The speaker pro tempore the speaker pro tempore the yeas are 181, the nays are 241, the motion is not adopted. The question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Mr. Speaker. I demand the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any usef csecaptioned covera of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly pribited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 270, the nays are 152. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion by the gentleman from michigan to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 431, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 431, a bill to award a congressional gold medal to the followed soldiers to participated in bloody sunday or the turnaround tuesday in march, 1965, which served as the catalyst for the Voting Rights act of 1965. The speaker pro tempore will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of represenve any u othcledcaptioned covera of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly pribited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 420. The nays are zero. 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore the chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does mr. Speaker, i seek one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman from oregon is recognized for one minute. Mr. Walden mr. Speaker, i rise on behalf of the entire oregon delegation with me to inform the house of the passing of our colleague wes cooly. He was born in los angeles in 1932. He graduated from the university of southern california, served the army, raced motorcycles and among other business ventures, he owned a Vitamin Supplement company. He was prompted ran to the Oregon Senate before being elected to the u. S. House of representatives in 1994 where he served one term. He worked hard and cared deeply about the rural west in the country. He passed away after a long illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, rosemary and their family during this difficult time of loss. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the oregon delegation, i ask that the house observe a moment of silence in memory of former house member cooly. Cooley. Mr. Walden thank you mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . To address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentleman is recognized for one minute. I rise today mr. Speaker, to recognize the passing of my friend, larry silverton. How do i describe larry . A lot of words apply. Businessman, lawyer, father, friend, democrat mench. He was generous, funny enduring and a lil zaney. He met me for breakfast in burbank and looked a little disheveled. I said what happened . How did you get here . On your bicycle . Motorcycle. He was in his 70s at the time. He was equally at home on horseback or in the middle of discussion of the keystone pipeway. He was a wonderfully good man and if watching here today he would probably say a tribute on the floor of the house, not too shabby. Mr. Schiff goodbye larry. You were my very good friend and you will be missed. I yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Well, mr. Speaker, i rise today to speak about an important issue for millions of americans and thats protecting access to speech generating devices. For those living with a. L. S. And other neurological and degenerative diseases, these devices give them the ability to communicate with their friends and loved ones, something we all take for granted. Mr. Paulsen unfortunately a Government Agency is limiting access to speech generating devices causing hardship for those living with a. L. S. Or other disabilities. Thats why ive helped author h. R. 628, the steve gleenson act, to ensure that medicares most vulnerable patients have access to the Communication Technology they deserve during the most challenging points in their lives. The bills named after nfl pro steve gleenson who championed the needs of the a. L. S. Community. Mr. Speaker passage of this important legislation will make a world of difference for those that are suffering from degenerative disabilities and their families and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada seek recognition . Ms. Titus to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Titus i rise with a heavy heart to mourn the loss and honor the life of my friend, coach jerry sarkanian, who passed away this morning. A leader and a role model both on and off the court the shark was not only a collegiate mens basketball coach but a pillar in the las vegas community. As coach at unlv he led the running rebels to a 509101 record over 19 seasons, four final four appearances and ncaa championship in 1990. In 2013 he was inin ducted into the naismith Basketball Hall of fame and a statue of him was placed outside the unlv Basketball CourtCenter Bearing his name. He was known for giving Young Players a second chance. He supported Numerous Charities and programs that helped build character, life skills and talent that fostered success in later life. My thoughts go out to his wife and family and im sure the coach is looking down and chewing on that famous towel now in heaven. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Green last friday and saturday, i visited and walked with united Steel Workers who are on strike for health and safety issues. Their jobs are very dangerous. They produce Refined Products and chemicals that our nation needs. We have lost lives in the industry, men and women working 10plus days and 10hour shifts. They work hard in a dangerous occupation and should not have to go on strike for safety. Safety is important to employees and companies. Lets settle this strike so that no family has to worry that their loved one will not come home from work. I thank you and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Today i rise in my continuing recognition of black History Month to honor freedom righters jerome big buck smith. He earned his nickname because there is a line of children going behind him. From a young age, big duck was not intimidated by the racial norms. He removed as a screen that had black and white passengers on a new orleans street car. And black women took him off the car and told him never ever stop and they proud of him. This will light a fire within him to fight for racial justice. Jerome smith would become part of the freedom righters, a group to desegregate bus discrimination and found the new orleans chapter of equality organization. He is the head of a Youth Organization that engages young people on the Civil Rights Movement, leadership and the importance of political engagement. His work for the Civil Rights Movement and youth throughout the city is an inspiration to me and the entire region. He struggles for justice and equality of opportunity. Thank you, mr. Speaker, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee over the last 24 hours we heard that a wonderful young woman from arizona whose family is now mourning lost her life somewhere in syria at the hands of a violent and barbaric group by the name of isis. I hope it brings all americans together around the importance of eliminating this group and to begin to look inwardly to make sure that we attack this cancer at its beginning and to be able to stop the radicalization that comes about through the internet and many of the young people in this country. I introduced earlier this year the nofly foreign soldiers act, those who leave this country and attempt to fly back are detected. There are many things we can do on the end of passing laws, but we must also respond that we attack any religion for just its beliefs and educate people about the values of many different religions. Thats what this Young American sought to do. She went to save the vulnerable. We must isolate isis as it is and stand with those who recognize the greatness of america and the diversity of our religion and diversity of our people. I offer my sympathies to the muslims that were killed at the university of north carolina, chapel hill. We must fight those who are attempting to do harm and emphasize that we live and can live in harmony. But isis is our target and with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. Under the speakers announced policy of january 6 2015 the gentleman from georgia is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the designee of the majority leader. Mr. Loudermilk i ask that members have five legislative days to incrude extraneous material on the topic of this special order. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Loudermilk i would like to yield a portion of my initial time to the gentleman from virginia mr. Brat. Mr. Brat thank you, mr. Speaker. On november 4 the American People spoke loudly and clearly on ilLegal Immigration and president obamas repeated overreaches of his authority. Yet, within weeks of the election, the president tried to single hand he hadly rewrite americas Immigration Laws by granting amnesty by executive decree to five million illegal aliens already in this country. It was a move that he previously said he had no Constitutional Authority to execute. He also acknowledged that only congress could rewrite the laws but he did it any way. In response, the house took a firm stand last month to pass a bill to stop the president s illegal and unconstitutional decree that grants amnesty, work permits and federal benefits to illegal aliens. A bill fully funds the department of Homeland Security for the rest of the year, but it also prohibits the department from carrying out the president s illegal act. Let me repeat that last line. This bill fully fund the department of Homeland Security. It just says that in order to get that funding, the department cannot break the law. Thats just common sense. The American People dont want the federal government breaking the law and its up to congress to make sure that no federal funds are used illegally. Yet today Senate Democrats are currently united in opposing this bill. Recent polling shows that americans are opposed to the president s executive actions 5836. I call on my Senate Colleagues to support the constitution and the rule of law and pass h. R. 240 as it was passed in the house. The president s amnesty scheme is not only illegal, but patently unconstitutional and creates a future precedent where future president s can ignore laws they dont agree with and expand power threatening the very liberty of the American People. Our constitutionally guaranteed liberties, our rule of law and our Economic Opportunities are precisely the things that immigrants come to america to experience. And our constitution rule of law and Economic Prosperity are precisely the things that we will be giving up if we allow the president to break our laws to give amnesty and work permits to those who are here illegally. I thank you and yield back my time. Mr. Loudermilk i would like to yield a portion of my time to the fine the gentleman from florida mr. Desantis. Mr. Desantis members stood on the house floor and raised our hands to support and defend the constitution. Its the same oath that the members in the other body and the senate take. And i think thats an oath that means something. Its not just window dressing. We have a responsibility to conform the actions of this body and to counteract actions of other branches of government if those actions are not consistent with the constitution. And so here we have an instance in which the president is on record 22 different times saying he does not have the authority to grant work permits unilaterally, five million of them, to people in the country illegally. He cant give Social Security numbers or benefits without an act of congress. And yet after losing the election, he did it. When he did it, a number of members in his own party in the senate said they were concerned with what he did and didnt think it could be done by executive fiat and changes in Immigration Law had to be done by congress. We are in a situation because the house has passed a bill to funt the department of Homeland Security, but to constrain the president from acting illegally because the government has to follow the law just like any other citizen. And you have a situation in the senate in which the democrats including those seven senators who said this was problematic they are blocking even having a debate on the bill. Forget about being opposed to the bill in its final form or do not get the amendment, they will not let it come up to the floor so this can be debated. To me this is the most important type of debate when it goes to the central purpose of our oath to support and defend the constitution. They need to go on record about why they think this is constitutional, what limits are there for the president in temperatures of exercising this executive power, can he legislate lower tax rates or in environmental law or work safety law that the congress doesnt support . I think what youre saying is a dereliction of duty by those senators who are unwilling to have a discussion and unwilling to debate. They are working at protecting the political interests of a president and their own party over their duty to support and defend the constitution of the United States. If you were right on the issues and you knew that what he did was constitutional, then you should have no problem going to the floor and making that case to the American People. The fact that they are unwilling to do that, i believe, is Proof Positive that they know that case cannot be made and in fact they would not be able to make it. So i appreciate my friend from georgia reserving this time. I think this is something that absolutely needs to have a thorough debate and the American People overwhelmingly are opposed to what the president did. So lets debate it. If you dont like what we did. Offer your suggestion. The idea that you can run and hide is something that is not consistent with our duties or other oath of office. With that, i yield back. Mr. Loudermilk i appreciate the fine remarks from my friend and colleague from florida. I yield a portion of my time to the gentleman from pennsylvania mr. Rothfus. Mr. Rothfus three weeks ago this house passed a bill to fund the lawful operations of the department of Homeland Security. Our bill provides nearly 40 billion for the protection of our nation with 100 million increase for Border Security and 600 million for immigrations and customs enforcement. Democrats in the senate now refuse to fund these important programs, because they are insisting on funding president obamas unlawful amnesty. The dollars should not be used to fund any unlawful order including president obamas unlawful amnesty order. How do we know it is unlawful . I remember what the president said repeatedly. For example, in 2011, the president said this with respect to the notion that i can just suspend deportations through executive order, thats just not the case. Because there are laws on the books that congress has passed. For me, the president continued, to simply through executive order ignore those congressional mandates would not conform with my appropriate role as president. Funding for the department of Homeland Security runs out in 16 days. The house acted 21 days ago. It is time for the senate to act. And i thank my colleague. And i yield back. Mr. Loudermilk thank you for that, mr. Speaker. I yield a portion of my time to the gentleman from from the neighboring state of alabama, mr. Brooks. Mr. Brooks i would like to thank my colleague from georgia for the leadership he has shown inputting this event together, where we on the house floor can try to