University medical center, and he was the former president of the Richmond County country club and the Jewish Community center. He also founded the j. C. C. s annual golf and bocci classic which funds scholarships for local children. He and his wife were married for over 50 years and they donated their time, energy and resources to Staten Islands flagship j. C. C. Which bares their name which bears their name. Today theres a celebration of allens life and i send my deepest condolences to his family and friends and our community during this difficult time and i thank you, mr. Speaker, for adding this tribute of allens life to the official congressional record. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize ms. Amy for her tireless effort to place children in reliable, safe and loving homes. Mr. Rutherford in 2013 amy started her career in Child Welfare as a dependency case manager for the st. Johns county family integrity program, which works with state and local partners to find safe homes for abused and neglected children. After two years as a dependency case manager, amy transitioned into the role of adoption coordinator where she works closely with Case Management staff to avoid prolonged foster care and expedites permanency through adoption. Thanks to her determination and ongoing effort to place children in secure homes, she has played a role in finalizing over 250 adoptions for more than 100 families. Throughout my 40year career in Law Enforcement, ive seen the difference individuals like amy can make in our community. Without amys heart for our youth, these children would have lost the opportunity for a safe and joyful childhood. For this reason, i was proud to nominate amy for this years congressional angels in adoption award and on behalf of floridas fifth Congressional District and the u. S. House of representatives, i extend a heartfelt congratulations to amy. God bless you and this calling and god bless the families that you serve. Thank you, amy. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee speaker, i just came back and spent the time with my constituents over the weekend and everywhere i went, and announced that the government was going to remain open because of the advocacy of democrats, there was applause, no matter what party, what affiliation they had. There was an applause. To recognize that Law Enforcement would be paid, those at the border would be paid. The Supplemental Nutrition Program that families so desperately need would be provided for, the women and Children Program that would be provided for. But at the same time its important to take note that we have passed draconian appropriation bills that sizeably cut what families, working families need. The Supplemental Nutrition Program, the w. I. C. Program, housing. And so we cannot continue on this route. We must find a bipartisan pathway to fund this government, recognizing that we do have a deficit created by the past administration and that we have been dug out of poverty because of bidens American Rescue act that cities have depended on. Boy, did our cities depend on it. Large federal dollars that helped them bridge the gap during the pandemic, Rural Communities as well. So, we are getting ready to make a monumental step today. Lets focus on the priorities for the American People. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. Ms. Jackson lee thats what we need to focus on. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house a following enroll the following enrolled bills. The clerk senate 2795, an act to amend title 38, United States code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to department of Veterans Affairs and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Reschenthaler thank you, madam speaker. By direction of the committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 756 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 45, House Resolution 756. Resolved, that at any time after adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill, h. R. 4394, making appropriations for energy and Water Development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2024, and for other purposes. The First Reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute rule. The amendment printed in part a of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted in the house and in the committee of the whole. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Section 2. A, no further amendment to h. R. 4394, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution, and pro forma amendments described in section 4 of this resolution. B, each further amendment printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and lledy the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. C, all points of order against further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules or against amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this resolution are waived. Section 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chair of the committee on appropriations or her designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part b of the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to this section shall en bloc offered pursuant to thi section shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of this resolution, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. Sectio 4. During consideration of h. R 4394 for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point fo the purpose of debate. Section 5. At the conclusion of consideration of h. R. 4394 for amendment the Committee Shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the house with such further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended and on any further amendment thereto to final passage withou intervening motion except one motion to recommit. Section 6. Upon adoption of this resolutio it shall be in order to conside in the house the bill, h. R. 4364, making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending september 30 2024, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The amendmen