[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4771-H4775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 903, RIGHTS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE ACT OF 2021; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2499, FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS FAIRNESS ACT OF 2022;
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5129, COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK
GRANT MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2022; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R.
7691, ADDITIONAL UKRAINE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022; AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Payne). The gentleman from Maryland is
recognized.
Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).
Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I reject the notion that America is not strong enough to stand with
Ukraine as it tramples on autocracy. I reject the notion that America
and the American people are not strong enough to stand with those in
Ukraine who are fighting for their survival and fighting against the
horrible violence of Vladimir Putin. I reject the notion that Americans
are not empathetic about Mariupol and what the mayor at that time on
April 12 said; he noted that 210 children were murdered by this vicious
bombing in the midst of 21,000 dead.
As I traveled with Leader Hoyer, over and over again I asked the
question about the children. As UNICEF said, this war is a nightmare
for Ukraine's children.
This supplemental for Ukraine recognizes that. It recognizes that
democracy must stand but that children must be protected with the focus
on humanitarian aid, eliminating or stopping human trafficking, and
recognizing that girls and women have been raped. It is time for us to
speak what the American people have spoken, that
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they are standing with Ukraine. They want a victory for Ukraine.
This supplemental will help us stand with Ukraine. I ask my
colleagues to support it and to recognize victory for Ukraine.
Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve
the balance of my time.
Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to comment a little bit. There have been
some complaints that our speakers on our side of the aisle here are not
addressing the issues in Ukraine and the bill that has been presented
to us this afternoon. But right now we are talking about the rule, and
we are dealing with procedures for what will happen the rest of this
week.
This is a rules debate, and we will get to the substance of the issue
and the debate on each of the bills that we are talking about right
now. I am sure, I know that our Members will be talking about the
Ukraine bill and some of the concerns and some of the positives about
that bill with all of the time that is allotted for those debates later
today. I am sure that there will be great discussion about each of the
bills at great length.
In the meantime, there is great concern regarding the Disinformation
Governance Board, and I think that this body needs to discuss that.
That is why we bring it up.
Mr. Speaker, I oppose the rule and the previous question, I ask
Members to do the same, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for her remarks. We
were interrupted by a motion to adjourn a few moments ago.
Ukrainians are being slaughtered by Putin's army as we speak.
Schools, churches, and hospitals have been bombarded, and yet I think
188 of our colleagues voted just to pack it up and to go home instead
of acting to provide the people of Ukraine and President Zelenskyy with
the military and humanitarian assistance that they need. I am very
glad, and I thank the bipartisan majority that rejected that approach,
and I want us to make sure we are sending a message of hope and
solidarity to the people of Ukraine.
Mr. Speaker, if we have isolationists in the House, I hope that they
don't flatter themselves to think that Vladimir Putin is some kind of
civil libertarian. Vladimir Putin is no civil libertarian for those
people who have found the cause of civil liberties today. Vladimir
Putin is no civil libertarian.
He is shutting down the freedom of speech and blocking his people's
access to social media. He has thrown thousands of people into prison
for protesting against his war in Ukraine. He just signed a new law to
impose 15 years in prison on anyone who publishes or broadcasts what
Russian Government censors consider false information about the
invasion of Ukraine.
In fact, it is against the law in Russia now to even describe the
invasion of Ukraine and the war against Ukraine as an invasion or a
war. You can't describe it. Talk about Orwellian.
Why did we hear nothing from our colleagues about that?
Do they actually think that Vladimir Putin is fighting for civil
liberties in his bloody and filthy invasion of Ukraine and his attempt
to demolish a country?
Mr. Speaker, the American people in every public opinion poll we have
seen stand strongly with the people of Ukraine. They understand illegal
aggression when they see it. We know that Vladimir Putin is trying to
crush the sovereignty of the people of Ukraine.
America stands with the NATO countries. America stands with the
democratic governments and peoples of the world. America stands with
democracy all over the world. That is who we are. That is who we are.
We will never forget it, and we will never let go of it. We will not
fall prey to Putin's propaganda, his disinformation, or the conspiracy
theory that tries to blind us to the reality of what is happening in
Ukraine today.
Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote on the rule and the previous
question.
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, this past February, a
Democrat staffer organization began a public campaign to unionize. A
month later, the Committee on House Administration held a hearing on
the topic of congressional unions.
To be clear, that hearing was not to consider the resolution that is
before the House floor today, much less a mark-up. That hearing was,
however, an opportunity to ask the Office of Congressional Workplace
Rights--the office that administers the law governing unionization
efforts in Congress--questions about how staffer unions would
logistically work. The result of that hearing was more unanswered
questions.
While unions play a vital role in many workplaces, including
throughout my district, they just aren't feasible for Congress. OCWR's
own General Counsel was unable to provide answers regarding how the
unique office structures, fluctuating partisan balance, and unavoidable
turnover due to elections would impact congressional unions. Yet
Speaker Pelosi is bringing forward the resolution for a vote anyway.
This isn't about helping all staffers, because if it were then the
majority would have given Republicans the opportunity to provide our
input, including a chance to amend today's resolution. But once again,
the majority is abandoning regular order to push a partisan proposal.
One of the main concerns of staffers is low pay. As a former staffer
myself, I know both the opportunities and challenges of working in a
Congressional office and can assure you that an office providing fair
pay and maintaining a healthy work environment are the keys to
recruiting and retaining top talent. And I have great news for everyone
here today: you don't need to wait for the Speaker to unilaterally
implement a pay order to start doing so. Every Member's office was
provided a 21 percent MRA increase in March of this year.
Further, collective bargaining would not and could not address the
issue of low pay--Federal law forbids this. Federal law also prohibits
negotiation on healthcare and retirement benefits even if this
resolution were to pass. Instead, union dues would just take more money
out of staff's hard-earned paychecks without really anything to show
for it.
Unionization also creates potential conflicts of interest that could
impact a Member's constitutional responsibilities, including unique
influence over Members' development and passage of certain legislation,
and political contributions to Members using dues paid by their staff.
As a reminder, under current law, congressional staff are not allowed
to make political contributions to their employers.
I urge my colleagues to oppose this resolution because it is quite
simple: unions don't make sense for Congress.
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in strong support of H.
Res. 1096 because I believe the time has come to recognize our
Congressional Workers' Right to Organize. Just as celebrated Mexican
American Civil Rights Activist and Labor Leader, Cesar Chavez said (``
Se Puede.''). Yes, you can.
Madam Speaker, the American Labor Movement was born out of a creed
and fundamental belief rooted firmly in protecting the common interests
of workers by promoting and advancing the social, political, and
economic equality of every man, woman, and child.
Throughout our nation's history, workers have come together to
bravely share their workplace experiences and illustrate their need for
the protected right to organize. The earliest labor unions were
inspired by a just society, deriving their ideals from the American
Revolution. They sought to create conditions that fostered social
equality, celebrated honest labor, and relied on independent and
virtuous citizenship.
It was the American Federation of Labor, a union, that successfully
negotiated wage increases for its members and enhanced workplace safety
in the early 20th Century.
And it was the dedication and efforts from unions like United Farm
Workers, United Auto Workers, and United Steelworkers, that have long
championed religious freedoms, the evolving demands of the
environmental movement; the rights of farm workers; promoting human
rights both domestically and abroad; advancing civil liberties; social
justice, and economic equality for every American.
It took President Franklin D. Roosevelt's leadership and the hard
work of unions for Congress to pass the Fair Labor Standards Act in
1938, which is responsible for establishing the eight-hour day and
five-day week for wage employees. As FDR once told union and civil-
rights leader A. Philip Randolph, he agreed with the labor movement's
ideas, but it was the work of the activists that made him go out and
advocate for these reforms.
Throughout our Nation's history, workers and their unions have
agitated lobbied, organized, struck, and voted for decades to achieve
more equitable and safe working conditions.
For the past thirty years, it has been my great honor to serve the
California's 40th Congressional District and the American people. I
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have been able to do this through a hard-working, dedicated and
committed staff.
I am happy to join my colleagues in bringing Congressional Staff
closer to having the legal right to organize and bargain collectively.
Yes, you can.
(Si, Se Puede)
The material previously referred to by Mrs. Fischbach is as follows:
Amendment to House Resolution 1097
At the end of the resolution, add the following:
Sec. 17. Immediately upon adoption of this resolution, the
House shall proceed to the consideration in the House of the
bill (H.R. 7690) to prohibit the use of Federal funds to
establish or carry out the activities of a Disinformation
Governance Board of the Department of Homeland Security, 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: (1) one hour of debate
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security; and
(2) one motion to recommit.
Sec. 18. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not apply to the
consideration of H.R. 7690.
Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I
move the previous question on the resolution.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous
question.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mrs. FISCHBACH. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will record their vote by electronic
device.
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes
the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of
the resolution.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218,
nays 203, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 143]
YEAS--218
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel, Lois
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--203
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
NOT VOTING--8
Bera
Higgins (LA)
Kinzinger
McKinley
Murphy (NC)
Reed
Strickland
Zeldin
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So the previous question was ordered.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Barragan (Beyer)
Bourdeaux (Wexton)
Brown (MD) (Evans)
Brownley (Kuster)
Carter (LA) (Jeffries)
Carter (TX) (Babin)
Castro (TX) (Garcia (TX))
Cawthorn (Moore (AL))
Correa (Costa)
Cuellar (Garcia (TX))
Curtis (Moore (UT))
Delgado (Neguse)
DeSaulnier (Beyer)
Diaz-Balart (Cammack)
Doyle, Michael F. (Evans)
Gottheimer (Pallone)
Herrera Beutler (Katko)
Horsford (Evans)
Huffman (Neguse)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kelly (IL) (Blunt Rochester)
Kim (CA) (Steel)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lamb (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Lawson (FL) (Soto)
Meng (Escobar)
Mfume (Evans)
Mooney (Miller (WV))
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Ocasio-Cortez (Bowman)
Porter (Wexton)
Price (NC) (Ross)
Rush (Evans)
Ryan (Kaptur)
Scanlon (Garcia (TX))
Scott, David (Jeffries)
Sires (Pallone)
Speier (Escobar)
Suozzi (Beyer)
Thompson (MS) (Jeffries)
Tiffany (Fitzgerald)
Titus (Connolly)
Walorski (Wagner)
Wild (Evans)
Wilson (FL) (Neguse)
Wilson (SC) (Timmons)
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question is on the
resolution.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217,
nays 202, not voting 10, as follows:
[Roll No. 144]
YEAS--217
Adams
Aguilar
Allred
Auchincloss
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Beyer
Bishop (GA)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bourdeaux
Bowman
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brown (MD)
Brown (OH)
Brownley
Bush
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson
Carter (LA)
Cartwright
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cicilline
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Cooper
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
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Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Evans
Fletcher
Foster
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez, Vicente
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huffman
Jackson Lee
Jacobs (CA)
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Jones
Kahele
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim (NJ)
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Leger Fernandez
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Manning
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McEachin
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Mfume
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Moulton
Mrvan
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newman
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Ross
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Vargas
Veasey
Velazquez
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
NAYS--202
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bentz
Bergman
Bice (OK)
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Boebert
Bost
Brady
Brooks
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carl
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cawthorn
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Comer
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Duncan
Dunn
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Foxx
Franklin, C. Scott
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Garbarino
Garcia (CA)
Gibbs
Gimenez
Gohmert
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez (OH)
Good (VA)
Gooden (TX)
Gosar
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Harris
Harshbarger
Hartzler
Hern
Herrell
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Hill
Hinson
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Issa
Jackson
Jacobs (NY)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Katko
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kim (CA)
Kustoff
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
LaTurner
Lesko
Letlow
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Mace
Malliotakis
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McHenry
Meijer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Mullin
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Obernolte
Owens
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Pfluger
Posey
Reschenthaler
Rice (SC)
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rosendale
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Salazar
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sessions
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner
Upton
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Wagner
Walberg
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
NOT VOTING--10
Bera
Frankel, Lois
Higgins (LA)
Kinzinger
McKinley
Murphy (NC)
Reed
Spartz
Strickland
Zeldin
{time} 2029
So the resolution was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida. Madam Speaker, had I been present, I
would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall no. 144.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Madam Speaker, I was attending a funeral
for a Thin Blue Line Brother and was unable to make it back to
Washington in time to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted
``nay'' on rollcall No. 142, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 143, and ``nay''
on rollcall No. 144.
Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress
Barragan (Beyer)
Bourdeaux (Wexton)
Brown (MD) (Evans)
Brownley (Kuster)
Carter (LA) (Jeffries)
Carter (TX) (Babin)
Castro (TX) (Garcia (TX))
Cawthorn (Moore (AL))
Correa (Costa)
Cuellar (Garcia (TX))
Curtis (Moore (UT))
Delgado (Neguse)
DeSaulnier (Beyer)
Diaz-Balart (Cammack)
Doyle, Michael F. (Evans)
Gottheimer (Pallone)
Herrera Beutler (Katko)
Horsford (Evans)
Huffman (Neguse)
Johnson (TX) (Jeffries)
Kelly (IL) (Blunt Rochester)
Kim (CA) (Steel)
Kirkpatrick (Pallone)
Lamb (Pallone)
Langevin (Lynch)
Lawrence (Stevens)
Lawson (FL) (Soto)
Meng (Escobar)
Mfume (Evans)
Mooney (Miller (WV))
Moore (WI) (Beyer)
Ocasio-Cortez (Bowman)
Porter (Wexton)
Price (NC) (Ross)
Rush (Evans)
Ryan (Kaptur)
Scanlon (Garcia (TX))
Scott, David (Jeffries)
Sires (Pallone)
Speier (Escobar)
Suozzi (Beyer)
Thompson (MS) (Jeffries)
Tiffany (Fitzgerald)
Titus (Connolly)
Walorski (Wagner)
Wild (Evans)
Wilson (FL) (Neguse)
Wilson (SC) (Timmons)
RECOGNIZING CONGRESSIONAL WORKERS' RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1097, H. Res.
1096 is hereby adopted.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
H. Res. 1096
Resolved,
SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS.
(a) In General.--The regulations described in subsection
(b) are hereby approved, insofar as such regulations apply to
covered employees of the House of Representatives under the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 and to the extent
such regulations are consistent with the provisions of such
Act.
(b) Regulations Approved.--The regulations described in
this subsection are the regulations issued by the Office of
Compliance on August 19, 1996, under section 220(e) of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to implement section
220 of such Act (relating to the application of chapter 71 of
title 5, United States Code), as published in the
Congressional Record on September 4, 1996 (Volume 142, daily
edition), beginning on page H10019, and stated as follows:
``Sec. 2472 Specific regulations regarding certain offices of
Congress
``Sec. 2472.1 Purpose and Scope
``The regulations contained in this section implement the
provisions of chapter 71 as applied by section 220 of the CAA
to covered employees in the following employing offices:
``(A) the personal office of any member of the House of
Representatives or of any Senator;
``(B) a standing select, special, permanent, temporary, or
other committee of the Senate or House of Representatives, or
a joint committee of Congress;
``(C) the Office of the Vice President (as President of the
Senate), the office of the President pro tempore of the
Senate, the Office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, the
Office of the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Office of
the Majority Whip of the Senate, the Office of the Minority
Whip of the Senate, the Conference of the Majority of the
Senate, the Conference of the Minority of the Senate, the
Office of the Secretary of the Conference of the Majority of
the Senate, the Office of the Secretary of the Conference of
the Minority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary for
the Majority of the Senate, the Office of the Secretary for
the Minority of the Senate, the Majority Policy Committee of
the Senate, the Minority Policy Committee of the Senate, and
the following offices within the Office of the Secretary of
the Senate: Offices of the Parliamentarian, Bill Clerk,
Legislative Clerk, Journal Clerk, Executive Clerk, Enrolling
Clerk, Official Reporters of Debate, Daily Digest, Printing
Services, Captioning Services, and Senate Chief Counsel for
Employment;
``(D) the Office of the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the Office of the Majority Leader of the
House of Representatives, the Office of the Minority Leader
of the House of Representatives, the Offices of the Chief
Deputy Majority Whips, the Offices of the Chief Deputy
Minority Whips, and the following offices within the Office
of the Clerk of the House of Representatives: Offices of
Legislative Operations, Official Reporters of Debate,
Official Reporters to Committees, Printing Services, and
Legislative Information;
``(E) the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate,
the Office of the Senate Legal Counsel, the Office of the
Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives, the
Office of the General Counsel of the House of
Representatives, the Office of the Parliamentarian of the
House of Representatives, and the Office of the Law Revision
Counsel;
``(F) the offices of any caucus or party organization;
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``(G) the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of
Technology Assessment, and the Office of Compliance; and
``(H) the Executive Office of the Secretary of the Senate,
the Office of Senate Security, the Senate Disbursing Office,
the Administrative Office of the Sergeant at Arms of the
Senate, the Office of the Majority Whip of the House of
Representatives, the Office of the Minority Whip of the House
of Representatives, the Office of House Employment Counsel,
the Immediate Office of the Clerk of the House of
Representatives, the Immediate Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, the
Office of Legislative Computer Systems of the House of
Representatives, the Office of Finance of the House of
Representatives and the Immediate Office of the Sergeant at
Arms of the House of Representatives.
``Sec. 2472.2 Application of Chapter 71
``(a) The requirements and exemptions of chapter 71 of
title 5, United States Code, as made applicable by section
220 of the CAA, shall apply to covered employees who are
employed in the offices listed in section H2472.1 in the same
manner and to the same extent as those requirements and
exemptions are applied to other covered employees.
``(b) The regulations of the Office, as set forth at
section 2420-29 and 2470-71, shall apply to the employing
offices listed in section 2472.1, covered employees who are
employed in those offices, and representatives of those
employees.''.
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