Journal comes your way tomorrow at 7 00. We take you to the house of representatives. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by guest chaplain pastor Mark Westerfield, Central Baptist Church, round rock, in round rock, texas. The chaplain let us pray. Our father in heaven, i am humbled to stand before you in these honored and distinguished men and women today. To stand in the gap and offer this prayer. Today we gratefully recognize the gift of life, liberty, and responsibility you have given us to lead this great country. On behalf of these men and women, i ask for wisdom, discernment, and unity as they carry the weight of caring for the close to 350 million citizens of this land. They care the carry the weight of protecting our lives and making sure that justice is paramount. We stand today on the backs of many that have gone before. And we stand grateful that you have shown grace and mercy to each of us. Please give each of these servants the skin of a rhino and the heart of a lamb. We humbly ask this in your holy name. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house the approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Garcia. Ms. Garcia 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 without objection, the gentleman from texas, mr. Carter, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Carter i thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise this morning to introduce my long time friend, pastor Mark Westerfield, who i have had the honor of hosting as our guest chaplain in the house today. Mark is the Senior Pastor at Central Baptist Church in my hometown of round rock, texas. Where he began his Ministry Nearly 40 years ago. Under this his leadership, central baptist has expanded a house of worship services, variety of ministries, bible studies, and the prestigious round rock christian academy. He has impacted his impact has extended far beyond the walls of his church. Hes been instrumental in organizing the annual love the rock volunteer event that marshalls volunteers from 40 different churches to unite on a single day in service to help their neighbors in round rock. Mark embodies what is great about the close knit Central Texas community where i live. And how we come together to make our city a better place to live. Im grateful that Mark Westerfield is joining us as our guest chaplain. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain up to five further requests for oneminute speeches on each side. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson 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. Mr. Wilson thank you, mr. Speaker. Roger, director of the ron Reagan Institute and former general counsel of the House Armed Services committee, published an oped on wednesday in the Washington Post calling for freeing american hostages from iran pepet hamas terrorists. Quote, shifting away from mediation to a more aggressive stance to demonstrate that the United States does not leave its citizens behind, end of quote. Corruption modifies daily for my invitation as a guest at the Trump Administration trump inauguration. Im glad untrue thoughts, salacious details of marchan has not been admitted as lies of his illegal conduct is ignored. Donald trump will be reelected due to the rejection of corrupt judge marchan derangement. In conclusion, god bless our troops who have successfully protected america for 20 years in the global war on terrorism as it moves from the afghanistan safe haven to america. We do not need new border laws. We need to enforce existing border laws. Biden shamefully opens the borders for dictators as more 9 11 attacks across america are imminent as warned by the f. B. I. Christians appreciate the courage of the truth of kansas city kicker harrison butkner, coach lou holtz is correct. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Garcia 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 the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Garcia mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor the life of reverend william bill lawson. Reverend lawson was a giant in houston. He was a warrior against the evils of discrimination, poverty, homelessness. Lifting dignity to its highest heights. During the peak season of the civil rights era, he was a key leader in houston where his best work was often behind the scenes. A patriot for peace, reverend lawson organized quiet desegregation of houston through secret meetings with the business community, a plan that kept away violence and bombings that were rampant across the south. Reverend lawson was always on the right side of good trouble. The positivity he brought to our community will be felt for years to come. Houston will miss reverend lawson and his quiet demeanor and his endearing smile. I send my love and condolences to the entire lawson family as we remember him and all that he accomplished. Welldone good and faithful servant. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from iowa seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Hinson thank you, mr. Speaker. I was born and raised in iowa, and i have always known that it was the place that i wanted to live and raise my family. And recently the u. S. News and world report caught up to what iowans have known for a long time. Officially ranked iowa as one of the best states to live. They also ranked iowa third for new opportunities. Under governor kim reynolds, iowa is flourishing. While President Biden spent trillions of taxpayer dollars or woke priorities and created rampant inflation, iowa cut taxes for families. While President Biden opened our borders and allowed countless Illegal Immigrants to invade, iowa is working to deport illegals who endanger our communities. Iowa is a model for the rest of the country. Our prosperity under Governor Reynolds is the first contract to joe Bidens National failures. Iowa is leading the way with commonsense conservatism and our future is bright. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Harris 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. Harris mr. Speaker, as we commemorate National Police week, i want to take a moment to honor the memory of by comic could he county sheriff deputy glenn hilliard. An Eastern ShorePolice Officer killed in the line of duty while protecting his community from a violent criminal. Unfortunately, all too often occurrence in todays america. In the evening hours of june 12, 2022, he received a call that a fleeing fugitive was in the surrounding area. While certainly potentially dangerous, this call wasnt much different from the hundreds of calls for help the Police Department and Police Departments across the country receive daily as they confront crime to protect our communities. Sadly for officer hilliard, this call to duty would be his last. He pursued the wanted criminal, the fugitive turned and fled, and fired ultimately taking the life of officer hilliard. As officer hilliards family reminds us, he died doing what he loved, and left behind a legacy of selflessly defending his community. In the end, it was not the way officer hilliard died but the way he lived. As we honor National Police week, lets take a moment to thank the many Police Officers who risk their lives so we can be safe. May the memory of officer Glen Hilliard and all our fallen Police Officers never be forgotten. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Burchett thank you, 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. Mr. Burchett thank you, mr. Speaker. I appreciate you letting me speak today. I want to recognize the good folks at pratts Country Store in fountain city. They have been long time friends of mine and my familys. Perrys grandfather and brother bought the acreage in the 20s and its been family owned and operated ever since, mr. Speaker. Pratt sells fresh produce, dairy, baked goose. The whole family grew up working in and around the store and you can tell. They treat everyone like family when they walk in. I also have never have to worry about where the produce come from, mr. Speaker. Because pratts is known for locally sourcing their food from east tennessee farmers. I also love walking into the store because it smells good. It smells like an old Country Store. It smells fresh and clean. They do things the oldfashioned way. They make people feel like they are stepping back in time. They were recently honored as found yea citys men of the year due to their amazing customer service. And everyone that goes there knows how delicious everything is and they have some really great vegetables. As good as their produce is, mr. Speaker, they are best known for the family sphere. There are god fearing people and always been respected in our community. They have been here for three generations for a reason. I want them to know they are appreciated and i hope they are around for several foregenerations. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield the remainder of my t time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Gleek, pursuant to house res. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 227, i call up House Resolution 1213 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 1213. Resolution regarding violence against Law Enforcement officers. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 1227, the resolution is considered read. The resolution shall be debated for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the jurisdiction or their respective designees. The gentleman from virginia, mrn from maryland, mr. Ivy, will each control 30 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. Mr. Cline mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Cline i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Cline thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, its my pleasure to welcome so many fine men and women in blue here in our Nations Capital for police week. However, as always, im concerned every day for the safety and wellbeing of these brave men and women in the communities across this great nation where they live and work. Radical policies in states and cities across the country continue to promote a disastrous rise in crime and a dangerous environment for Police Officers. Now more than ever, we must show our support for our Law Enforcement officers. As a former local prosecutor, i know just how important a Robust Police force is to keeping our communities safe. For effective crime deterrence you need prosecutors willing to pursue convictions, and judges willing to sentence and incarcerate. But first and foremost, you need police willing to arrest and charge offenders for crimes committed. And you need local and state governments willing to fund and support our police forces. Let me be clear. This effort to defund the police has had a detrimental impact on efforts to combat crime, but also on recruitment, retention and morale among our Law Enforcement officers. In democratrun cities across the country, areas where they defunded the police saw a spike in crime and continue to struggle today with keeping their cities safe. Despite democrats calls to defund the police and the emotional toll that that takes, we know that Law Enforcement officers answer every call for help regardless of who the person is, what they believe, and regardless of the threat to their own lives. So many of those brave men and women who answer the call of duty, put on the uniform, go to work in the morning never return home in the evening. Today there are 23,785 names of Law Enforcement officers who have been killed in the line of duty that are inscribed on the national Law Enforcement officers memorial here in washington, d. C. Words can never express our gratitude to each and every individual whose name is on that wall. Unfortunately we still see warning signs that the environment does not show any promise of becoming safer. According to the fraternal order of police, 378 officers were shot in the line of duty in 2023. The highest number recorded since f. O. P. Began collecting the data. So far in 2024, 136 officers have been shot. That must end. That is completely unacceptable. We must take a stand against these attacks and honor our fallen Law Enforcement officers. This resolution does just that. This resolution condemns calls to defund the police, it also recognizes that Law Enforcement officers must have the training and the resources necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, as well as their fellow Law Enforcement officers on the job. We must never forget those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. It is up to us in congress to honor their memories and to stand up and protect those who do so much to protect us. I urge my colleagues to support this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Ivey thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Ivey on august 29, 2022, two deputy sheriffs in Prince Georges County were ambushed in the home of the shooters family. They had been called to the house to execute a warrant. A health warrant. Because the parents were concerns about the erratic behavior of their son. Elizabeth was shot in the back of the head. And james was shot and killed as well. He left behind a wife, two children and two grandchildren. She left behind a husband and a 3yearold son. I had just been elected states attorney in Prince Georges County but i hadnt even been sworn in yet. One of my first duties was to attend the funerals for both of them. And my first Memorial Service during police week was in their honor. So i take this very seriously. The National Police week commemoration i think is something that is very grave and we should treat it with great respect. And unfortunately the ambush that mcgreuder and arno faced that day, those havent ended. We just saw recently the ambush in charlotte. Four officers were killed, eight were shot. And weve had others like that all over the country. So my thought when we had police week approaching was that we would approach this in a bipartisan mapper manner and i actually reached out and worked with congressman hunt from texas and we put together a bill that was aimed at expanding the number of Police Officers because we know that there are shortages across the country and we know that we need to increase the pipeline so more officers will come and take on these dangerous tasks. And stand in harms way, stand in the gap, as the pastor said this morning. And it was a bipartisan effort, came out of the committee by voice vote. It was passed on the floor in a similar capacity. The Senate Companion bill is passed as well and were looking forward to that becoming the law of the land in short order. Unfortunately much of the legislation thats come after that has been anything but bipartisan. And the legislation were speaking to today im afraid falls in that category. I took a look at t