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We ask that you come to the hidden places in our hearts. Speak to us there and teach us wisdom. Create in us clean hearts. Fill our minds with pure thoughts and holy desires. Then may we be found ready and willing to do the work you put before us. Delight in us today. May the words of our mouths and the thoughts in our heads, the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you. For your pleasure is not to be found in our performance, our spice of time and service do not impress you. But desire a contrite heart. A yielding spirit. A kind word, and gracious attitude. Lord, unlock our hearts, open our lips, that from them will pour out thankfulness and praise. Then may our joy be a blessing to those whom we encounter this day. In your gracious name we pray. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the chamber her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from nebraska, mr. Flood. Mr. Flood i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, by the direction of committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 1377 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 1304. House resolution 1377. Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 4118, to authorize the secretary of health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective communitybased Violence Reduction initiatives, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 5768, to direct the attorney general to establish a Grant Program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11762, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 3 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees; and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 6448, to direct the director of the office of Community Oriented policing services of the department of justice to carry out a Grant Program to provide assistance to Police Departments with fewer than 200 Law Enforcement officers, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11765 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 8542, to amend the Public Health service act to authorize grants to states, indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch Mental Health professionals to respond in lieu of Law Enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a Mental Illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. Mr. Mcglofn madam speaker, for the purposes purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota. Pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern yesterday the rules committee met and roorlted a rule h. Res. 1377 providing for consideration of four measures. H. R. 4118. H. R. 6448. H. R. 5768. And h. R. 8542 all under closed rules. For h. R. 4118, and h. R. 6448, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on judiciary. For each bill and motions to recommit for each measures. For h. R. 5768, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. Selfexecutes a managers amendment from chairman nad lerks and provides a motion to re nairm nadler. And provides a motion to prerecommit. 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce and motion to recommit. Madam speaker, democrats in this congress have been focused on building Safer Communities since day one. We believe that every child in america deserves the safety and security of growing up in a Community Free from violence. Trusting that the people who keep them safe will do that, regardless of the color of their skin or the zip code they live in. We believe that the need to fight crime and approve safety in our community should unite us not divide us. These are good bills that we are considering today that will make our community safer. The Mental Health justice act creates a Grant Program for states and local governments to train and dispatch Mental Health professionals to respond to emergencies that involve people with behavioral needs. The victim act, establishes a Grant Program to hire, train, and retain detectives and Victims Services personnel to investigate shootings and support victims. To break the cycle of violence act provides grants to communities for evidencebased Community Violence intervengs and prevention programs designed to interrupt cycles of violence. And the invest to protect act creates a Grant Program to provide Police Departments fewer than 125 Officers Training resources for calls involving people with Substance Use disorders. Mental health needs, or people with disabilities. I am glad that we are moving forward today. I am thankful to my colleagues who have worked on these bills. Do i want more . Of course. Will i keep fighting for us to do more . Absolutely. The truth is we still havent made meaningful gains when it comes to accountability. The house passed the George Floyd Justice in policing act. Sadly the senate has yet to act on that bill. But i dont want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. If you dont like whats in one of these bills or all of them, then you can vote against them. I strongly urge everybody on both sides of the aisle to vote yes on the rule so that we can at least move this forward and have the opportunity to debate these measures. Im confident that many of the provisions of these four bills will help save lives. But this conversation cant end here. We need to keep making our communities safer and new, innovative in imaginative way, we can start by passing this rule antiunderlying legislation. I and the underlying legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. I thank the representative and my colleague on the rules committee from massachusetts for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. And i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach this morning we are here to debate a rule providing for a series of bills that have been noticed multiple times going back as far as july. But we in the rules committee were given roughly one hour to consider the changes that have been negotiated. Negotiated internally within the majority conference with no minority input. Presumably the changes were made at the behes of the left wing defind the police activist that is unfortunately have become the loudest voice in their party. It seems to me that these bills are very transparent response to the negative reaction democrats have experienced as a result of these continued calls while crime is understandably skyrocketing. The victim act creates a new federal Grant Program to help local governments cut down on homicide and nonfatal shooting backlogs. The funds can be used for hiring and training detectives and processing personnel, upgrading or replacing investigative or evidence processing technology, and improving resources for victims and their families. First of all, these programs largely replicate existing programs managed by the department of justice. This again reminds us of why we have been called to this debate. It is not to solve a problem. It is so that by democrat colleagues can look like they are solving problems. Furthermore, programs like this would not be needed if the left had prioritized defund had not prioritized defunding the police over keeping our country citizens safe. This bill effectively bails out governments like austin, philadelphia, and rochester, new york, that decreased Police Budgets over the years. The invest to protect act expands cops Grant Programs to include Police Departments with fewer than 125 Law Enforcement officers. Funds may be used for training, body cameras, signing and retention bonus, and providing access to Mental Health services. Just to point out, there is a clause in this bill that explicitly says the attorney general can give preference to activities that have nothing to do with recruitment or rete retention. Madam speaker, the left has been actively fighting against Law Enforcement and as a result the American People are angry. They are angry about the increases in Violent Crimes across the country. They are angry about repeat offenders being released to commit even more serious crimes. They are angry that even after making these concerns clear democrats have been ignoring them in favor of extreme antipolice agenda. This is a lastditch effort for them to act like they are not deeply out of touch with the country. Coming just in time to seat results from election polling. This is an effort to sweep under the rugs that my colleagues in the majority will seek private security while simultaneously seeking to cut Police Budgets. Defunding the police is only one step towards fully dismantling Police Departments. My colleagues want to distract from the fact that even some of the most senior officials of the Biden Administration are echoing or applauding efforts to reduce budgets of Law Enforcement. Despite this hallow effort, im comfort the American People see right through this charade and see this for what it is, a political exercise. Thank you, madam speaker. I oppose the rule and ask members to do the same. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i have Great Respect for my colleague from minnesota and appreciate serving with you on the rules committee. I think the only one talking about politics here is the gentlelady from minnesota. She talks about defunding the police. The bills that are before us are Grant Programs. So im not sure what shes talking about. And if you want to talk about politics, fine. You know, lets talk about voting records. And i want to ask unanimous consent, madam speaker, to insert into the record a Washington Post article entitled 21 House Republicans vote against awarding congressional gold medal to all Police Officers who responded on january 6. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, you heard that right. 21 of our colleagues across the aisle opposed a simple bill honoring the heroes of january 6. Officers who now bear physical and psychological scars from that day because they fought to protect us and the capitol. It is disgraceful. And yet, nothing about that from the other side of the aisle in terms of just how disgraceful that was. So you can talk politics, but if you want to talk about the substance of these bills, thats what then do so and acknowledge what they are. They are bills that will help make our communities safer. They are bills that quite frankly i should also point out that i think all but one of the bills is the same as as the same as they were in july. So so im not quite sure what the fuss is over the fact that were bringing these things up right now is all about. But theyre good bills that will help make our communities safer. Look, i trust when we pass the rule some thoughtful republicans will vote on in favor of some of them or all of them. But if you dont believe this is an appropriate thing to do, then you can vote no. Thats your right. You go home and explain it to your constituents. But i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. And i believe it is two bills that are different but we can check on that. Just to make sure that we understand whats going on. To further illustrate the political charade, my colleagues in the majority have blocked any effort to include thoughtful policy Solutions Proposed by House Republicans. In rules committee i even offered a motion to consider a bill i proposed earlier this year to support our Law Enforcements efforts to train our next generation of peace officers. H. R. 7421, the Law Enforcement education Grant Program act of 2022, was a product of discussions with Minnesota State patrol officers and other members of the local community regarding the difficulty of not only hiring new officers but even finding potential recruits. Police departments across the country are experiencing a serious shortage of officers. This lack of qualified officers has led to a drastic increase in crime. We need to invest in recruiting a number of welltrained and highly educated Police Officers to help keep our communities safe. This bill provides education grants up to 400,000 per year 4,000 per year not exceeding 16,000 to a student pursuing a degree in a criminal justice or related field. The app i licant must commitmeno serving as a fouryear commitment to being a Police Officer. Be a app if an applicant fails to complete their service requirements, the grants will be converted back to a loan and the applicant will be required to pay it back. In order to ensure flexibility over what United States<\/a> of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, by the direction of committee on rules, i call up House Resolution<\/a> 1377 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 1304. House resolution 1377. Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 4118, to authorize the secretary of health and Human Services<\/a> to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective communitybased Violence Reduction<\/a> initiatives, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 5768, to direct the attorney general to establish a Grant Program<\/a> to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print<\/a> 11762, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 3 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees; and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 6448, to direct the director of the office of Community Oriented<\/a> policing services of the department of justice to carry out a Grant Program<\/a> to provide assistance to Police Departments<\/a> with fewer than 200 Law Enforcement<\/a> officers, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print<\/a> 11765 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 8542, to amend the Public Health<\/a> service act to authorize grants to states, indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch Mental Health<\/a> professionals to respond in lieu of Law Enforcement<\/a> officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a Mental Illness<\/a> or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. Mr. Mcglofn madam speaker, for the purposes purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota. Pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern yesterday the rules committee met and roorlted a rule h. Res. 1377 providing for consideration of four measures. H. R. 4118. H. R. 6448. H. R. 5768. And h. R. 8542 all under closed rules. For h. R. 4118, and h. R. 6448, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on judiciary. For each bill and motions to recommit for each measures. For h. R. 5768, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. Selfexecutes a managers amendment from chairman nad lerks and provides a motion to re nairm nadler. And provides a motion to prerecommit. 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce and motion to recommit. Madam speaker, democrats in this congress have been focused on building Safer Communities<\/a> since day one. We believe that every child in america deserves the safety and security of growing up in a Community Free<\/a> from violence. Trusting that the people who keep them safe will do that, regardless of the color of their skin or the zip code they live in. We believe that the need to fight crime and approve safety in our community should unite us not divide us. These are good bills that we are considering today that will make our community safer. The Mental Health<\/a> justice act creates a Grant Program<\/a> for states and local governments to train and dispatch Mental Health<\/a> professionals to respond to emergencies that involve people with behavioral needs. The victim act, establishes a Grant Program<\/a> to hire, train, and retain detectives and Victims Services<\/a> personnel to investigate shootings and support victims. To break the cycle of violence act provides grants to communities for evidencebased Community Violence<\/a> intervengs and prevention programs designed to interrupt cycles of violence. And the invest to protect act creates a Grant Program<\/a> to provide Police Departments<\/a> fewer than 125 Officers Training<\/a> resources for calls involving people with Substance Use<\/a> disorders. Mental health needs, or people with disabilities. I am glad that we are moving forward today. I am thankful to my colleagues who have worked on these bills. Do i want more . Of course. Will i keep fighting for us to do more . Absolutely. The truth is we still havent made meaningful gains when it comes to accountability. The house passed the George Floyd Justice<\/a> in policing act. Sadly the senate has yet to act on that bill. But i dont want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. If you dont like whats in one of these bills or all of them, then you can vote against them. I strongly urge everybody on both sides of the aisle to vote yes on the rule so that we can at least move this forward and have the opportunity to debate these measures. Im confident that many of the provisions of these four bills will help save lives. But this conversation cant end here. We need to keep making our communities safer and new, innovative in imaginative way, we can start by passing this rule antiunderlying legislation. I and the underlying legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. I thank the representative and my colleague on the rules committee from massachusetts for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. And i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach this morning we are here to debate a rule providing for a series of bills that have been noticed multiple times going back as far as july. But we in the rules committee were given roughly one hour to consider the changes that have been negotiated. Negotiated internally within the majority conference with no minority input. Presumably the changes were made at the behes of the left wing defind the police activist that is unfortunately have become the loudest voice in their party. It seems to me that these bills are very transparent response to the negative reaction democrats have experienced as a result of these continued calls while crime is understandably skyrocketing. The victim act creates a new federal Grant Program<\/a> to help local governments cut down on homicide and nonfatal shooting backlogs. The funds can be used for hiring and training detectives and processing personnel, upgrading or replacing investigative or evidence processing technology, and improving resources for victims and their families. First of all, these programs largely replicate existing programs managed by the department of justice. This again reminds us of why we have been called to this debate. It is not to solve a problem. It is so that by democrat colleagues can look like they are solving problems. Furthermore, programs like this would not be needed if the left had prioritized defund had not prioritized defunding the police over keeping our country citizens safe. This bill effectively bails out governments like austin, philadelphia, and rochester, new york, that decreased Police Budgets<\/a> over the years. The invest to protect act expands cops Grant Program<\/a>s to include Police Departments<\/a> with fewer than 125 Law Enforcement<\/a> officers. Funds may be used for training, body cameras, signing and retention bonus, and providing access to Mental Health<\/a> services. Just to point out, there is a clause in this bill that explicitly says the attorney general can give preference to activities that have nothing to do with recruitment or rete retention. Madam speaker, the left has been actively fighting against Law Enforcement<\/a> and as a result the American People<\/a> are angry. They are angry about the increases in Violent Crimes<\/a> across the country. They are angry about repeat offenders being released to commit even more serious crimes. They are angry that even after making these concerns clear democrats have been ignoring them in favor of extreme antipolice agenda. This is a lastditch effort for them to act like they are not deeply out of touch with the country. Coming just in time to seat results from election polling. This is an effort to sweep under the rugs that my colleagues in the majority will seek private security while simultaneously seeking to cut Police Budgets<\/a>. Defunding the police is only one step towards fully dismantling Police Departments<\/a>. My colleagues want to distract from the fact that even some of the most senior officials of the Biden Administration<\/a> are echoing or applauding efforts to reduce budgets of Law Enforcement<\/a>. Despite this hallow effort, im comfort the American People<\/a> see right through this charade and see this for what it is, a political exercise. Thank you, madam speaker. I oppose the rule and ask members to do the same. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i have Great Respect<\/a> for my colleague from minnesota and appreciate serving with you on the rules committee. I think the only one talking about politics here is the gentlelady from minnesota. She talks about defunding the police. The bills that are before us are Grant Program<\/a>s. So im not sure what shes talking about. And if you want to talk about politics, fine. You know, lets talk about voting records. And i want to ask unanimous consent, madam speaker, to insert into the record a Washington Post<\/a> article entitled 21 House Republicans<\/a> vote against awarding congressional gold medal to all Police Officers<\/a> who responded on january 6. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, you heard that right. 21 of our colleagues across the aisle opposed a simple bill honoring the heroes of january 6. Officers who now bear physical and psychological scars from that day because they fought to protect us and the capitol. It is disgraceful. And yet, nothing about that from the other side of the aisle in terms of just how disgraceful that was. So you can talk politics, but if you want to talk about the substance of these bills, thats what then do so and acknowledge what they are. They are bills that will help make our communities safer. They are bills that quite frankly i should also point out that i think all but one of the bills is the same as as the same as they were in july. So so im not quite sure what the fuss is over the fact that were bringing these things up right now is all about. But theyre good bills that will help make our communities safer. Look, i trust when we pass the rule some thoughtful republicans will vote on in favor of some of them or all of them. But if you dont believe this is an appropriate thing to do, then you can vote no. Thats your right. You go home and explain it to your constituents. But i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. And i believe it is two bills that are different but we can check on that. Just to make sure that we understand whats going on. To further illustrate the political charade, my colleagues in the majority have blocked any effort to include thoughtful policy Solutions Proposed<\/a> by House Republicans<\/a>. In rules committee i even offered a motion to consider a bill i proposed earlier this year to support our Law Enforcement<\/a>s efforts to train our next generation of peace officers. H. R. 7421, the Law Enforcement<\/a> education Grant Program<\/a> act of 2022, was a product of discussions with Minnesota State<\/a> patrol officers and other members of the local community regarding the difficulty of not only hiring new officers but even finding potential recruits. Police departments across the country are experiencing a serious shortage of officers. This lack of qualified officers has led to a drastic increase in crime. We need to invest in recruiting a number of welltrained and highly educated Police Officers<\/a> to help keep our communities safe. This bill provides education grants up to 400,000 per year 4,000 per year not exceeding 16,000 to a student pursuing a degree in a criminal justice or related field. The app i licant must commitmeno serving as a fouryear commitment to being a Police Officer<\/a>. Be a app if an applicant fails to complete their service requirements, the grants will be converted back to a loan and the applicant will be required to pay it back. In order to ensure flexibility over what Education Program<\/a> best fits the student, the grants are distributed directly to candidates, not educational institutions. In addition, the curriculum of an education must have been approved by the States Police<\/a> officer standard and training board, or the related state agency. Finally, there are exemptions from the clawback bill for officers who are injured in the line of duty and cannot serve out their fouryear requirement. These are the types of solutions that the majority refuses to even debate or bring forward under this rule. It further supports my argument that this is simply political theater. Covering up for years of dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric that has put Law Enforcement<\/a> in harms way time and time again. And i would just like to add that there are many, many good and positive republican proposals out there that the majority refuses to even consider in committee. And this is just one example of those. I reserve, madam speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern so madam speaker, just for the record, because i think its important to have an accurate record. You know, the tekxt of three of these bills have been available for over a month. Even the managers act under the victims act of 2022, which the distinguished gentlewoman from florida, mrs. Demings, has introduced, has been available for almost a month. And again, the only one talking about politics is the gentlelady from minnesota. But i guess thats all they have. But i also want to say, madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert letters in support of the victim act of 2022 from the National Association<\/a> of police organizations, from the National Fraternal<\/a> order of police, from the interNational Association<\/a> of chiefs of police, from the National Police<\/a> foundation, all in support of the victim act. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern i would respectfully suggest to my colleague that theyre supporting these this legislation not because of politics, theyre supporting it because they actually think its good for our communities and will make our communities safer. I also ask unanimous consent to insert in the record a forbes article entitled trump loyalists call to defund the f. B. I. And other hypocrisies. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i remind my republican colleagues just last month openly and unabashedly talked about defunding and dismantling the f. B. I. Some some even sold Campaign Merchandise<\/a> with that tag line. Let that sink in. I would say to my colleagues. In eye event, you know, pass the rule, lets have the debate on these bills, and if you want to promote Safer Communities<\/a>, then you will support them. If you want to just do politics as usual, then you will follow the lead of my colleague from minnesota and, you know, and vote against them. But these are good bills. With that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. And i would just like to comment. My colleague from massachusetts says oh, these were available, these were available for over a month and but then my question would be then why the emergency meeting yesterday . Why within an hours notice the rules committee is called together to push these bills through . Other than some kind of political charade, to get these bills to the floor today at 9 00 in the morning. It seems with very little notice. It seems to me that as much as he makes theres no changes, theyve been available, still, an emergency meeting with an hours notice at 3 25 in the afternoon yesterday seems like they are pushing things through without really without the notice that the American People<\/a> and the members of congress deserve. Our nations Law Enforcement<\/a> officers put on a badge every day and bravely put themselves in harms way to keep our communities safe. The past few years have been especially dangerous for Americas Police<\/a> as a direct result of the democratled defund the Police Movement<\/a>. And their soft on crime policies. Cities across the country have suffered a dramatic increase in crime. Car jacking and smash and grab robberies are now common. And last year, major cities broke their annual homicide records. The National Rise<\/a> in crime has devastating costs for the communities and also for local police. In california, Current County<\/a> Deputy Sheriff<\/a> philip campus was killed in the line of duty after his swat team responded to a Domestic Violence<\/a> to a Domestic Violence<\/a> call. He was a marine veteran and dedicated father whose legacy of heroism will never be forgotten. In new york, new york city Police Officer<\/a> vogual was seen running through times square after an ambulance after saving a 4yearold girl who was struck by a stray bullet. His quick thinking made all the difference in getting the girl to safety. In alabama, Wilcox County<\/a> constable madison nickelson, who protected his community for over 40 years, was responding to a domestic disturbance when he and a sheriffs deputy were shot and killing the constable in the line of duty. Our police are under attack like never before. According to the f. B. I. , more Police Officers<\/a> were murdered in the line of duty during president bidens first year in office than in any year since 1995. Many of them were killed in ambushstyle or unprovoked attacks. Not only have calls to defund, dismantle, or abolish the police that have come from the activists or even within the halls of congress, created more treacherous climate for officers. But it has also negatively impacted morale among the police. Nationwide, Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies are short 7 of filling budgeted positions and retirements are up 45 . Law enforcement is our essential line of defense in maintaining law and order. They deserve americas and Congress Full<\/a> support. House republicans are grateful to our Law Enforcement<\/a> officers, for their service to our communities and understand the incredible commitment they make in choosing to wear the uniform. We will always stand with our men and women in blue and their families. House democrats would like to use these bills to convince the American People<\/a> of the same, but americans know and understand. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern thank you, madam speaker. First of all, i want to i want to thank the gentlelady from minnesota for conceding that three that the text of three of the bills were was available for a month. So im glad we could set that the record straight on that. The second thing i want to say is that at least two of these bills have bipartisan cosponsorship. The victim act has four republican cosponsors. The invest to protect act has 24 republican cosponsors. Maybe they didnt get the memo that theyre supposed to put politics ahead of people, but the bottom line is theyre cosponsors of this. I would expect, unless their arms are twisted, they will vote for the bills on final passage. I also want to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a letter from 101 human rights, civil rights, Racial Justice<\/a> racial, justice, religiously affiliated and gun safety organizations who wrote in support of congressman horsfords bill, h. R. 4118. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern the break the violence act. I think thats worth noting. The other thing is, you know, again, i inserted earlier an article talking about the republicans that would not even honor the men and women of the Capitol Police<\/a> who defended us on january 6. I continue to believe that was a disgraceful moment. But when the gentlelady says that somehow they will always stand on behalf and honor members of Law Enforcement<\/a>, let me just read a few quotations here. Representative jeff duncan from south carolina. The f. B. I. Has proven time and again that it is corrupt to the core. At what point do we abolish the bureau and start over . Representative paul gosar of arizona says, i will support a complete dismantling and elimination of the Democrat Brown<\/a> shirts known as the f. B. I. This is too much for our republic to withstand. Representative Lauren Boebert<\/a> of colorado, the g. O. P. Majority must defend all forms of tyranny throughout bidens government at f. B. I. Representative Marjorie Taylor<\/a> green in georgia, end political persecution and hold those accountable that abuse their positions of power to persecute their political enemies while ruining our country. This shouldnt happen in america. Republicans must force it to stop. And Marjorie Taylor<\/a> greens website, shes selling defund the f. B. I. Tshirts. So it is my friends on the other side of the aisle who want to defund Law Enforcement<\/a>. Who want to defund the police. You know, theres an old saying, physician, heel thyself. You taught to take that to heart. The bottom line is these are bills in a will help improve safety in our communities. These are bills in a local officials, local Law Enforcement<\/a> organizations want. The only people who dont want them are my friends on the other side of the aisle. I suspect some on your side understand what your communities want. They dont want politics as usual. They dont want people putting politics over people what they want is help for their communities. So you have a chance. You can either vote yes to help the communities or vote no. But that is my that is your choice. And again, madam speaker, i think these bills are good bills. We should support the rule. We should support the underlying bill. I reserve my time. Some members reminded to direct their comments to the chair and not to each other. The gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. For years now progressives in the media have disparaged Law Enforcement<\/a> at every opportunity. From the defund the Police Movement<\/a> to agenda driven liberal district attorneys in cities like san francisco, los angeles, philadelphia, and new york. There is a clear strategic effort on the part of democrats to demean Police Officers<\/a> nationwide at the expense of law and order. In 2021, according to the fraternal order of police, 346 officers were shot, 63 fatally. Additionally, there were 103 ambushstyle attacks on Law Enforcement<\/a>. 115 increase from 2020. Even as members of the Democratic Party<\/a> are victims of increasing crimes, they are unwavering in their aggression on those in uniform who stand on the frontlines and every day protect and serve our communities. Rather than acknowledging and thanking these brave men and women, democrats have repeatedly gone out of their way to put the blame on those in uniform. They may claim otherwise, but here are the words straight from their mouth. If we need to make sure we are quoting people today, i am more than willing to do that. Police in our country are more concerned with protecting White Supremacy<\/a> than serving the communities that pay their salaries. Representative bowman. Defunding the police isnt radical, its real. Representative cori bush. The truth is that abolishing i. C. E. Isnt that radical. We reorganize government all the time, creating some agencies and eliminating others. Nevertheless, it is a bold proposal. Its time to be bold. Its time to abolish i. C. E. Representative mark pocan. The defend the Police Movement<\/a> is one of reimagining the Current Police<\/a> system to build an entity that does not violate us while relocating funds to invest in community services. Representative elian ilhan omar. Defunding the police means defunding the police. Representative exaryn ocasiocortez alexandria ocasiocortez. There should be substantial cuts to the Police Budget<\/a> and a reallocation of those funds. Representative jerry nadler. And now they expect us to believe they support our Law Enforcement<\/a>. They think that putting these bills forward will make the American People<\/a> believe they care about Law Enforcement<\/a>. It seems that they it has taken them until now to see how out of touch they are with the American People<\/a>. With that, madam speaker, i yield two minutes to my colleague from florida. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes thank you, madam chair. I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Madam chair, i have to tell you i have spent 40 years in Law Enforcement<\/a> and 12 as a sheriff, as you know. I of have to tell you, never in my life have i seen Law Enforcement<\/a> more under attack in America Today<\/a> than i have for the last 2 1 2 years. Never. And i know the dangers that they face out there every day. I have been there. I have done that. I have to tell you the attempts by those across the aisle to delegitimatize, to demoralize, and to defund our state and local Law Enforcement<\/a> is atrocious. And unforgivable. And i hope that come november the American Public<\/a> will hold some of these folks accountable that you just heard read out. Mr. Rutherford i can tell you, dont think they are popular at all with the American Public<\/a>. Yet now leading into the mid terms we are going to come together and we are going to throw four bills on to the floor to address Law Enforcement<\/a>. And show we are supportive of Law Enforcement<\/a>. I can tell you three of these bills are off that point. First of all the Mental Health<\/a> justice act, the victim act, and the break the silence of violence act these three bills, lets take them one at a time. The Mental Health<\/a> justice act. This will actually make it more dangerous for Law Enforcement<\/a>, make it more dangerous for our citizens. We are going to literally send Mental Health<\/a> workers to respond to volatile situations where Police Officers<\/a> who are armed go in and are killed oftentimes. Mental health calls are some of the most dangerous calls we handle. We want to send civilians in lieu of Law Enforcement<\/a> . I dont think so. Mrs. Fischbach i yield him as much time he will use. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Rutherford i thank the gentlelady for yielding. The idea we are going to send civilians to do a Law Enforcement<\/a> officers job in quelling a dangerous volatile situation is bad business. The victims act, does nothing. There is nothing new in the victims act. All it does is add to the programs that already exist in d. O. J. Not one single new idea in the victim act. The break the silence act of violence, first of all it comes with a very hefty price tag, 6. 5 billion. But all that money goes to Public Health<\/a> government bureaucrats not Law Enforcement<\/a>. Our job in congress is to provide effective assistance to our Law Enforcement<\/a> men and women. These three acts do not do that. They simply do not achieve that goal. I am glad, however, that my colleagues are finally decided that defunding the police is not a good idea. But i wish they would look at the appropriation bills where they are basically federally defunding Law Enforcement<\/a> because they are putting all of these Strings Attached<\/a> to all of our d. O. J. Grants that go to small and medium and largesized agencies. They are never going to be able to meet those standards. Never going to be able to meet all of those standards. Basically we just federally defunded state and local Law Enforcement<\/a> if that passes. I hope to god it doesnt. But instead of these misguided policies, lets Work Together<\/a> on some solutions. Help us hire and retain some of the best and brightest officers that we have. And with that, madam chair, i urge a no vote on all three of these bills. The Mental Health<\/a>, justice act, the victim arkts antibreak the cycle of violence act. These will do nothing but endanger our Law Enforcement<\/a> men and women. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. Mr. Mcgovern thank you, madam speaker. My colleague from minnesota said, quoting, they expect us to believe they support Law Enforcement<\/a>. Ill be honest with you, i dont expect my colleagues to believe anything. But i expect them to read the bills and to decide whether or not if you pass these bills they will help make our communities safer or not. The gentleman from florida, like three of the bills, he likes one of the bills. The beauty of this rule you will be able to vote on all of them. And you can vote no on the ones you dont like and you can vote yes on the ones that you do like. When we talk about how Law Enforcement<\/a> has been under attack, dont want to hear any lectures from my friends on the other side of the aisle. I went through a whole litany of republican members who were calling for defunding the f. B. I. You have a member my friends have a member on the republican side who actually selling defund the f. B. I. Tshirts on her webpage. Defund the f. B. I. Defund the police. My colleagues dont seem to care much about that. I will go back to Something Else<\/a> that i still cant get out of my mind. And that was the vote on awarding the congressional gold medal to the United States<\/a> capitol Police Officers<\/a> who saved the lives of everybody who was here that day. And 21 republican members voted no. That is a disgrace. That has brought shame on this institution. Dont lecture any of us about our support for Law Enforcement<\/a>. When 21 of the members on the other side of the aisle voted no on a congressional golddal gold medal to honor the brave men and women who protect the us in this chamber on that day. Enough. I reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. With all due respect potentially the my colleague from massachusetts didnt hear some of the quotes that i read earlier. Many of them defunding the police means defunding the police. Representative ocasiocortez. I can go back through them. I certainly am more than happy to provide them in writing to my colleague. I just wanted to remind him, yes, there were many quotes that i read regarding democrats and defunding the police. Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record two articles, one titled, even democrats are now admitting defund the police was a massive mistake. And another titled, defund the police still haunts democrats. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. Republicans have long respected and supported our Law Enforcement<\/a>. As representative guest and letlow so eloquently stated in their resolution to express support for recognizing National Police<\/a> week, they serve with valor, dignity, and integrity. They are charged with pursuing justice for all individuals and performing the duties of a Law Enforcement<\/a> officer with fidelity to the Constitutional Rights<\/a> to the public the officers serve. They swear an oath to uphold the public trust, even though through the performance of their duties of a Law Enforcement<\/a> officers, the officers may become targets of senseless acts of violence. They have bravely continued to meet the call of duty to ensure the security of their neighborhoods and communities at the risk of their own personal safety in the time of a viral pandemic. There were 619 officers killed in the line of duty in 2021. Republicans honor all of them. And prioritize protecting and supporting todays officers. Madam speaker, with that i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i would like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record an article from the guardian entitlemented republicans are defunding the police, fox news anchor stumps congressman. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern if you look at the voting record of many of of our colleagues on o the other side of the aisle, few to none supported funding bills that directed money towards supporting Law Enforcement<\/a> f they think we are on a crusade to defund the police, the last few years of funding the police say otherwise. I want to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record a Rolling Stone<\/a> article entitled back the blue, republicans bail on moment of silence for fallen capitol Police Officers<\/a>. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i find it hard to believe that someone says they back the police when they dont even do the bare minimum and show up and remember those who fought to save the lives of our very democracy. Every Single Person<\/a> in this chamber that day. Let me at this point ask the gentlelady whether she has any other requests for speakers. We have none on our side. If shes prepared to close, she can proceed. If not, we can continue this. The speaker pro tempore is the gentlewoman prepares to close . Mrs. Fischbach i have one other thing i i would like to point. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman mr. Mcgovern i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach i wanted to point out my good friend and colleague from minnesota, congressman stauber, former Law Enforcement<\/a>, has twice released the justice act, a exphens Police Reform<\/a> bill that would rebuild trust between Law Enforcement<\/a> and communities they serve. Why is my colleague why is it this has not come to the floor yet and why is that not part of the package we are looking at . Congressman stauber was a Police Officer<\/a> for 20 years. He knows Law Enforcement<\/a> exists to serve americas communities, and he knows what is needed to rebuild the damage relationship between officers and civilians. The justice act would fund better training for Police Officers<\/a>, increase the number of body cameras, and provide important grants to Police Departments<\/a> to help implement Community Policing<\/a> best practices. Sound familiar . And he introduced this bill this congress and last congress, and yet, despite its past bipartisan support, democrats continuously blocked efforts to bring this to the floor. Why would democrats block such a commonsense bill for years and now decide its necessary to pass these bills . Lets just take a look at what they spent time promoting instead. For example, the democrats socalled George Floyd Justice<\/a> in policing act is a divisive bill being pushed through by the majority without any republican input, disguised as accountability, the bill will make communities less safer, hinder Law Enforcement<\/a>s ability to do their job, limit the readiness of Law Enforcement<\/a>, and demonizes an entire profession for the actions of a few. It eliminates qualified immunity protections for federal, state, and local Law Enforcement<\/a> officers which protect officers who have to operate in highpressure, quickdecision environment. It lowers the mental standard for civil for federal civil rights lawsuits. It also it allows officer convictions even if the officer has no specific intent to deprive a person of a federal right. I have given a couple of examples of good, strong republican legislation that was not considered as even part of part of the democrats socalled police or Law Enforcement<\/a> support grouping of bills that they put together today in an emergency meeting yesterday. If there was truly support for Law Enforcement<\/a>, they would have come together in a bipartisan manner, discussed it with Law Enforcement<\/a>, discussed it with the minority, and really come together and created legislation that would truly do what we neated to do and thats support and help our Law Enforcement<\/a>. I reserve and i am prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman continues to be recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam chair madam speaker, i should have gone right into it. But todays debate is nothing more than a political stunt, as i mentioned. The democrats have put forward these bills at the last minute so they can go home this weekend and pretend they have done something to help police in this country. I mentioned it before, if the majority was sincere about supporting Law Enforcement<\/a>, they would have involved the minority. They would have had the discussion about the bills that the minority, good, solid bills that the minority has put forward, and they would have had the discussions with Law Enforcement<\/a> across the country to find real solutions. Our police do need our help. Theres a war on police in this country thanks to the efforts of those on the far left. They know it, i know it, and the American People<\/a> know it. But these bills are just one more insincere attempt, one mostly recreates programs that already exist within the d. O. J. The other includes a section that still gives preference to efforts that do not include recruitment and retainment. Honestly, madam speaker, my colleagues should be embarrassed and ashamed of this political stunt, especially when it comes to something that affects everyones safety and the American People<\/a>s safety. Thank you, madam speaker. I oppose the rule and encourage members to do the same and i yield the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from minnesota yields back. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern so madam speaker, i want to thank the gentlelady for that closing statement and i keep hearing that democrats want to defund the police so here we are on the house floor talking about creating Grant Program<\/a>s to help keep communities safer and now the republicans are the ones who are talking about defund the police. You see the irony . You know, democrats actually have solutions in these four bills. Real ideas that have been publicly available for months to make our streets safer and reduce crime. Republicans are the ones talking about defunding and abolishing the f. B. I. , and i will remind my colleagues that you have republican members who are raising Campaign Funds<\/a> by selling defund the f. B. I. Tshirts. Want to talk about disgusting . No mention of that from my colleagues. I mean, fundraising off of selling tshirts to defund the police, thats what my friends are doing. And again, i go back to the my point earlier. I still cant get over that 21 republicans couldnt even vote to give a congressional gold medal to the men and women who defended us on january 6. I mean, talk about disgusting. Couldnt show up on the house floor for a moment of silence to honor those police who lost their lives as a result of what happened on january 6. Again, talk about disgusting. You know, we have ideas here that i think are worth bipartisan support. Some of this stuff i think should have been brought up under suspension. But again, you know, my friends put politics ahead of people. We want to put people ahead of politics. Take the victim act, h. R. 5768. You know, this establishes a Grant Program<\/a> at the department of justice to help state, tribal, and local Law Enforcement<\/a> agencies improve their clearance rates for homicides and nonfatal shootings. I mean, to me that just seems common sense. The break the cycle of violence act, h. R. 4118, you know, creates a nationwide strategy to make our communities safer by addressing both the symptoms and root causes of violence. The invest to protect act, h. R. 6448, you know, makes targeted investments to ensure that local Police Departments<\/a> have the training they need to keep our communities safe. And the Mental Health<\/a> justice act, h. R. 8542, you know, one in four fatal Police Encounters<\/a> ends the life of an individual with severe Mental Illness<\/a>. The Mental Health<\/a> justice act makes it easier to send trained Mental Health<\/a> professionals to respond to individuals experiencing a Mental Health<\/a> crisis. I mean, to me i mean, these are basic, commonsense bills that i think the overwhelming majority of this country, democrats, republicans, independents would all support. You know, you want to talk about not supporting our Law Enforcement<\/a>, you know, republicans voted against 350 billion in the American Rescue<\/a> plan that could be used for policing. So please dont lecture us about defund the police. You know, republicans only seem to support Law Enforcement<\/a> when theyre looking for votes. Thats a common theme here. When its politically convenient for them. Its really shameful and its cynical. Its why people get frustrated with washington because everything has a political motivation. An on stuff that just we all should come together on, my friends on the other side of the aisle always come up with an issue, an excuse not to do the right thing. You know, you dont have to grant everything to grant something. And this is something we ought to agree on and we ought to come together on and get it done. You know, these are good bills, madam speaker. Bipartisan bills, madam speaker. And i urge a yes vote on the rule and the previous question and i yield back the balance of my time and i move the previous question on the resolution. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. Without objection, the previous question is ordered. The question is on adoption of the resolution. All those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The resolution is agreed to and without objection, a motion to consider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition . Mrs. Fischbach madam speaker, i request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 pursuant to clause 12a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. 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