The house is about to gavel back in. Today, lawmakers will resume debate to fund the government for the next year. This is live house kofrm here on cspan. Coverage here on cspan. Whol hearts are opened and all desires are known and no secrets are hidden, we lay before you the concerns of our hearts for peace in this world and the desires we have that ukraine would be liberated from the oppression they now endure. Nothing in all of creation is concealed from your sight. We ask, then, that you expose tyranny and reveal its true motive of power and selfpromotion. Uncover the traitors to freedom and enemies of sovereignty and convict them of their deceit. Unmask those who scheme for their own interests at the expense of their own country and have them answer for their transgressions. May all who fail to contribute to the common good, all those who thwart the ideals of freedom and democracy in ukraine be laid bear before you and may your judgment be swift. Call us all to account for our deeds, things done and left undone, the overt and contrierved, the noble and the contrierved contrived, the mobile and malicious. And align our nations and the world to your perfect will to your creation. Be merciful to us and in your holy name we pray. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentlewoman from michigan, ms. Tlaib. Ms. Tlaib thank and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore so ordered. Ms. Tlaib today i want to celebrate the Exceptional Leadership and commitment to service by phyllis j. Edwards who i warmly refer to as director edwards. She has dedicated her work to protect and advocate for the underrepresented communities within michigans 13 district strong. Specifically our Senior Citizens in detroit. Director edwards was the executive director of bridging communities in Southwest Detroit for over a decade and prior to that she was a social Service Program manager for more than 30 years within the Wayne County Department of health and human services. Her work and Proactive Community involvement has made an immensible impact on the lives of countless residents. As a long time detroit resident, her efforts to improve the quality of life for our seniors demonstrated her love and commitment and passion for communitybased work. Please join me recognizing her many outstanding contributions to michigans 13 district strong as we wish her well on the next chapter of her life. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa mr. Speaker, with the all issues people are dealing with, inflation, high cost of everything, now we have the securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule requiring small privately run family farms to produce huge volumes of climate related information to be able to then sell their products to public companies. Which is going to be nearly impossible for small farms. Inflation being driven by s. E. C. New retion. Farmers are regs. Farmers are facing an assault of increase and rises of input costs. When World Leaders are warning of coming Food Shortages, dont make it harder for farmers to do their jobs and grow food for people to use. Small family farms are struggling financially to keep their operations up and running. They dont have the funds to hire a fullscale Environmental Compliance department to meet the s. E. C. s ridiculous proposed demands. Farmers are producing more food and fiber with less inputs than ever before. The s. E. C. Needs to think about the unintended catastrophic consequences this new rule will have on our nations farmers and in turn on our food supply, which is already going to be short. We need to fight together in a bipartisan effort to combat this blatant government overreach. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Higgins unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Higgins madam speaker, under the Affordable Care act contraception is covered as essential benefit recognizing its importance to Overall Health care. Yet this essential Health Component is one of the many rights under attack by an extreme politicized Supreme Court. Congress must act now to protect the fundamental freedom of individuals to make their own decisions about Reproductive Health and family planning. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the right to contraceptive act contraception act and ensure this fundamental Health Care Benefit isnt the latest right stolen from the millions of americans who rely on it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Mr. Rose i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Rose madam speaker, inflation is at the highest rate it has been since 1981. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are spending this week passing a funding bill full of liberal initiatives that will fan the flames of the already red hot inflation tennesseans are facing due to democrats reckless spending. When will enough be enough . Madam speaker, democrats socialist spending spree includes an overall 14 increase in domestic funding. A 20 increase in the Environmental Protection agency. And a 10 increase to the f. D. A. , the same department that failed to quickly address the Baby Formula Shortage when we all knew it was coming. Borrowing more money from china, throwing it out the door, and forcing our grandchildren to pay it back only creates more problems not solve them. We need to return to our commonsense roots and end this inflationary spending now. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting no. Thank you. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Ruiz i rise today to celebrate the house passage of my bill, the desert sage utah Wellness Center access improvement act which is now on its way to the president s desk. This much needed legislation will bring a paid access road paveed access road to the desert center. It is the only operational Indian HealthService YouthTreatment Center in the entire state. It is the only place in california where native youth can receive culturally Relevant Mental Health care and Substance Use disorder treatment. Yet to get to the Center Patients and staff have to traverse a dirt road that often cracks in the heat and washes out in the rain and hinders deliveries and services. As a physician i know how crucial culturally based care is to the health and wellbeing of our communities. That is why i advocated for the construction of desert sage since day one, and why i secured funding for its completion in 2016 and why now im working to deliver safe, reliable access to this facility. I urge President Biden to sign this into law immediately to help pave the road worthy of the dignity of the people at desert sage youth Wellness Center. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to bring attention to the fact that the World Trade CenterHealth Program is facing a looming deficit of 3 billion. And in a few weeks we are going to be commemorating the 21year anniversary of 9 11. The horrific terrorist attacks, where we told firefighters, Police Officers, families who lost loved ones, and those who today are battling cancers and illness that is we would never forget and that we would stand by them and give them what they needed in their journey in this great country. Ms. Malliotakis they gave so selflessly. They put their lives on the line and so many lost their life on that dreadful day. But to this day we still have heroes who are battling these illnesses. We should not be leaving this session. We should not be leaving next week without passing this incredibly important bill. H. R. 4965, the 9 11 responder and Survivor Health funding correction act. This bill has bipartisan support. Im proud to be a prime sponsor of this bill. But we must call on the speaker of the house to bring this to the floor before we leave next week. We owe it to those who put their life on the line for our city and great country. Thank you. Pursuant to House Resolution 432 and rule 18, the chair declares the house in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further consideration of h. R. 8294. Would the the gentleman from michigan, mr. Levin, kindly take the chair. The chair the house is in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for the further consideration of h. R. 8294, which the clerk will report the title. The clerk a bill making making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2023, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose on tuesday, july 19, 2022, the sixth set of en bloc amendments offered by the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. Delauro, had been disposed of. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . Ms. Delauro mr. Chair, pursuant to House Resolution 1232, i offer amendments en bloc. The chair the clerk will designated the amendments en bloc. The clerk en bloc number 7 consisting of amendments numbered 104, 106, 107, 113, 115, 116, 123, 125, 131, 141, 142, 152, 1 a 3, 155, 156, 158, 159, 161, 164, 172, 174, 180, 181, 182, 186, 187, 188, 189, and 190 printed in part a of house report number 117420 offered by ms. Delauro of connecticut. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. Delauro, and the gentleman from florida, mr. Diazbalart, each will control 15 minutes. The chair recognizes the the gentlewoman from connecticut. Ms. Delauro mr. Chair, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The chair the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Delauro the bipartisan en bloc amendment includes 29 proposals offered by my democratic and republican colleagues. This bipartisan amendment will make changes to the Financial Services bill, the interior bill, and the military construction bill. For example, for the Financial Services bill the amendment will increase funding for Entrepreneurial Development programs by 6. 7 million. Increase funding for the truman foundation. And provide 35 million to 5 million to help prevent fentanyl overdoses. For interior the amendment will enhance activities for the preservation of historically black colleges and universities and civil rights landmarks. For military construction, the amendment will provide 1 million for grants to states and tribal organizations in establishing veterans cemeteries and support increased access to medical care for veterans. These are bipartisan proposals that we can all support and i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from florida is recognized. Mr. Diazbalart i reserve. The chair the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from connecticut. Ms. Delauro mr. Chair, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from virginia, ms. Spanberger. The chair the gentlewoman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Spanberger mr. Speaker, i stand in support of my amendment to increase funding for Suicide Prevention coordinators at the v. A. And i thank the chairwoman for her advocacy and good work on the larger bill. Last saturday the new 988 national Suicide Prevention lifeline launched. Now veterans in crisis can reach the Veterans Crisis line by calling 988 and pressing 1. This new number will allow more individuals to access help when they need it the most. And it will save lives. Due to this transition the v. A. Anticipates and crease in call volume. As much as 2. 5 times higher than last year. And we need to make sure that there are enough professionals in place at the v. A. To handle the uptick in caseload. They receive referrals from house calls providing followup care and connecting them with resources within their communities. 988 is an important step in providing Mental Health care to veterans in crisis. It is our duty to make sure there are suicide coordinateors in place. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the americans who represent the very best of our country and ensuring the success of the new 988 Suicide Prevention lifeline to all those who need it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore h. The chair the the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. Ms. Delauro we are prepared to close ms. Granger i yield back. The chair the gentlewoman from connecticut. This en bloc will make this package stronger and meet the needs of the people that we are who have entrusted in us their faith. I yield back. The chair the question is on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from connecticut. Those in favor, say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The en bloc amendments are agreed to. Ms. Granger i ask for a recorded vote. The chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from connecticut will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment number 137 printed in part a of house report 117420. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . Ms. Tlaib i have an amendment at the desk. The clerk amendment number 137 printed in house report 117420. The chair pursuant to House Resolution 1232, the gentlewoman from michigan and a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan. Ms. Tlaib i thank chair mcgovern and chairman meeks working with me and their leadership throughout this process. I would like to thank the incredible congresswoman lee to speak in support of this critical policy change and congressman crawford who submitted this change to the appropriations bill in 2017 and has been a great advocate. This is an amendment that is critical and builds on efforts by bipartisan members of the house and senate and the farm Industry Leaders across the country. As cubans face forcing them to wait in lines in hopes of finding food. My amendment, our amendment, would provide temporary relief to them ands you farm exporters by suspending of prohibiting and stepping credit to cuban food buyers. This amendment makes sense for two reasons. The cuban people are contending with significant Food Shortages by allowing cuban importers to buy Food Products on credit. We can ease and build goodwill. It is the most humane we can do right now. The amendment would help american ag producers by removing trade barriers that put them at a competitive disadvantage with countries like china and vietnam. For home state this amendment opens up a new market of 11 Million People for our farmers and for their exports. I know michigans director of ag noted that our state farmers see great opportunities for products like beans and poultry that are major staples. This is good for our cuban people and our American Farmers and please is support this amendment. And i reserve. The chair the gentlewoman reserves. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Mr. Diazbalart lets be clear, this is not the time to provide unilateral concessions to a designated state sponsor of terrorism. This amendment is a bailout for the antiamerican terrorist regime of cuba that oppresses the cuban people and undermines u. S. National security and terrorist groups. The law allows for unlimited quantities food and medicine. Thats already allowed to be sent and to be sold to cuba. What we must not do is allow the american taxpayers have them on the hook to subsidize the cuban terrorist regime. This is not the time to bail out an enemy of the United