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Even knowing this, women are many times left out during negotiations. The truth is that conflict knows no gender. Such as peace should no gender. Women are impacted by conflict in different ways than their male counterparts. Sex slavery impacts women as an incomegenerating business. Women need to be able to play a major role in addressing this and finding solutions to combat it. Women control large segments of the economy. Women are the sole income earners in onethird of all households worldwide while their husbands are soldiers, they are running the markets and schools and public institutions. And running the local economy and have a voice in community discussions. Their understanding can prove invaluable when mitigating conflict and building peace where increased instability, we must make sure that the work we are doing produces lasting results. Im confident the woman peace and security act and the accountability it provides will help produce sustainable outcomes for americans and also touches on our National Security. While our u. S. Government in recent years has made efforts to include women in peace negotiations. Is one tisan bill instrument in the tool box that our leaders can use when looking at producing longterm results and leaders can use it when looking to produce peace. But it is stillal tool we should not ignore. Im freightful to my colleagues and er passionate work Elliott Engel and our chairman. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. Mr. Castro is recognized. Mr. Castro i yield five minutes to the coauthor of this bill, my colleague, the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. Schakowsky. Ms. Schakowsky i thank my colleague, representative castro, for yielding to me. Im so proud to rise in support of h. R. 2484, the women peace and security act, which i introduced along with my partner, representative noem. And we have been working on this bill for quite a while. And i want to really thank congressman royce, chairman royce, for not only his eloquent words today and his clear description about why this is so important, but for working closely with us to make this day a reality. And im hopeful we will be able to go through the senate and get this bill finally enacted. To the women peace and security act promotes the participation of women in the Peace Process and is a step forward for our security and our Economic Prosperity as well. When women are involved in peace, and peace negotiations, it is more likely, a Peace Agreement is more likely to last. And in fact, the International Peace institute found that a Peace Agreement is 35 more likely to last for at least 15 years if women participate in drafting the agreement. The study also found that with each 5 increase in womens participation in the political process, a nation is five times less likely to use violence when faced with International Crisis or conflict. When women and girls are equal partners in all aspects of decision making, countries are more likely to be peaceful and economically prosperous. Despite the strong evidence in participation, women remain underrepresented in onflict resolution and the postconflict peacebuilding efforts that are happening around the world. And the United States can be helpful to change that. The women peace and security act will build upon the 2011 National Action plan for women peace and security which made clear that the meaningful inclusion of women in peace and security processes is imperative for national and global security. And you heard how in northern eland and all the way to rwanda, the participation of women has been absolutely essential. Our legislation establishes womens participation as a permanent element of u. S. Foreign policy. It would encourage the United States to assist women mediators and negotiators by addressing barriers to their equal and secure participation in the Peace Process. It would institute comprehensive training modules on the protection rights and specific needs of women in conflict. And require the administration to evaluate the impact of u. S. Foreign assistance and womens meaningful participation. In addition, women peace and security act would require the president to report to congress its strategy to promote womens participation in conflict prevention and resolution and would empower congress to exercise oversight of that strategys implementation. The United States plays a crucial role in encouraging Peace Agreements all over the world, by making sure we bring women into the Peace Process, we can improve national and global security. And so once again, i just want to thank congresswoman noem, my partner on this Bipartisan Legislation as well as chairman royce and Ranking Member engel for their support. And i want to thank the many advocacy groups who have been persistent throughout these years in bringing it to us, the evidence of the success of women when women participate in the Peace Process. So i thank the gentleman for yielding. And i thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from california is ecognized. Mr. Royce im going to reserve the right to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california reserves. The gentleman from texas, mr. Castro is recognized. Mr. Castro im prepared to close as long as there are no other speakers on the majority side. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Castro mr. Speaker, i want to thank once again chairman royce, Ranking Member engel and representatives noem and schakowsky for their hard work. I urge a yes vote and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas yields back. The gentleman from california, mr. Royce, is recognized. Mr. Royce i yield myself such time as i may consume, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, from liberia to Northern Ireland to frankly all over the planet, we have watched women play pivotal roles in pushing their governments, in pushing combatants and politicians to bring an end to conflict. In recent years, we have seen Armed Conflicts flair around the world producing the largest number of refugees on record. Efforts to negotiate an end to these conflicts are more important than ever. We know when women are included in these discussions, we are more likely to see an enduring peace. As a witness at our hearing explained, including women is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. The legislation before us will strengthen u. S. Efforts to promote the inclusion of women in peace negotiations in order to create more sustainable agreements and more stable partners for the United States and for the u. S. Allies. Again, i want to thank representatives noem and schakowsky for their bipartisan work. And i also want to particularly thank the staff on both sides of the aisle who have worked so hard over the past couple of cassandra, a, brittany, elizabeth and janice. We appreciate all of your good work. And with that, i ask for an aye vote. 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. 24884. 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 without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to take from the speakers table bill h. R. 2138 and concur in the Senate Amendments. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk an act to amend the Homeland Security of 2002 to make the assistant mr. Katko i ask unanimous consent to suspend the reading. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Is there any objection to the original request by the gentleman from new york . Without objection, the Senate Amendments are agreed to and the amendment is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Katko i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 21 2 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk a bill to require the implementation of a redress process and review of the Transportation Security Administrations intelligencebased screening rules for Aviation Security and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york, mr. Katko and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Katko i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Katko i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Katko this legislation seeks to expand the department of Homeland Securitys Traveler Redress Inquiry Program tore assist travelers who have been repeatedly screened. The trips process provides redress to individuals who have been placed on the nofly list. However, for reasons unknown, they could be selected for enhanced screening without the opportunity to correct the record if they feel this is due to an error. This came to an attention that an individual who works for a Nonprofit Organization alerted the committee that he had been ubject to enhanced patdowns every time he traveled. He twice submitted inquiries to the department of Homeland Security through the trips process, he couldnt obtain information why he was getting flagged as a potential security threat. As you can imagine this can cause a great deal of stress and worry for someone who feels they have been targeted by the u. S. Government. After continually prodding t. S. A. By my staff, this individual, a u. S. Citizen was cleared by Homeland Security and able to travel hasslefree. This is not an isolated case. A member of the Committee Staff was repeatedly selected for enhanced screening on multiple flights after traveling to the middle east. When my staff was in this case, the staffer was flagged for enhanced screening due to erroneous information that was entered. As these demonstrate, Homeland Security needs to establish a formal mechanism to handle these cases. My legislation requires the department to do just that. I thank congressman king and congresswoman Watson Coleman for their Bipartisan Legislation. I thank the speaker for allowing consideration of the bill and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. And i reserve. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 313 2182 and yield myself such time as i 2132 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. The american flying public has seen many changes in how Aviation Security is handled since the devastating morning of september 11, 2001. Among the most prominent changes has been the screening of passengers named against a socalled nofly list. That contains information on tens of thousands of people who are deemed by our intelligence and Law Enforcement community as threats to aviation. H. R. 2132 seeks to ensure a traveler who has repeatedly received enhanced security screening at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints, and believe they have wrongly been identified as posing a threat to Aviation Security, can receive timely redress from the department of Homeland Securitys travelers redress Inquiry Program or d. H. S. Trips program. This bill directs t. S. A. To ensure that an individual who has received enhanced screening from t. S. A. More than three times in a 60day period can address can access the departments redress process. This bipartisan bill, which was unanimously approved by the Homeland Security committee on may 3, is informed by the committees oversight finding. As such, i support the bill and urge my colleagues to join me in passing this measure, to increase transparency and accountability on behalf of travelers. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i have no other speakers. If the gentleman has no other speakers, im prepared to close once the gentleman does. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. As the gentleman from new york has indicated he is also. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. H. R. 2132, the travelers redress improvement traveler redress improvement act of 2017, would improve d. H. S. s redress processes for passengers who have repeatedly been selected for enhanced security screening. And feel that theyve been wrongly identified as posing a threat to Aviation Security. While t. S. A. Has a duty to protect classified and Sensitive Information from those who wish to do us harm, we must ensure t. S. A. s operations are , as they can be to the vast majority of passengers who are trying to travel with as little stress as possible. Id like to thank subcommittee chairman katko and Ranking Member Watson Coleman for their long and enduring work on this bill. I urge my colleagues to support the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, before i close, i want to note briefly that this is yet another bill thats come out of Homeland Security thats been done so in a purely bipartisan manner. I think that serves as an example all of congress can abide by going forward. And getting things done. Big issues and small. And theres no small issues when it comes to terrorism. But we seem to be united in our quest to make this country as safe as we can. Im proud to be part of that committee with that i urge my colleagues once again to support committee. With that i urge my colleagues once again to support the bill as amended and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is wills how the suspend the rules and pass will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Those 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, mott motion the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 625 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 625. A bill to provide for joint reports by relevant federal agencies to Congress Regarding incidents of terrorism and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Katko thank you, mr. Speaker. Congress has an obligation to ensure that our National Counterterrorism programs and policies are as effective as possible. At every opportunity we should assess gaps and weaknesses and work to find out opportunities for improvement. For example, the committees investigation into the 2013 tragic Boston Marathon bombings revealed a series of weaknesses we have worked to correct. And many other recent attacks, including the San Bernardino and garland shootings, the Orlando Pulse Night Club attack, and other small scale plots have each prompted review and reflection and action. The report act will provide valuable assistance in this work by requiring the department of Homeland Security in the coordination with other appropriate federal officials to submit a report to congress on incidents of terrorism within one year of completion of the investigation. Is importantly this report will provide congress with the facts of the incident, a review of the security gaps, and recommendations to improve National Security<\/a>. While our u. S. Government in recent years has made efforts to include women in peace negotiations. Is one tisan bill instrument in the tool box that our leaders can use when looking at producing longterm results and leaders can use it when looking to produce peace. But it is stillal tool we should not ignore. Im freightful to my colleagues and er passionate work Elliott Engel<\/a> and our chairman. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. Mr. Castro is recognized. Mr. Castro i yield five minutes to the coauthor of this bill, my colleague, the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. Schakowsky. Ms. Schakowsky i thank my colleague, representative castro, for yielding to me. Im so proud to rise in support of h. R. 2484, the women peace and security act, which i introduced along with my partner, representative noem. And we have been working on this bill for quite a while. And i want to really thank congressman royce, chairman royce, for not only his eloquent words today and his clear description about why this is so important, but for working closely with us to make this day a reality. And im hopeful we will be able to go through the senate and get this bill finally enacted. To the women peace and security act promotes the participation of women in the Peace Process<\/a> and is a step forward for our security and our Economic Prosperity<\/a> as well. When women are involved in peace, and peace negotiations, it is more likely, a Peace Agreement<\/a> is more likely to last. And in fact, the International Peace<\/a> institute found that a Peace Agreement<\/a> is 35 more likely to last for at least 15 years if women participate in drafting the agreement. The study also found that with each 5 increase in womens participation in the political process, a nation is five times less likely to use violence when faced with International Crisis<\/a> or conflict. When women and girls are equal partners in all aspects of decision making, countries are more likely to be peaceful and economically prosperous. Despite the strong evidence in participation, women remain underrepresented in onflict resolution and the postconflict peacebuilding efforts that are happening around the world. And the United States<\/a> can be helpful to change that. The women peace and security act will build upon the 2011 National Action<\/a> plan for women peace and security which made clear that the meaningful inclusion of women in peace and security processes is imperative for national and global security. And you heard how in northern eland and all the way to rwanda, the participation of women has been absolutely essential. Our legislation establishes womens participation as a permanent element of u. S. Foreign policy. It would encourage the United States<\/a> to assist women mediators and negotiators by addressing barriers to their equal and secure participation in the Peace Process<\/a>. It would institute comprehensive training modules on the protection rights and specific needs of women in conflict. And require the administration to evaluate the impact of u. S. Foreign assistance and womens meaningful participation. In addition, women peace and security act would require the president to report to congress its strategy to promote womens participation in conflict prevention and resolution and would empower congress to exercise oversight of that strategys implementation. The United States<\/a> plays a crucial role in encouraging Peace Agreement<\/a>s all over the world, by making sure we bring women into the Peace Process<\/a>, we can improve national and global security. And so once again, i just want to thank congresswoman noem, my partner on this Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> as well as chairman royce and Ranking Member<\/a> engel for their support. And i want to thank the many advocacy groups who have been persistent throughout these years in bringing it to us, the evidence of the success of women when women participate in the Peace Process<\/a>. So i thank the gentleman for yielding. And i thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from california is ecognized. Mr. Royce im going to reserve the right to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california reserves. The gentleman from texas, mr. Castro is recognized. Mr. Castro im prepared to close as long as there are no other speakers on the majority side. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Castro mr. Speaker, i want to thank once again chairman royce, Ranking Member<\/a> engel and representatives noem and schakowsky for their hard work. I urge a yes vote and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas yields back. The gentleman from california, mr. Royce, is recognized. Mr. Royce i yield myself such time as i may consume, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Royce mr. Speaker, from liberia to Northern Ireland<\/a> to frankly all over the planet, we have watched women play pivotal roles in pushing their governments, in pushing combatants and politicians to bring an end to conflict. In recent years, we have seen Armed Conflicts<\/a> flair around the world producing the largest number of refugees on record. Efforts to negotiate an end to these conflicts are more important than ever. We know when women are included in these discussions, we are more likely to see an enduring peace. As a witness at our hearing explained, including women is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. The legislation before us will strengthen u. S. Efforts to promote the inclusion of women in peace negotiations in order to create more sustainable agreements and more stable partners for the United States<\/a> and for the u. S. Allies. Again, i want to thank representatives noem and schakowsky for their bipartisan work. And i also want to particularly thank the staff on both sides of the aisle who have worked so hard over the past couple of cassandra, a, brittany, elizabeth and janice. We appreciate all of your good work. And with that, i ask for an aye vote. 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. 24884. 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 without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to take from the speakers table bill h. R. 2138 and concur in the Senate Amendments<\/a>. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk an act to amend the Homeland Security<\/a> of 2002 to make the assistant mr. Katko i ask unanimous consent to suspend the reading. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Is there any objection to the original request by the gentleman from new york . Without objection, the Senate Amendments<\/a> are agreed to and the amendment is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Katko i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 21 2 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report. The clerk a bill to require the implementation of a redress process and review of the Transportation Security Administration<\/a>s intelligencebased screening rules for Aviation Security<\/a> and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york, mr. Katko and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Katko i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Katko i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Katko this legislation seeks to expand the department of Homeland Security<\/a>s Traveler Redress Inquiry Program<\/a> tore assist travelers who have been repeatedly screened. The trips process provides redress to individuals who have been placed on the nofly list. However, for reasons unknown, they could be selected for enhanced screening without the opportunity to correct the record if they feel this is due to an error. This came to an attention that an individual who works for a Nonprofit Organization<\/a> alerted the committee that he had been ubject to enhanced patdowns every time he traveled. He twice submitted inquiries to the department of Homeland Security<\/a> through the trips process, he couldnt obtain information why he was getting flagged as a potential security threat. As you can imagine this can cause a great deal of stress and worry for someone who feels they have been targeted by the u. S. Government. After continually prodding t. S. A. By my staff, this individual, a u. S. Citizen was cleared by Homeland Security<\/a> and able to travel hasslefree. This is not an isolated case. A member of the Committee Staff<\/a> was repeatedly selected for enhanced screening on multiple flights after traveling to the middle east. When my staff was in this case, the staffer was flagged for enhanced screening due to erroneous information that was entered. As these demonstrate, Homeland Security<\/a> needs to establish a formal mechanism to handle these cases. My legislation requires the department to do just that. I thank congressman king and congresswoman Watson Coleman<\/a> for their Bipartisan Legislation<\/a>. I thank the speaker for allowing consideration of the bill and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. And i reserve. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 313 2182 and yield myself such time as i 2132 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. The american flying public has seen many changes in how Aviation Security<\/a> is handled since the devastating morning of september 11, 2001. Among the most prominent changes has been the screening of passengers named against a socalled nofly list. That contains information on tens of thousands of people who are deemed by our intelligence and Law Enforcement<\/a> community as threats to aviation. H. R. 2132 seeks to ensure a traveler who has repeatedly received enhanced security screening at Transportation Security Administration<\/a> checkpoints, and believe they have wrongly been identified as posing a threat to Aviation Security<\/a>, can receive timely redress from the department of Homeland Security<\/a>s travelers redress Inquiry Program<\/a> or d. H. S. Trips program. This bill directs t. S. A. To ensure that an individual who has received enhanced screening from t. S. A. More than three times in a 60day period can address can access the departments redress process. This bipartisan bill, which was unanimously approved by the Homeland Security<\/a> committee on may 3, is informed by the committees oversight finding. As such, i support the bill and urge my colleagues to join me in passing this measure, to increase transparency and accountability on behalf of travelers. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i have no other speakers. If the gentleman has no other speakers, im prepared to close once the gentleman does. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. As the gentleman from new york has indicated he is also. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. H. R. 2132, the travelers redress improvement traveler redress improvement act of 2017, would improve d. H. S. s redress processes for passengers who have repeatedly been selected for enhanced security screening. And feel that theyve been wrongly identified as posing a threat to Aviation Security<\/a>. While t. S. A. Has a duty to protect classified and Sensitive Information<\/a> from those who wish to do us harm, we must ensure t. S. A. s operations are , as they can be to the vast majority of passengers who are trying to travel with as little stress as possible. Id like to thank subcommittee chairman katko and Ranking Member<\/a> Watson Coleman<\/a> for their long and enduring work on this bill. I urge my colleagues to support the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, before i close, i want to note briefly that this is yet another bill thats come out of Homeland Security<\/a> thats been done so in a purely bipartisan manner. I think that serves as an example all of congress can abide by going forward. And getting things done. Big issues and small. And theres no small issues when it comes to terrorism. But we seem to be united in our quest to make this country as safe as we can. Im proud to be part of that committee with that i urge my colleagues once again to support committee. With that i urge my colleagues once again to support the bill as amended and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is wills how the suspend the rules and pass will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Those 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, mott motion the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i move the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 625 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 625. A bill to provide for joint reports by relevant federal agencies to Congress Regarding<\/a> incidents of terrorism and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Katko thank you, mr. Speaker. Congress has an obligation to ensure that our National Counterterrorism<\/a> programs and policies are as effective as possible. At every opportunity we should assess gaps and weaknesses and work to find out opportunities for improvement. For example, the committees investigation into the 2013 tragic Boston Marathon<\/a> bombings revealed a series of weaknesses we have worked to correct. And many other recent attacks, including the San Bernardino<\/a> and garland shootings, the Orlando Pulse Night Club<\/a> attack, and other small scale plots have each prompted review and reflection and action. The report act will provide valuable assistance in this work by requiring the department of Homeland Security<\/a> in the coordination with other appropriate federal officials to submit a report to congress on incidents of terrorism within one year of completion of the investigation. Is importantly this report will provide congress with the facts of the incident, a review of the security gaps, and recommendations to improve Homeland Security<\/a> efforts. As the committee has learned over the years, it can often be a challenge to obtain timely and comprehensive sharing of information by the executive branch in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. While perhaps understandable, the report act offered by congressman aguilar will help ensure that congress receives the information it needs. This is a valuable addition and i encourage my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, i thank congressman aguilar for introducing this important legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from mississippi is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 625, the reporting efficiency to proper officials in response to terrorism act of 2017. And yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the report act creates an important new congressional oversight process with respect to incidents of terrorism on u. S. Soil. H. R. 625 requires the department of Homeland Security<\/a>, the department of justice, the f. B. I. , and as appropriate the National Counterterrorism<\/a> center to submit an unclassified report which may be accompanied by a classified annex to congress within a year of the completion of an investigation of an act of terrorism. The report to Congress Must<\/a> outline the facts and information related to the terrorist act. But may also discuss National Security<\/a> gaps that come to light in the investigation, that may be addressed by changes in Law Enforcement<\/a> practices or changes in the law. The gentleman from california, the guilar, introduced report act to ensure that this body has the benefit of learning long after the press attention has moved to other matters the facts surrounding terrorist ins debits. The legislation incidents. The legislation is informed by the gentlemans experience as a representative for San Bernardino<\/a>, california, which of course was a target of a vicious december, 2015, attack, that resulted in the deaths of 14 innocent victims. I would note that in order to protect any Ongoing Investigation<\/a> or prosecution, the congressional notification can be waived if doing so presents a danger or interference to any ongoing terrorist investigation. As cosponsor of h. R. 625, i strongly believe that this legislation will enhance our ability as members of congress to help heal our communities after an attack. And help prevent future terrorist attacks to keep americans safe. With that i urge my house colleagues to support this Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i have no other speakers. If the gentleman from mississippi has no other speakers, im prepared to close once the gentleman does. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. Aguilar. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Aguilar thank you, mr. Speaker. I appreciate mr. Katko and mr. Thompson being here. I rise in support of the reporting efficiency to proper officials in response to terrorism act. The report act. I introduced the report act a year after the San Bernardino<\/a> terrorist attack. Our community has seen more than its fair share of gun violence. But this terrorist mass shooting claimed 14 lives and injured another 22 people. And shook my community. In the days and weeks after, we pledged to do all we could to prevent another attack like this from happening ever again. This is what this bill seeks to do. The report act requires the department of Homeland Security<\/a> to submit a report to congress when a terror attack occurs in the United States<\/a>. Under the bill, the secretary of Homeland Security<\/a>, in coordination with the United States<\/a> attorney general, the federal bureau of investigation, and the head of the National Counterterrorism<\/a> center, will produce a report detailing the attack and how to prevent future attacks. The idea is to have a uniform afteraction report, following a terrorist attack here in the United States<\/a>. There is currently no legal requirement to create such a report. Specifically, this will help guide policy recommendations for lawmakers to make our communities safer and to prevent the next San Bernardino<\/a> or boston or new york or atlanta. Or orlando. Mr. Speaker, this is a bipartisan bill. It also has the support of regional leaders in my community impacted by acts of terror. And it has been endorsed by my regions Law Enforcement<\/a> community, the San Bernardino<\/a> police chief, and the San Bernardino<\/a> county sheriff. The chief and sheriff are my communitys Law Enforcement<\/a> leaders who led the heroic response on december 22, 2015, and stopped the violent rampage, preventing further loss of life. The report act is a commonsense bill that will empower lawmakers to the facts they need thwart future attacks of terror. This bill is for the 14 kill and 22 injured in San Bernardino<\/a> killed and 22 injured in San Bernardino<\/a>. It is for my community and every u. S. City touched by these heinous acts of terrorism. We can and must Work Together<\/a> to protect our homeland. I believe this is a smart, bipartisan step to achieve that. Thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york, mr. Katko, is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, again, i have no other speakers and am prepared to close once the gentleman from mississippi is ready. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york reserves. The gentleman from mississippi is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, i further speakers and am prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, h. R. 625 is an important piece of legislation that has strong support on both sides of the aisle. Effective communication and unitive effort is critical immediately following a terrorist attack. It is our duty as members of congress to give the Law Enforcement<\/a> space to do their investigation, but then when the facts are known, to get them and then use that knowledge to inform policymaking. H. R. 625 seeks to do just that. As such, i encourage my colleagues to support h. R. 625 and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Katko mr. Speaker, i once again urge my colleagues to support h. R. 625 as amended and i 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. 625, as amended. Those 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 n the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from washington seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution<\/a> 392. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 1873. To amend the federal land policy and Management Act<\/a> of 1976. To enchance the reliability of the electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on federal lands by facilitating Vegetation Management<\/a> on such lands. And providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 1654, to authorize the secretary of the interior to coordinate federal and state permitting processes related to the construction of new surface water storage projects on lands under the jurisdiction of the secretary of the interior and the secretary of agriculture, and to designate the bureau of reclamation as the lead agency for permit processing and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 2847 by the yeas and nays. H. R. 2866 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Remaining electronic votes will be conduct as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business<\/a> is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from indiana to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2847 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2847. A bill to make improvements to the john h. Chafee foster care independent program and related provisions. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States<\/a> 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 pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 391, the nays are eight. Twiffereds 2 3, the rules are 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The Unfinished Business<\/a> is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Kelly, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2866 as amended on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2866, a bill to review and improve licensing standards for placement in a relative foster family home. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. 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<\/a> 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 pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 382 and the nays are 19. 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 pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, the chair will postponeon additional motions on which the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected, the house will resume on postponed questions at a later time. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The house will be in order. Members, please take your seats and take your conversations off the floor. He house will be in order. Members, please take your conversations off the floor. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2283 as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk a bill to amend the Homeland Security<\/a> act of 2002 to improve morals within the department of Homeland Security<\/a> work force by confering new responsibilities to the chief Human Capital<\/a> officer establishing a Steering Committee<\/a>, requiring action plans and Award Program<\/a> and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the entleman from florida, mr. Rutherford and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson will be recognized for 20 minutes. Mr. Rutherford i ask five legislation five days for members to include extraneous remarks. I yield myself such time as i may consume. I rise in strong support of h. R. 8 , according to the federal Employee Viewpoint<\/a> survey, d. H. S. Improved three Percentage Points<\/a> from 53 in 20125 to 56 . However since its inception,. H. S. Has had low employ satisfaction and remains last. Ccordingly, the defense of department has to 50 in 2016. Former secretary johnson attributed to this to the Steering Committee<\/a> and in strengthening employee morale. H. R. 228 seeks to codify many of these efforts. The purpose of 228 is to amend the Homeland Security<\/a> of 2002 to improve morale within the department of Homeland Security<\/a> work force by confering new responsibilities to the chief of the capital officer and establishing a Steering Committee<\/a> requiring action plans and authorizes an an Award Program<\/a>. Security of our homeland depends on efficient and dedicated individuals who feel empowered in the workplace. Mr. Speaker, i thank mr. Thompson for introducing this legislation and working on a bipartisan manner on it. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. And i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from mississippi is recognized. Mr. Thompson i rise in support of h. R. 2283, the department of Homeland Security<\/a> morale recognition learning and engagement act of 2017 and yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson mr. Speaker, since its inception in 2003, the department of Homeland Security<\/a> has faced a number of challenges, one of the most prominent being managing a work force of more than 240,000 employees. Im pleased to see after six straight years of decline, d. H. S. Employee engagement and participation has improved by three Percentage Points<\/a> in the survey. However, d. H. S. Ranks the lowest of employee morale. It has been a personal call of mine to increase morale and find ways to move the department in a positive direction. My legislation, the d. H. S. Morale act does just that. Leadership development and rotational opportunities as well as an Employee Engagement<\/a> Steering Committee<\/a>. H. R. 2283 authorizes an annual employee Award Program<\/a> to recognize employees who make significant contributions to the departments pping operations. It adds transparency and fairness to d. H. S. s disciplinary process by directing an independent departmentwide review of how discipline is reviewed. This legislation, which is cosponsored by every democratic member of the committee has received support by the labor organization. I ask unanimous consent that letters of support on the American Federation<\/a> of government employees, the National Board<\/a> of council and the National Employees<\/a> council be included. This is a positive message to the d. H. S. Work force that their contributions are valid and they have not been forgotten as they endured new stresses and challenges under the trump administration. I urge passage and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from florida is recognized. I have no other speakers at this time. If the gentleman from mississippi has no other speakers im prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from flarl reserves. Mr. Thompson i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. My legislation is intended to advance greater Employee Engagement<\/a>, Leadership Development<\/a> and Work Force Planning<\/a> at the department of Homeland Security<\/a>. This legislation seeks to equip d. H. S. Leaders such as the chief Human Capital<\/a> officer with the necessary tools to promote Employee Engagement<\/a>, learning and morale. This was he unanimously approved on may 3 and this is why it has wide bipartisan support. Given the plurelt of the d. H. S. Mission and scares availability of resources, it is essential that the d. H. S. Work force be prioritized as they are responsible for carrying out a diverse range of programs. I urge passage of h. R. 2283 and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Mr. Rutherford i once again urge my colleagues to support h. R. 2283 as amended and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2283. Hose in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion, the rule is suspended and the bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from seek recognition . Mr. Rutherford i move the house suspend the rules pass h. R. 2190 as amended. The clerk h. R. 21 0 a bill to amend the huret of 2002 to direct the undersecretary of management for the department of Homeland Security<\/a> to make certain improvements of managing the Real Property<\/a> portfolio and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida, mr. Ruther fd and the gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson, each will control 20 minutes. Mr. Rutherford i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Rutherford i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Rutherford thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of h. R. 2190. Despite being the nations Third Largest<\/a> federal department, the department of Homeland Security<\/a> continues to struggle with challenges from its integration of 22 different federal departments and agencies. One example of these challenges is the departments management of its real estate portfolio. D. H. S. Faces 2 billion to occupy 100 million square feet of space. Lack of Property Management<\/a> processes have further intensified the problem. Collaboration is important in these instances and doing thumbprint. We mandate the development of the Real Property<\/a> strategies that focus on consolidated leases. It gives the undersecretary for management oversight tools to ensure the properties are being managed efficiently. Another important part of this legislation is outlining of responsibilities for the chief facilities to achieve cost savings. As we have seen from the twoyear majority staff investigation, increased accountability is needed for d. H. S. To more effectively focus on its mission on securing the homeland while saving taxpayer funds. Improving the operations and promoting efficiencies within the Real Property<\/a> portfolio is an issue that the department should work on. It is commonsense legislation and i urge my colleagues support and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from mississippi, mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson i rise in support f h. R. 2190, streamlininging d. H. S. Overhead act of 2017 and i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Thompson each year, the department of Homeland Security<\/a> spends nearly onefourth of its entire budget on acquisition. They have a vast assets and Real Property<\/a>. Given the importance of these, it is essential that d. H. S. Manage its Real Property<\/a> investment efficiently and effectively. This legislation establishes a chief and logistics officer not only to oversee Real Property<\/a> and see how the properties are managed. It requires a fiveyear recommendingal Real Property<\/a> strategy to pinpoint opportunities to reduce overhead costs or consolidation efforts. This bipartisan bill was approved unanimously by the committee on Homeland Security<\/a> on may 3. With that, i urge passage of h. R. 2190 and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida is recognized. I have no other speakers, if the gentleman has no other speakers, im prepared to close once the gentleman does. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from mississippi. I am prepared to close, i yield myself such time as i may consume. Rise in support of h. R. 219 , enactment of this legislation convey ours interest in ensuring the department makes smart choices when it comes to managing its vast Real Estate Property<\/a> portfolio. With that, i urge passage of h. R. 2190 and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from florida is ecognized. I urge my colleagues to adopt the bill as amended and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is pass and without objection the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlelady from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise tonight to recognize george logostades, chairman and c. E. O. Of the libra group, a private organization in my Congressional District<\/a> thats dedicated to bolstering local communities through education and business programs. George is a visionary who recognizes the value of promoting startup businesses as a catalyst for financial selfsufficiency, economic development, and job creation. In 2015, george created the american entrepreneurship award, a nonprofit with one goal in mind, to make prix enterprise accessible to every Underserved Community<\/a> across our nation. This friday, june 23, george will host a. E. A. s annual awards ceremony in our home city of miami where george will announce the winners of the 2017 Business Plan<\/a> competition from miami and the brn,. The awardees will receive a cash prize as well as vital consultation and mentorship to get their new Business Ventures<\/a> off the ground. Id like to thank george for his leadership in promoting innovation and i look forward to his future success as well as the a. E. A. s. Thank you so much, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman from illinois is recognized for ne minute. Mr. Speaker, the Health Care Bill<\/a> the Senate Leadership<\/a> is writing has not been subjected to any public hear Organization Debate<\/a> and to this day the contents of the bill remain a secret. This bill is being written by 13 men, republican men, an because it is being written in secret, only those in the room have a say. Under normal circumstances, every senator would have the chance to read and debate a ill. Mr. Krishnamoorthi but these are not normal circumstances. As they shape our health care behind closed door, no woman has a seat at the table, no democrat has a seat at the table and 77 of americans dont have a seat at the dont have a representative at the table. They thought no one would notice. They will be proven wrong. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman seek reck snigs . Without objection, the gentleman is recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized. I rise to recognize alzheimers and brain awareness month. Alzheimers is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States<\/a> and more than five million americans are currently living with it. Every 66 seconds someone in the United States<\/a> cultivates the disease. Its not only deadly but its also costly. Alzheimers as well as other forms of dementia cost the nation roughly 259 billion annually and our communities are stepping up. Last year i joined the walk to end alzheimers event at target field where more than 12,000 people turned out for the cause. Its this passion thats led to initiatives like the alzheimers breakthrough act of which im a cosponsor. Mr. Paulsen this is an important step in finding a cure through publicprivate partnerships to pursue Different Research<\/a> opportunities. We are at a reflection point, important reflection point for alzheimers research. The more commitment we put forward, the more progress well make in finding a cure. While we have made significant progress we wont be satisfied until a cure has been found. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize the st. Pete pride parade for its significance to pinellas county, florida and the lgbt community. Every year for 12 years its brightened the streets of my hometown, leaving joy, love and equality in its wake. Its become one of the largest pride celebrations in the country. Hosting over 200,000 attendees last year alone. All possible thanks to our large, diverse, lgbtq community. And city leadership that understands this community is a source of our strength. As we mark one year since the 49 souls were taken from us at the pulse nightclub in orlando, this pride is much more than a celebration. Its a vibrant act of strength. For a community that has endured persecution simply for being who hey are and who they love. As st. Pete looks forward to the celebration this weekend, i wish the Community Happy<\/a> pride. Be loud and be proud because were proud of you. I yield back. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize the professional accomplishments of paul escola who served diligently as the executive director of pennsylvania Forest Products<\/a> since 2002. Hes been instrumental in working closely with the Forest Products<\/a> industry he worked to put the commonwealth in a good position and today pennsylvania is the leading hardwood lumber producing state in the nation. In 2015, paul was the recipient rothrock eph t. Conservationist of the year award. Never before has the award been presented who served in a capacity similar to pauls. For the four years before he took the helm at the Forest Products<\/a> association, he served as executive director of the pennsylvania Hardwood Development<\/a> council. On behalf of the people of pennsylvania i want to recognize paul for all hes done for the commonwealth of pennsylvania. Were deeply grateful for your deadation and knowledge, paul. Thank you, my friend. Mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. I rise in recognition of World Refugee<\/a> day. We are facing the worst refugee crisis in history, with over 65 million refugees, half of them are children. When i served on active duty in the u. S. Air force, i participated in operation pacific haven, the u. S. Military went into northern iraq, we extracted thousands of kurdish refugees, brought them to Anderson Air Force<\/a> base in guam and sent most of them to the United States<\/a>. We saved their lives and to this day, the kurds remain one of americas strongest allies. Helping refugees is not only the moral thing to do, it help os help ours National Security<\/a>. Thats why im honored to introduce Bipartisan Legislation<\/a> with representative roslehtinen to promote the health, savity and well being of refugees. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Poe north korea released tto warmbier last week after seven months imprisonment and torture. He returned home in a coma, never again to speak or see his parents. Yesterday, he died. Murdered, actually. From brain damage because of the korean beatings that he endured. North korea had humiliated him for allegedly stealing a progovernment pla card, forcing him to peculiarly beg for forgiveness. These are the tactics of terrorists. We need to ramp up the pressure on north korea. Three other americans are still being held in north korea for apparent political reasons. We must prioritize saving their lives. Its time to call it like it is. Designate north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Doing so would isolate the country and public he categorize north korea with many other rogue nations. The house has already passed my bill to designate north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Now the senate needs to do the same. Little kim has american blood on his hands. Give him and his outlaw regime the designation it deserves a terrorist state. Thats just the way it is. Ill yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Without objection the gentleman s recognized for one minute. Mr. Payne mr. Speaker, when President Trump<\/a> calls your Health Care Legislation<\/a> mean and coldhearted, you know that its time to reconsider your approach to the Nations Health<\/a> care system. The president was referring, of course, to the housepassed trumpcare legislation which pulls the rug from under millions of americans, raising their costs, gutting their protections, and for many, taking away their coverage. While we do not know the extent of the damage of the senates republican secret health bill would cause, we do know its consequences would be disastrous. We do know, for instance, that the Senate Republicans<\/a> plan to cut essential Health Benefits<\/a> and destroy the medicaid expansion. Trumpcare is fundamentally flawed. Higher costs, less coverage, fewer protections, that is the gift from the Republican Party<\/a> to the American People<\/a>. The bill would also destroy millions of jobs, nearly 14,000 jobs, in my state of new jersey next year alone. Trumpcare is an ugly bill being advanced through an ugly process. Senate republicans can hide the details from their bill but they cannot hide that simple fact from the American People<\/a>. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady rom new york seek recognition . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor World Refugee<\/a> day, a day thats special to the famous city of utica, new york, in the herd of the 22nd Congressional District<\/a> a place ive represented and lived my entire life. It was recognized as home to refugees and im honored to be part of this great tradition in utica. In quite an unusual portion of my background, i had the opportunity to spend time in the former yugoslavia. Ms. Ten nee i also was the ms. Tenney i was the only employee at the yugoslav they broke up in the 1990s. I was instrumental in helping to bring a number of yugoslav refugees to utica, new york, and im pleased i was able to have the opportunity with my Family Business<\/a> to create the first bosnian newspaper in utica. Today the bosnian refugees make up one of the largest bosnian, if not the largest bosnian Refugee Community<\/a> in the nation. Theyve done a wonderful job in utica in successfully starting businesses and contributing greatly to our community along with many other refugees. I want to take this moment to recognize utica and thank our tremendous bosnian refugees for their contributions to our nation and especially to our communities because without them we would never see the prosperity an growth weve seen in our Small Business<\/a> community, from their ingenuity and kindness and generosity to us. For that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. Mr. Johnson the United States<\/a> has welcomed refugees. To escape religious persecution and imminent death. They seek refuge and safety. We should be the last to perpetrate an environment that causes them to live in a state of terror right here in america. Georgia. T clarkston, it is referred to as the most diverse square mile in america. Are taxpayers and they get jobs and selfsufficient within six months. The great diversity and cultural richness that they bring to our communities has been the 4th district a better place to live, work and play. Today, we should stand to send a message we should continue our work to support receive few depees as they boost economies and croibt to our economies with their unique and enriching cultures. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, right now mr. Veasey we are facing one of he greatest humanitarian crisis, the United Nations<\/a> high commissioners has reported over 65 million are displaced due to war, famine, persecution or human rights. And we should resist to close our doors while they need our support. The United States<\/a> Refugee Program<\/a> has resettled three million refugees. Was honored to bring one of those. Her family were forced out of their home in syria and spending months in a jordanian camp, they resettled in texas. They resettled and rebuilding their lives while contributing to our country and economy just like refugees before them. We can both protect the American People<\/a> and stepped our hand to people who need it. Let us not forget that fact, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Permission to douse for one minute and revise and extend. Tonchingtonching i rise to share soling facts on the United States<\/a> Refugee Resettlement<\/a> program. It is a small expression of American Values<\/a> and founding principles and just as important, it makes us safer. Refugees go through vetting that is extreme. If there is any doubt, he or she is not admitted. The progress is so rigorous, there hasnt been an attack since it became law in 1980. Americans across our great country support resettlement and we are leading the call for america to stand by her principles and shelter the fleeing victims of our enemies including the catholic charities. It speaks to American Values<\/a> of strength, inclusiveness and compassion. New yorkers have played a vital role and they are contributing to communities. The United States<\/a> committee for resettle as helped to from ukraine, iraq and the congo, just to name a few. They are single mothers seeking a better lives. Others are fleeing war and persecution. We have the strength, the means and the capacity to welcome these refugees with open arms. Let us stand with these huddled masses as a beacon around the world. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk leaves of absence requested for mr. Could rea, mr. Cummings of maryland from june 12 through june 23, ms. Gabbard,. Lewis of georgia and mr. Apolitano from june 20 through 23. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The requests are granted. Under the speakers announced you of january 6, 2013, are recognized as the designee of the majority leader. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise this evening with my colleagues from upstate new york to discuss a matter that is important to all the people throughout new york state but particularly those who reside in new york state. Mr. Faso new york state is one of the few states in america that requires a portion of its share of medicaid costs, which is health care for the poor and the elderly, its share of medicaid costs. It has been 51 years that new york state since the days of governor rockefeller that new york state created this burden on the taxpayers in our state. In fact, in the entire United States<\/a> of america, there is 9. 5 billion being spent by local governments on medicaid costs which demvirt sri every state are paid for by the state. But in new york state, our taxpayers pay 7. 2 billion of hat 9. 5 billion mandated by new york state, mandated by albany. The property taxpayers, homeowners and commercial taxpayers, pay over 2. 2 billion each year in property taxes in mandated costs over which the county governments have no control whatsoever. Tonight, mr. Speaker, i rise and im pleased to have organized this special order with my colleagues from new york state toe discuss this dire situation that our taxpayers endure and what our recommended solution is. Mr. Speaker, and our colleagues, including cessful in a provision which would eliminate this burden or local homeowners. It would improve the real estate values in our state and one more reason for people to stay in new york rather than to flee from new york. The thing i hear in the 19th district in the catskills is that their kids and grandchildren are being driven out of state and driven out of state because of high property taxes. One of the reasons is the new york state medicaid mandate. Ith mr. Collins, mr. Reed, mr. Zeldin, we were successful in including a provision that would eliminate this burden on local homeowners and require them to do what the 49 states do is to take control of its own medicaid system. And just here next to me, you can see in the 11 counties that i represent in the midhudson and catskills, over 224 million a year is coming out of homeowners pockets, coming out of commercial real estate owners pockets and going to pay for albanys costs. We are ending that under the provision that i have authored zeldin, collins and mr. Because we know that this burden is unjust and uncalled for. Im delighted at this time to yield such time as he may consume to my colleague from western new york, from the Southern Tier<\/a>, mr. Reed. Mr. Reed i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank mr. Faso and mr. Collins for their leadership on this issue. You know, mr. Speaker, in my district, the 2rd, Congressional District<\/a> where we saddle the border of the state of pennsylvania, when you talk about the tax burden that is placed on my hardworking residents that are struggling and trying to pay utility bills and trying to pay for food on their tables and try to take care of their families and put kids through schools, when you talk about a tax burden that is driven by the medicaid shift, at our county level, a very unique circumstance, to the tune of 145 million a year in each of the counties i represent, that type of burden is not sustainable. And i thank the leadership of mr. Collins for looking for a solution in the American Health<\/a> care act that will alleviate that and will shift the burden from our hardworking citizens in western new york back to where it be longs. To our State Capitol<\/a>. Our State Capitol<\/a> where they have mandated under the federal Medicaid Program<\/a>, every service that is authorized under the program. Where you see numbers. In new york state, where we enrollee versus drk take a california, another state that has expanded Medicaid Services<\/a> at 2,500. In new york state, our average costs are 44 in medicaid spending than the national average. And then you look at small things but do add up. Services that are rurmed at the mile. 2. 20 a every hardworking member know if they submit a reimbursement for their employer and try to get reimbursement, they are getting cents. Or 53. 5 that money adds up. And you see a Medicaid Program<\/a> hat is with waste, fraud and abuse. Our counties cannot address that waste, fraud and abuse. It can only be done in our State Capitol<\/a>. I think its only right that we put the burden on the State Capitol<\/a> that has the ability to address these issues and deal with this burden and implement solutions. If our governor so chooses to make this type waste, fraud and abuse, thats his choice. Shouldnt put it on our residents backs to the dune of 145 million of taxpayer dollars that they have no ability to address at the local level. I remember a story from one of our First Responders<\/a>. Our only firefighter who came in and talked about the voluntary Ambulance Service<\/a> where they would call for services and claim to be experienceing a medical emergency and delivered the paret to the hospital, that same patient would refuse services so they could go to the maul across the street. An ambulance that is paid for. We dont mind helping people out. When you put a burdenen and dont give us the ability to address these concerns, thats wrong. And what this amendment does and im proud to support it and stand with my colleagues and put the burden where it needs to be in our State Capitol<\/a> and let our governor own this and hopefully wise up and deal with it and take that burdenen. Thank you for your leadership. And we are behind you. You raise a timely point and the fact is the level of government that designs the program that confers the benefit that says who is eligible is the level of government has to go to its sit accepts and say we need to raise the revenue. It is wholly different. What new york does is say, heres the benefit and shift part of the cost of that benefit to taxpayers to the homeowners, to the property taxpayers and their county governments have nothing to say how that government is administered. They have to send the bill to albany and we are seeking to address. And at this point, i would like to yield such time as he may consume to our friend from erie county, mr. Collins. Mr. Collins i rise as a proud cospon or they have of the act represented introduced by representative john faso. I am working to provide tax relief to my constituents which is why, represent which is why representative faso and i worked to include a similar measure in the Affordable Health<\/a> care act. I urge the senate and leader mcconnell to include that measure in their Health Care Bill<\/a>. The state of new york saddles its residents with the highest overall tax burden in the nation. A main drive over this remains new yorks consistently exorbitant property taxes, a symptom of irresponsible governing from albany. Governor cuomo continues to rely on new york counties to foot the bill from new york states outrageous cadillac medicaid plan which costs, for each recipient, 44 more than the national average. The governor essentially runs up a tab and then demands that the counties find a way to pay the bill. This is an unconscionable shift of costs. The intensity of government that spends the entity of government that spends taxpayers money should be the entity that pays the bill. Instead, Governor Cuomo<\/a> wants this to continue shielding his outrageous spending and keeping his actions from public scrutiny. The governors slight of hand costs the eight counties i represent over 47 over 470 million a year. My home county of erie, almost 204 million a year. Nearly 3 of the total county property tax. The property tax reduction act will end this outrageous cost shift. Hold Governor Cuomo<\/a> accountable for the states medicaid spending, and deliver muchneeded tax relief to the Hardworking Taxpayers<\/a> in my district. I want to thank my friend and colleague, mr. Faso, for introducing this bill and i urge my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. Mr. Faso thank you, mr. Speaker, mr. Collins, i very much appreciate your strong support as a former executive in erie county, you had the experience of having to write the check every month to albany for a program and services you had no control over. I very much appreciate. One of the ironies here is that new york state with 19 Million People<\/a> spends more on its medicaid system than texas than texas and florida combined. Those two states have more than double our population and yet we spend more than those two states, texas and florida, combined. Its no wonder so many new yorkers have fled to places like texas and florida through the years. So i appreciate mr. Kohl i appreciate, mr. Collins, your consistent leadership on this issue from the time you were a county executive in erie county. Mr. Collins we should put it in perspective because new york spends too much on everything. Florida has more people than new york. Fles entire budget is 80 million for an entire year. New york work fewer people has a budget of 160 million. Double florida. A point ive tried to make when you see what the position of new york is, there was a day new york had 45 members of congress. Congress is apportioned by population. Today we have fallen from 45 to 27. We have lost 40 of our representation in new york because of the high tax burden. And i know sure as im standing here well lose another seat, possibly two, in the census coming up in 2020. Contrast that to florida who doesnt have an income tax, has much lower property taxes, half they have budget of new york. When we had 45, they had Seven Members<\/a> of congress. 45 ver sis seven. Today they also have 27. In the next census theyll grow to 28 or 29. You almost cant make this up. Certainly the property tax burden is the big thing that drives these people out of new york state. They want to live there. People want their kids to be there. There was a day in erie county, i was the county executive, we had 1. 25 Million People<\/a> in erie county in 1978, 1973. Were down to 900,000. Forget about relative growth. We have actually lost 25 of our absolute population other the last 40 years because of the high tax burden in new york. So much so they coined the phrase of our airport they called thit erunway of tears. Because the parents were atching their children and grandchildren fly off to florida, to north carolina, to other states where there were jobs and opportunity. The runway of tears. Anything we can do to help reduce that tax burden in new york, to let our kids come home, be able to afford to live in new york state, maybe one day again we will be the empair state. So thank you for your leadership on this, certainly im going to be fighting side by side with you and the other new yorkers to get this through. Thank you very much. Mr. Faso thank you, mr. Collins. The fact of the matter is is that new york has driven away is many people. In my 19th Congressional District<\/a>, every single county has lost population. In the last phi years. And School District<\/a> populations are down. 30 , 40 . Part of the reason is because lack of jobs and high property taxes. What were simply saying there should be accountability. When i ran for office last year, i promised the people of my district i would introduce a measure because then people would say, how can the federal government get involved in this question . And the reason is is because the federal law authorized the states to impose part of their costs on the counties, or on the local governments, and the fact is only new york state did it to the degree that new york did. Thats why its going to require us to amend the federal legislation to preclude new york from doing this and were giving albany 2 1 2 years to reform their program, to eliminate waste, make other priorities in its spending. Theres no reason for cuts to hospitals or Nursing Homes<\/a> as Governor Cuomo<\/a> has alleged, falsely. What he needs to do is take full responsibility for this program, as most of the governors in the 49 other states do, and then we will be able to relieve this burden on our local homeowners. Now im pleased to turn to my distinguished colleague from central new york, ms. Tenney, also elected with me in 2016 for her comments on this important matter. Ms. Tenney thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker, thank you, congressman faso for your leadership and the great comments from congressman collins in the western new York District<\/a> for coming up with this , this really great piece of legislation. Its no secret that new york residents pay among the highest taxes in the nation. Combined state and local taxes consume over 13 of the average household income. Decades of tax and spend policies have depleted the wallets of hardworking middle class families, force maryland Small Business<\/a>es including family farms, once a dra a tradition in new york, into foreclosure and into closure, and driven people away from our state this led to the worst Business Climate<\/a> in the country. Small businesses which create over 0 of the new jobs face the threat of extinction in new york. Year after year, new york continues to be ranked the highest in outmigration in the nation. Nearly 200,000 people left the empire state and two of the worst hit regions, the Mohawk Valley<\/a> and the Southern Tier<\/a> are in my district. The two largest cities now district, utica and binghamton, are ranked last and second to last in economic growth. Hardworking families and job creators desperately need tax relief. Im working with the republican congressional dell fwation to lead the charge by cosponsoring the property tax reduction act, sponsored by mr. Faso and mr. Collins and cosponsored by the rest of us. As a note id like to mention as a former move the state assembly, i did sponsor legislation very similar to the type of relief being proposed in this wonderful piece of legislation known as the property tax reduction act. That legislation was cosponsored in a bipartisan way with democrats who also recognized the need to change the paradigm in new york state. The property tax reduction act will bring the largest local mandate Relief Initiative<\/a> to my area in my lifetime, potentially saving taxpayers in the 2 n district more than 167 million annually in unfunded state medicaid mandates this bill relieves county governments from the burden forced upon them by albany bureaucrats led by our governor. Currently in new york state, the 2. 3 billion bout that goes toward thats taken from our local county governments and given to the state for Medicaid Program<\/a>s this amounts to about 140 million per week. In 215, Oneida County<\/a> was forced to divert more than 80 of the property tax levies to subsidize albanys bloated budget. 54. 4 million annually to cover the cost of their share of medicaid. In broom county, more than half of the countys 0 million in prosecute tax revenue, about 37 million was taken from the county last year and diverted to albany, a lots of more than, as i said, 37 million. This is money that would otherwise go to reduce property taxes, fund our schools, make muchneeded improvements to infrastructure, and support our First Responders<\/a> among many other programs that we need on the county level. Combined property and sales tax rates as a percentage of value rank many of new yorks counties among the highest tax counties in the nation with Oneida County<\/a> being ranked 19 in the latest survey. In other no other state in the county abuses its local taxpayers quite like albany does in order to fund one of the most expansive and overly generous Medicaid Program<\/a>s in the nation. If other states can provide High Quality Health Care<\/a> to vulnerable citizens without taking advantage of other taxpayers, so can new york. The imposition of over 2. 5 billion in medicaid costs is nearly seven times costlier than what counties in california pay despite having higher enrollments and expenditures. The property tax reduction act requires governor quo moe and the state to pay for the state to pay its full share. Share of the me cade program that it should be paying in full and forces onto the county and local governments this bill does not propose cuts to the programs in the 2 n district. Rather it requires albany to put its fiscal house in in orderer. In order. It requires albany to take stock of the money its been using in sending these Unfunded Mandates<\/a> to our strapped local governments. This legislation as the sponsor indicated gives the state ample time to realign the budget, to rein in out of control spending and give the taxpayers relief once and for all on the county level. If Governor Cuomo<\/a> chooses to hurt the citizens by slashing programs that upstate new yorkers want and need with a mammoth state budget that was over 152 billion this year, thats his choice, not something thats being brought on by that act. His failed leadership continues to produce budgets laden with unconstitutional executive pork and wasteful spending. In fact, lets take a look at a couple of the items. Over 370 million in albanys budget this past few years was spent on the corrupt and mismanaged Startup New York Program<\/a> which produced only a third of the promised jobs. Over 1. 3 billion in tax breaks have been handed other to hollywood filmmakers in the last two years. In all albany spends over billion in taxpayer money on a program with little results to show for it. The bill will force the state to work over a period of several years to responsibly reduce the unfair and unreasonable medicaid liability forced onto our counties. Upstate new york is in desperate need of Property Tax Relief<\/a> this bill is the first step in making a relief reality. County executives, local governments across the state voiced their support of this legislation. While hardworking new york families struggle, albany sits idly by. Thats why were taking the lead on the federal level to help revive our region and help bring business and people back to beautiful upstate new york. By giving county governments a once in a lifetime opportunity to reduce taxes, this bill will save millions in hardearned tax dollars for working families on behalf of the 22nd district. I just want to thank my colleagues for really taking the effort to bring this to the floor and showing true leadership in the face of difficult circumstances in finding a real solution, a once in a lifetime opportunity for all of us as taxpayers in new york to finally have tom relief, to grow our Business Community<\/a> and to find some kind of dineism in in our economy. I thank the sponsors, mr. Faso and mr. Collins and i yield back. Mr. Faso thank you, ms. Tenney, i appreciate your strong remarks for this reform measure. I would point out that a 2015 report from the new york state comptroller indicated 513 million in improper payments in the state medicaid prm were identify. The same report, the comptroller questioned an additional 361 million in actions. In the past decade the office of Inspector General<\/a> for the department of the the federal department of health and Human Services<\/a> found 10 specific instances in which new york state received improper federal medicaid payments in excess of 50 million with six of those instances each exceeding over 170 million apiece. So theres a lot of room in the new york state Medicaid Program<\/a> to reduce improper payments and outright fraud that we have seen and i know my colleague, ms. Tenney, from her experience in the state legislature, has seen firsthand with what what was going on with new york states medicaid system. Part of the reason this occurred is because albany was able to spend someone elses money. Its always easier to spend someone elses money. What albany has been doing for 51 years, my colleagues, 51 years albany has been shifting part of its medicaid responsibility from the state level down to the local level. And so albany was less responsible. And this wasnt a democrat or republican thing either. This happened under the republican governors, it happened under democratic governors. And its true, through the years, new york state has partially reduced the burden that was falling upon the county property taxpayers. But theyve never eliminated it. The leadership in albany today shows no sign of ever taking steps to finally eliminate this. In ms. Tenneys district, its over d 167 million 167 million in a year in Property Tax Relief<\/a>. In my district, over 224 million. Mr. Collins district, close to 400 million. These are in nassau county, over 300 million. Suffolk county, over 300 million. Westchester, over 200 million. All throughout the state of new york, outside of new york city, the property taxpayers are being crushed. Theyre being theyre being driven away. And our jobs and our economy are being driven away in part because of albanys medicaid mandate. We can change it by changing federal law. And thats what we are going to do. And weve placed this provision in the Health Care Legislation<\/a>, it is my hope and expectation that it can be included in the final legislation that is passed. But regardless, i know ms. Tenney and rest of us will be fighting very hard to make sure that we can finally eliminate this injustice. What albany does is taxation without any representation. In my district, almost half of their entire property tax levy goes to pay for balancenys medicaid cost. In another county for albanys medicaid cost. In another county, money goes for albanys medicaid costs. And they have no say over how those funds are expended, over how the program is operated. It is truly taxation without representation. Ms. Tenney, i dont know if you had anything you would like to add in conclusion. Ten ten yes ms. Tenney yes. If the gentleman would yield. I want to mention one thing that i think is really important. Both mr. Faso, congressman faso and i served as members of the state assembly in our prior to serving in congress. And one thing that we both know is that we are truly interested in helping people who are needy. It isnt about the people who are truly needy. It is about the people who are abusing the system and taking resources that are desperately needed by our seniors and by people who really are, as i said, truly needy. So this is a way of providing more resources to them without having the fraud, the abuse and waste, mismanagement from albany, and forcing albany into being more fiscally conservative, protecting our counties so we can provide those services for our communities. I want to make sure that we characterize that. Because thats something that we all care about. As people who take an oath of office. Not just to uphold our federal government, but also our federal constitution. But also our state constitution. And we take that seriously. I know that we are all committed to that end. To helping those people. But also remembering that we need to respect the taxpayers. And the taxpayers need to have proper management of their funds. I think i just want to commend you again for your work and your efforts in making sure this comes to the floor. And making sure we get this passed on the federal level. Its been a struggle for all of us. Through many years. Just having this come to reality is going to be honestly one of the greatest mandate relief packages that ive experienced in my lifetime. Im grateful and yield back. Thank you so much. As if as if i thank the gentlelady for mr. Faso i thank the gentlelady for her comments. I would close, mr. Speaker, simply by pointing out that new york state has among, depending on what the measure is, either the highest or second highest Real Property<\/a> taxes in the entire nation. We are the only state that imposes this type of burden on local homeowners, local property taxpayers. If you look at the gross amount that people pay in their real estate taxes, the down state counties, westchester, nassau, suffolk, rockland, those pay the highest in gross amount. But if you calculate the property tax burden as a percentage of the home value, the counties in upstate new york and western new york, along the Southern Tier<\/a>, in the Mohawk Valley<\/a>, and in the catskills where i live, and in the adirondacks, those counties are being crushed. Those homeowners are being crushed by the burden of real estate taxes. And a large part of that reason is this 50year mandate that started under nelson rockefeller. That has been imposed on new york homeowners. That is crushing them. That is driving them out of their homes. And this is what were intending to stop. So, mr. Speaker, my colleagues, i yield back the time and i appreciate the support of my colleagues here tonight. The speaker pro tempore does the gentleman yield back . Mr. Faso i yield back our time. The speaker pro tempore do you have does the gentleman have a motion . Mr. Faso i have a motion that the house stand in recess. Adjourn. The speaker pro tempore the motion is that the house adjourn. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The motion is adopted. Accordingly the house stands quite special elections are being held today to fill seats in georgia and south carolina. Sunday on q a. I covered politics. I got interested in political power. Books, asd of these studies in political power. But i thought, when you are minorer, i won some journalistic awards. You think you know everything. The first time robert moses started talking to me i realize i didnt know anything about power at all. Robert caro talks about his audio project on power looking at the evolution of political power in america. He shares his progress on the biography of lyndon johnson. He had compassion. Overridingn was the consideration with him. It was only when compassion and ambition coincided in the senate, he realizes if he wants to be president he has to pass the civil rights bill, he turns to this. False . Feeling not at all. All his life he wanted to help poor people, poorer people of color. Sunday night on q a. Here on cspan, an update on the Georgia Special<\/a> election. Polls closed an hour and 10 minutes ago. With 1 reporting, jon ossoff has a slim lead. 51 over the republican. We will keep you posted on the results as they come in and bring you victory and concession speeches later tonight. 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